It's pretty nuts that the 14th amendment makes it ok to strike an insurrectionist from the ballot. If that applied earlier, none of the founding fathers would be able to be in office... As they were in an insurrection, 😂.
Even if Trump or whoever were convicted, what's the point of the 14th? If people think the guy is dangerous or don't support his movement, they won't vote for him. Problem solved!
Nah, it's the system saying that anyone that challenges the government can be removed from the ballot because people cannot choose properly.
The original requirements for natural-born citizen and resident for 14 years were specific and temporary, designed to eliminate leftover British loyalists from 1775.
The requirement in the 14th amendment was equally specific and temporary, probably aimed at certain candidates. Lincoln implemented the requirement more honestly before writing it into the "constitution". He jailed one of his primary opponents in the 1864 "election" because the candidate wasn't willing to spend years occupying and looting Dixie.
None of this was meant to apply to a president who failed to discourage a brief protest. All presidents fail to discourage protests. Discouraging every protest isn't part of the job.
What really galls me is that nobody is trying to charge or indict Trump for the biggest and worst crime in history, imprisoning and strangling and shutting down the entire country for two years. Even Lincoln didn't destroy the WHOLE country.
And my favorite metaphor for all this: Curly continuously attaching open ended pipes in a vain attempt to stop a leak in the Three Stooges classic A Plumbing We Will Go. And the sub-plot of “WTF Do We Keep Hiring These Kind Of Guys”.
it's called patriarchy. it is built on deception/lies. it is necrophilic -- against all life on earth. it needs to be dismantled. and we need to learn to be independent, to grow our own food, to build our houses, etc.
It's pretty nuts that the 14th amendment makes it ok to strike an insurrectionist from the ballot. If that applied earlier, none of the founding fathers would be able to be in office... As they were in an insurrection, 😂.
Even if Trump or whoever were convicted, what's the point of the 14th? If people think the guy is dangerous or don't support his movement, they won't vote for him. Problem solved!
Nah, it's the system saying that anyone that challenges the government can be removed from the ballot because people cannot choose properly.
Elitist bullshit.
definitely
The original requirements for natural-born citizen and resident for 14 years were specific and temporary, designed to eliminate leftover British loyalists from 1775.
The requirement in the 14th amendment was equally specific and temporary, probably aimed at certain candidates. Lincoln implemented the requirement more honestly before writing it into the "constitution". He jailed one of his primary opponents in the 1864 "election" because the candidate wasn't willing to spend years occupying and looting Dixie.
None of this was meant to apply to a president who failed to discourage a brief protest. All presidents fail to discourage protests. Discouraging every protest isn't part of the job.
What really galls me is that nobody is trying to charge or indict Trump for the biggest and worst crime in history, imprisoning and strangling and shutting down the entire country for two years. Even Lincoln didn't destroy the WHOLE country.
Good points.
Our past, present and coming future. A six minute video summary by Scott Horton: https://youtu.be/UUnly2clTMo?si=Vu5p5vvmk9h7F8Xz
Part 2: The details by David Stockman
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2023/12/david-stockman/wilsons-folly-the-washington-hegemon-and-why-there-is-still-no-peace-on-earth/
And my favorite metaphor for all this: Curly continuously attaching open ended pipes in a vain attempt to stop a leak in the Three Stooges classic A Plumbing We Will Go. And the sub-plot of “WTF Do We Keep Hiring These Kind Of Guys”.
https://youtu.be/xUgySLC8lfc?si=wyRKAeF0uN526iFz
it's called patriarchy. it is built on deception/lies. it is necrophilic -- against all life on earth. it needs to be dismantled. and we need to learn to be independent, to grow our own food, to build our houses, etc.
exactly