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Evan A. Davis and David M. Schulte: The Constitution provides that an oath-breaking insurrectionist is ineligible to be president. This is the plain wording of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.

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Congress has the power to block Trump from taking office, but lawmakers must act now

The Constitution provides that an oath-breaking insurrectionist is ineligible to be president. This is the plain wording of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution

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-- Pete Quily (@pqpolitics.bsky.social) December 26, 2024 at 2:56 PM

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"Congress has the Power to Block Trump from Taking Office"

Oh, not this again ...

#1 | Posted by censored at 2024-12-26 03:55 PM | Reply

Two-thirds vote in each house.

I think this was also brought up during the campaign. Running out of time now unless the House can put on a show about not picking a new Speaker for a week or so. That would set everything back past Trump's confirmation date.

I have no idea what happens after that.

#2 | Posted by Twinpac at 2024-12-26 04:02 PM | Reply

We don't have a Congress with a backbone. It'll never happen sadly.

#3 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2024-12-26 05:47 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

Congress may have the power, but they don't have the backbone since billionaires started getting two votes to our one>

They get a vote as a Citizen, and another in terms of interests the policy 'votes' of their Corporations; who now have Personhood under the Constitution, thanks mainly to Est Republicans.

But don't worry about Est Republicans... Trumpers are the best thing that ever happened to them; they get to run the Gov AND set the rules for themselves and the Corporations they own.

So, Fascism, as Mussolini and every Encyclopedia defines.

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2024-12-26 06:39 PM | Reply

President Musk: About Last Night

www.youtube.com

1 min, which the pic near the end alone is worth

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2024-12-26 06:47 PM | Reply

Oh puhlease Corky. Both parties are owned by the billionaire class. Why do you think Kamala refused to go after them

#6 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2024-12-26 07:32 PM | Reply

Well since you used the please word... the Parties are STILL no the same.

Dems will vote for most of the things you want, the Trumpers will do as they are told.

Campaign Finance Reform is something Dems vote for, Republicans not so much.

And it's the key to curbing the fascist dogs.

#7 | Posted by Corky at 2024-12-26 08:17 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

"The unlikelihood of congressional Republicans doing anything that might elect Harris as president is obvious.

But Democrats need to take a stand against Electoral College votes for a person disqualified by the Constitution from holding office unless and until this disability is removed. No less is required by their oath to support and defend the Constitution."

from the thread article

#8 | Posted by Corky at 2024-12-26 08:36 PM | Reply

Republicans in the House don't like it when an unelected, unqualified civilian billionaire (Musk) is sticking his nose in government business as if he thinks he's the co-president-elect.

They could put Trump on notice by gumming up the works.

#9 | Posted by Twinpac at 2024-12-27 12:11 AM | Reply

AAAAAAAAAAH HAHAHAHHHAHAHHAA

I"VE BEEN WAITING ON THIS THREAD !!

"you people"...public school failures ... are so predictable.

clue : what the Senate ( Ted Cruz ) was doing that J6 is also in the constitution.

same thing dems talked about after 2016 but couldn't get the required support.

#10 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2024-12-27 07:24 AM | Reply

Wouldn't that make Mike Johnson the acting president?

#11 | Posted by madbomber at 2024-12-27 10:07 AM | Reply

Oh, not this again ...

#1 | POSTED BY CENSORED

If Kamala Harris does the right thing we win!!

#12 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-12-27 12:48 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Mental ------------; He Owns the Supreme Court!

#13 | Posted by danni at 2024-12-27 09:49 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

@#11 ...Wouldn't that make Mike Johnson the acting president? ...

That seems to be the case.

#14 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-12-27 10:05 PM | Reply

@#14 ... That seems to be the case. ...

Unless, of course, Spkr Johnson is not re-elected to the Speaker position.

In that case, anyone who is elected to the Speaker position would be the "acting president."


So... that begs the question...

Who might the House Republican majority elect as Speaker>



The plot thickens ....


:)

#15 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-12-27 10:08 PM | Reply

If the House really wanted to gum up the works for Trump's confirmation, they'd slip in a dark horse for Speaker so nobody would get the plurality. The margin is so small, it wouldn't take much.

Although I think there's some precedent for changing the dates under certain circumstances.

#16 | Posted by Twinpac at 2024-12-28 06:30 AM | Reply

Mental ------------; He Owns the Supreme Court!
#13 | Posted by danni at 2024-12-27 09:49 PM

Billionaires groom SCOTUS.

Billionaires threaten SCOTUS.

Billionaires pay SCOTUS.

Billionaires own SCOTUS.

#17 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2024-12-28 12:53 PM | Reply

He may own the court right now but both him and the court have established the precedent that an insurrection is legal! No predictions here from me but democracy may not fail in the way the Wannabe Dictator expects!

#18 | Posted by danni at 2024-12-31 04:00 PM | Reply

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