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If Donald Trump loses, the Supreme Court insurrection problem goes away

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Performing his constitutional duties. he wasnt engaged in that attack. . >> thats not all that the fourteenth amendment section 3 says. i think that is up for debate if that covers your client. it says, given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. i think that is -- >> it requires conduct. what they say he said at the rally, and no other place. he didnt go and join the mob at the capitol. >> then lets listen. james, lets listen to what he said at the rally january 6th. lets listen to that first....

Amendment, protects the right to run for office. so any activity that would restrict, you know, governmental activity that would restrict that would be subject to strict scrutiny. and of course we have both a procedure and a claim here that both violate the first amendment and other due process rights. so thats the reason we have filed a suit in federal court to injoin this effort to really undermine democracy by preventing people from running for office and therefore denying the voters their ch...

"if January 6th wasn't sedition or insurrection, what the hell is?" John Avlon demanded.

For example, using force, intimidation or threat to prevent someone from voting or holding office. it shouldnt be a surprise that this was the same law that bennie thompson invoked against trump, rudy giuliani and proud boys and oath keepers, trying to stop joe bidens win. while they dropped the suit with his co-chair january 6th committee, that same law is the basis for an naacp lawsuit. that is not the only post civil war law that could impose accountability for insurrection. the fourteenth am...

Wrong. he had the courage to condemn donald trump but not to take the final step that could have disqualified him for future office under the fourteenth amendment section 3. and by pulling that punch and still trying to play footsie with the fanatics in the party, they are dealing with the conditions that they are now. >> and we still have these high-ranking republicans clinging to this idea that president bidens victory was illegitimate, or at least fueling that belief inside the republican bas...