Comment on Colorado’s Trump ban: An anti-democratic move in the name of democracy
tsonfeir@lemm.ee 8 months agoSeeing as the constitution doesn’t mention Christianity, you can be reborn in my ass and still can’t run for office. Also, if being reborn to a religion offers citizenship, let’s just start a line at the door, lay a Bible on the table, and have the entire world walk in.
Article II, Section 1 (Presidential Eligibility):
“No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.”
Bongo_Stryker@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Ok, so the meaning of “natural born citizen” and “age of 35 years” are very clear. My answer was somewhat facetious, but the issue is this: insurrection is not explicitly defined by federal law. So if one defines insurrection in a very narrow and specific way it could be said that president Trump didn’t engage in it. I think trying to submit fraudulent certificates of ascertainment and telling Pence to accept them does count as both insurrection and sedition, but I can also see why someone would disagree with that. I don’t believe any reasonable person can argue in good faith that such a plan wasn’t a subversion of the established electoral process and a violation of the electoral count act.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 8 months ago
It is defined by law and Trump didn’t commit the elements of the crime.
thefederalcriminalattorneys.com/rebellion-or-insu….
Bongo_Stryker@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
It seems you didn’t read the text that you posted a link to. Maybe you should read it.