Commentary After failing to convict former President Donald Trump in an impeachment trial, some Trump-detractors are promoting the idea of Congress banning him from the presidency. They believe Congress can use a provision in the Constitution’s 14th Amendment to do so. This proposal, like the impeachment itself, panders to those who fear and loath the former…
Fearing Trump in 2024, Will Democrats Pursue the 14th Amendment?
Commentary With the Senate’s recent vote to acquit President Donald Trump, it’s worth reminding ourselves that an impeachment is, as author and historian Victor Davis Hansen describes, an “indictment process” and that the Senate is where the “trial” is actually held. It’s also worth noting that a Senate trial should never have been held in…
Democrats Explore Using 14th Amendment ‘Insurrection’ Clause to Bar Trump From Future Office
Democrats are contemplating whether they can use the 14th Amendment to bar former President Donald Trump from ever taking office in the future, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said on Jan. 22. Section three of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1868, three years after the end of the Civil War, states that anyone…
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