An Illinois judge ruled Wednesday that former President Donald Trump is ineligible to run for another term in office because of Jan. 6 riot
  • FlowVoid@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Nobody needed to be convicted in 1868, therefore Trump doesn’t need to be convicted today.

      • FlowVoid@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        10 months ago

        The 14th Amendment applies to insurrections, not just wars.

        Any attempt to stop the function of government by force is an insurrection, including the Whiskey Rebellion, the Civil War, and Jan 6.

        • CableMonster
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          10 months ago

          Sounds good if it is a universally understood insurrection.

          • FlowVoid@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            10 months ago

            Insurrection has a legal definition, and that’s the definition that counts.

            Judges are the ones responsible for deciding whether a legal definition applies, and so far all those involved said it does.

            • CableMonster
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              10 months ago

              Do you see the issue with one judge or a couple judges deciding who get to run for office at their whim?

              • FlowVoid@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                10 months ago

                Judges already do a lot more than that, they have the power to decide who lives and dies.

                • CableMonster
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                  10 months ago

                  Thats fair, but Trump running for office could be a lot bigger than that if it leads to domestic conflict.

                  • FlowVoid@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                    10 months ago

                    Judges generally don’t care if their decisions lead to domestic conflict. Nor should they, that’s how rule of law can succumb to mob rule.