“The bottom line is that Donald Trump both “engaged in” “insurrection or rebellion” and gave “aid or comfort” to others engaging in such conduct, within the original meaning of those terms as employed in Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment. If the public record is accurate, the case is not even close. He is no longer eligible to the office of Presidency, or any other state or federal office covered by the Constitution.” #TheAtlantic #Tump #SectionThree

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/08/donald-trump-constitutionally-prohibited-presidency/675048/

The Sweep & Force of Section Three

by William Baude & Michael Stokes Paulsen

#SectionThree of the #FourteenthAmendment forbids holding office by fmr office holders who then participate in #insurrection or #rebellion. Because of a range of misperceptions & mistaken assumptions, § Three’s full #legal consequences have not been appreciated or #enforced. This article corrects those mistakes by setting forth the full sweep & force of § 3.

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4532751

You cannot stand behind the Constitution to support oppressive executive orders, legislation, and court decisions, and then threaten to destroy the Constitution when it is employed to bring you to justice for crimes you committed against our nation. #JailTrump #ImprisonInsurrectionists #SectionThree #FourteenthAmendment #Constitution