On 03 Jan 2024, David Hartung <junk@nogood.com> posted some
news:mjmdnfUk_tI2QQj4nZ2dnZfqn_ednZ2d@giganews.com:

> On 1/3/24 15:10, David Hartung wrote:
>> On 1/3/2024 12:34 PM, scooter lied:
>>>
>>>
>>> "David Hartung" <junk@LCMS_shitbags.org> wrote in message
>>> news:p9ilN.125701$p%Mb.5638@fx15.iad...
>>>> On 1/3/2024 10:40 AM, scooter lied:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "David Hartung" <junk@LCMS_shitbags.org> wrote in message
>>>>> news:6EglN.25555$Sf59.8063@fx48.iad...
>>>>>> On 1/3/2024 9:03 AM, Robert Peters wrote:
>>>>>>> On 1/3/2024 11:17 AM, Real American 1944 wrote:
>>>>>>>> The Constitution is clear about who can run for president and
>>>>>>>> who cannot. It
>>>>>>>> says any American citizen can run for president, with four big
>>>>>>>> exceptions.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Article II of the Constitution lays down the first three.
>>>>>>>> Anybody can run for
>>>>>>>> president as long as they are at least 35 years old, are a
>>>>>>>> natural-born
>>>>>>>> citizen and have lived in the United States for at least 14
>>>>>>>> years.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> After the Civil War, members of Congress added a fourth test.
>>>>>>>> Not wanting
>>>>>>>> this country to fear that federal officials might again attempt
>>>>>>>> to overthrow
>>>>>>>> the government, they added the 14th Amendment which, among
>>>>>>>> other provisions,
>>>>>>>> disqualifies as a candidate for any federal office anybody who
>>>>>>>> swore to
>>>>>>>> uphold the Constitution and then sought to overturn it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The language of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment is clear: “No
>>>>>>>> person shall…hold an office, civil or military, under the
>>>>>>>> United States…who, having
>>>>>>>> previously taken an oath…to support the Constitution of the
>>>>>>>> United States,
>>>>>>>> shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the
>>>>>>>> same, or given
>>>>>>>> aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.”
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Then Congress added an important final clause: “But Congress
>>>>>>>> may by a vote of
>>>>>>>> two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.”
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Which leaves only three questions. First: Did Donald Trump
>>>>>>>> “engage in
>>>>>>>> insurrection” and/or “give comfort to” those who did?
>>>>>>>> Absolutely. Even though
>>>>>>>> not yet convicted of doing so (which the Constitution does not
>>>>>>>> require),
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So much for due process.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bullshit. Due process has been followed. You don't know what due
>>>>>> process is or means. Fuck off.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ok, in which Criminal Court has he been convicted of insurrection
>>>>> or
>>>>
>>>> Section 3 of the 14th amendment does *not* require a criminal
>>>> conviction, scooter.
>>>
>>> No, but the 5th amendment sure does.
>>
>> No, scooter, it does not. The fifth amendment has no bearing on
>> section 3 of the 14th amendment, scooter.
>>
>> The fifth amendment is kind of like a Swiss army knife for you, isn't
>> it, scooter? You think you can make it do anything and everything.
>> You've said the fifth amendment is what means some gun control is
>> allowed. Anything else you'd like to try to make it cover, scooter?
>>
>> I'm a fucking idiot, scooter.
>
> I don't have a law degree.

You're missing a bunch of brain cells too!