Anyone who says that the election was rigged, and insists on it after being proven false over and over again, well..... if that doesn't prove malice, then I don't know what will.
In many other countries, insurrection gets you a nice brick wall and a blindfold. In America, you get to run for President (again).
Except the trial for the insurrection is just barely starting, not to mention all the other indictments. Yes, he wasn't immediately locked up and should have been. Yes, he's being treated differently because he's rich, but it's not like nothing is happening.
It’s crazy that anyone would think he can and should be allowed to run for President again. The 14th Amendment is quite clear. And the man incited a violent insurrection to install himself as a dictator during what was a purely symbolic procedure. Trump lost, Biden won. Counting the electoral votes on 1/6 was a formality. There was no actual way for him to remain in office so he betrayed the nation by attempting to destroy democracy as we know it in this country. The only place he belongs in 2024 is ADX Florence.
The question is how to enforce the 14th amendment. This suit looks like a decent attempt at it, that doesn't require Congress to act. (Congress has way too many Republicans right now, who will not enforce the 14th amendment against one of their own.)
Legal experts say it’s an uphill battle to argue in court, since the amendment has hardly been exercised in modern history.
i find this very strange. it’s like they’re saying no one really knows what the amendment means because it hasn’t been used in a while. i’m not a lawyer, so my opinion doesn’t really mean much on this. i but i don’t see how it’s that vague (although it is a little vague). i also don’t see why the legal strength of an amendment should depend so much on how often it’s been used.
i’m not saying they’re wrong, i just don’t understand why it’s like that.
It's not obvious what it means to "engage in insurrection" without case law defining what that means. What exactly does "insurrection" mean? What types of actions are required for this law to apply?
It's much more of a gamble.
7 people were convicted already of seditious conspiracy, so either of the conspiracy charges connecting the former president with directing their actions would be pretty strong evidence.
And then there are other amendments like the 2nd Amendment with the puzzling and vague "well-regulated militia" language that never seems to be a problem...
I mean, felons can't even vote.
This is what I've been saying. He's a felon! Over 90 felonies! He's can't run for election.
He hasn't actually been convicted of any yet... technically not a felon until he's sentenced, if I'm not mistaken
Caplan to receive death threats in 3….2….1……
So now we'll have a supreme court ruling that what Trump did was not an insurrection. Great.
I'd love to see this asshat removed from any chance of getting into office. The GOP will replace him with someone just as awful as far as policies and fascist tendencies, but hopefully they'll be less appealing to the general electorate.
Think: DeSADIST. It was funny to watch how people reacted to his performance in that "debate". He's so unpleasant and smarmy, if he were to win the primary, I think he's flame out so hard in the general.
Trump is a cult of personality, once he goes, the next guy can be Trump In All But Name, and the fanbois won't care
Sounds like someone similar to Trump does not want to run against him.
I think a lot of people would just be happy to see Trump cut out of the race for good. There will be no majority for DeSantis, because the Trump disciples will shun him, cutting down any possible Non-Trump REP candidate.
In that scenario I imagine there would be a large number of maga goons who would still write in Trumps name. I can also see people angrily crossing out Bidens name or otherwise defacing their ballot, spoiling their vote.
This next election is going to be an absolute shit show.
Is this the Florida Man redemption arc?
Seems more like a preemptive strike in an attempt to discredit the claim early in a friendly district.
A Florida Man with a functioning brain.
Show me... potato salad!
Let's say this works and Trump is bad from holding office.
Would Trump consider paying the baton to Don Jr or Eric Trump? Is he capable of giving them that boost?
Then the bigger question is would the Kool aid drinkers accept the different Messiah?
Hah. No. He'd never let someone else shine.
Don Jr, although lauded by the right, also doesn't have what Trump has: an unerring ability to devote himself to the most simplistic and repetitive dogma in the face of all evidence and disagreement.
Part of Trumps success is to unwavering believe something, regardless of how misinformed, even when informed. Examples: "I use spray deodorant it didn't affect the climate that day", "I can change the weather report with a sharpie", "windmills cause cancer", "inject bleach to cure covid", "health insurance only costs $20 a month."
It's part of DeSantis' problem too that he couldn't say something like "blueberry jam makes you a better lover in bed and strawberry jam makes democrats have more abortions" and mean it.
Wouldn’t he need to be convicted first before this suit has a chance of winning?
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