First of all, the RNC should IMMEDIATELY strip New Hampshire of FITN for even considering the absurd, politically driven, Democrat/NeverTrump snake-oil conspiracy theory that the 14th Amendment bars Trump from running for President. Earth to Ronna. Earth to Ronna.
Second, if the Constitution and the rule of law really mattered to the grifters pushing this insane argument … then maybe they should have read Professor Jonathan Turley’s take before bloviating to the media. Earth to Dirty-Dave Scanlan. Earth to Dirty-Dave Scanlan. Some excerpts:
… Democrats have long pushed this theory about the 14th Amendment as a way of disqualifying not only Trump but also dozens of Republican members of Congress. For some, it is the ultimate Hail Mary pass if four indictments, roughly 100 criminal charges and more than a dozen opposing candidates fail to get the job done. ..
… I simply fail to see how the text, history or purpose of the 14th Amendment even remotely favors this view. Despite the extensive research of Baude and Paulsen, their analysis ends where it began: Was January 6 an insurrection or rebellion? …
… despite formal articles of the second impeachment and years of experts insisting that Trump was guilty of incitement and insurrection, Special Counsel Jack Smith notably did not charge him with any such crime.
The reason is obvious. The evidence and constitutional standards would not have supported a charge of incitement or insurrection. …
… That leaves us with the argument that any effort to stop a constitutional process is akin to an insurrection or rebellion under the 14th Amendment. If that were the standard, any protests — including the anti-Trump protests and the certification challenges to electoral votes in 2016 — could also be cited as disqualifying. If that were the case, figures such as Rep. Jamie Raskin (D., Md) could be summarily purged from office for having sought to overturn an election.
Notice how Dirty-Dave Scanlan is NOT talking about removing from the ballot all the Democrats who pushed the Russia collusion hoax or any of the other equally FALSE challenges to the 2016 election.
Golly, gee … I wonder why.
