"Yes, he literally did what the law literally says in the way it was literally meant, but... uh... umm... look over there!" *the judge leaps out a window*

This fucking country.

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[–] Tachanka@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Section 3 of the amendment bars “officers of the Unites States” who took an “oath … to support the Constitution of the United States” and then “engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof” from holding federal or state office again. Wallace found that while Trump “incited an insurrection … and therefore ‘engaged’ in an insurrection,” the 14th Amendment “does not apply to Trump” because he is not an “officer” of the United States.

nerd ummm ackshually he's not an officer shapiro-gavel

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah it's not the office of the president of the united states, it's the... uh... the supply closet of the president of the united states!