In the United States we live by the Constitution.
The 14th Amendment’s Section 3 was ratified 07-09-1868 after the Civil War to stop insurrectionists from holding important offices. It stops people from holding state or federal office if they previously held an office, took an oath of that office, then “engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the [United States], or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.”
“Indicted”, or “convicted” aren’t required, just “engaged in”. President Trump was impeached the second time specifically citing “insurrection” & Section 3. Trump’s actions regarding January 6, 2021 violated that oath with:
“A violent, coordinated effort to storm the Capitol to prevent the Vice President & Congress from fulfilling their constitutional roles by certifying President Biden’s victory, and to illegally extend then-President Trump’s time in office, including by illegally introducing illegitimate electors as ‘alternate slates’ for Congress to vote on.” (Legal analysis by Free Speech For People.) A Georgia judge accepted this definition of what to “engage” in insurrection means.
Maine banned Trump from their ballots. The Colorado Supreme Court barred Trump from theirs. Illinois and Massachusetts have pending bans. Michigan’s Secretary of State couldn’t ban Trump because Michigan’s Constitution does not allow her to prevent unqualified candidates to be kept from our ballots.
If anyone isn’t convinced Trump engaged in insurrection, do some fact-finding before voting! Democracy is too precious for watching only one view of this story. If you believe it was a normal tourist day, watch live footage of the January 6th violence and the bipartisan January 6th Congressional Hearings.
If Antifa or the FBI created that lethal melee, why is Trump calling those imprisoned for it “hostages” & wants to pardon (comfort) them? Why did most convicted participants say they supported Trump, and their personal history proved that? Why did he call them “his people” that morning, and send them to go “Stop the Steal”?
Truly, none of this makes sense if they weren’t Trump’s followers.
When asked, ‘If a President orders Seal Team 6 to kill his political opponent, could he be prosecuted for murder?’ Trump said, ‘the president needs total presidential immunity’. That’s not how US democracy works! Broadcast on FOX Trump said he “WILL be a dictator on Day 1”. Should 100’s of years of U.S. democracy fall to a dictator? We have the freedom to refuse Covid vaccinations. We are assumed innocent until proven guilty. We will NOT get our rights and freedoms under a dictator. Americans have fought & died for our rights. Why would any patriot vote for a self-declared dictator?
It is everyone’s duty to learn the full truth before voting for Trump & losing our hard fought freedoms.
NL
