Comment on Justification for the removal
Blamemeta@lemm.ee 5 months ago
My gut reaction was to remove this, but this tidbit was interesting: ’ It doesn’t say “convict.” It doesn’t say “convicted” or “impeached.” ’
The judge clearly states that she does not care about innocent until proven guilty.
Reading the actual decision was enlightening just how of a kangaroo court, with such beauties as
“This delay does not amount to a Due Process violation. There is no requirement under the APA that evidence be shared prior to an administrative hearing” and “I am not bound by either the federal or Maine rules of evidence because this an APA hearing”
And she’s the one who decided it was an APA hearing, when she issued the notice.
It clearly shows a banana republic mentality.
The reason the confederates didn’t need a conviction was they split from the country.
I don’t think trump is guilty of an insurrection. I also think as the 14th amendment states, this is a a power of congress.
quindraco@lemmy.world 5 months ago
False. There is no judge.
Blamemeta@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Sorry, you’re right. Maine’s Secretary of state clearly states that she does not care about innocent until proven guilty.
mirror_slap@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Why would she? The 14th Amendment, just as many other parts of the Constitution, is self executing. Even the Federalist Society says so. She held a hearing, as required by Maine law when a candidate is challenged. In that venue, evidence was provided by both sides, and she made a call based on the evidence. That is quite literally her job, in that particular state. If Trump had made a sufficient case, he would not have been removed. As it stands, he’s singing songs with people jailed for attacking the capital and selling them on iTunes. I humbly submit that anyone singing songs with people that attacked our capital and stating they are unjustly being punished. That alone can be classified as aid and comfort under the clause.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Where any of them charged with insurrection ?
mirror_slap@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Which is because that’s what the law says in Maine - it says she’s supposed to make the decision based on the evidence presented at the hearing, that’s it.