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[-] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 47 points 7 months ago

The sophistry here is that the presidential oath doesn't contain the word "support". It's complete bullshit but you never know with this SCOTUS.

[-] neclimdul@lemmy.world 39 points 7 months ago

Not sure how support doesn't fall under "preserve, protect and defend" in every way that's meaningful

[-] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 29 points 7 months ago

That is the sophistry part. It clearly was intended to be a higher level of oath that included the lower one. Watch: SCOTUS will say that the president actually doesn't have to support the Constitution.

[-] neclimdul@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago

Textualism at it's finest

[-] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

I mean, a Colorado court just decided that he did engage in an insurrection, and the phrase "office of the president" appears all over all sorts of documentation, but the guy who holds the office of the president is not an officer, so he's allowed to commit treason and still run for president

[-] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

Pretty much. Exploiting the loopholes.

[-] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

not even a loophole. they're just pretending the law is different than it is because they want it to be

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