Democrats continue to be obsessed with keeping former President Donald Trump from ever becoming president again.
A handful of Dems are looking into whether they can bar Trump from ever again holding an elected office using an obscure provision of the 14th Amendment.
“There is no serious dispute about it: Former President Donald Trump while still in office engaged in insurrection when he impelled a mob to storm the U.S. Capitol. Also not in dispute: A clause in the 14th Amendment bars any office holder who engaged in insurrection from again holding office. There should be no disputing then that Trump, the leading 2024 candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, should never again be allowed to hold any office, let alone the presidency,” wrote Quentin Young at the LA Illuminator.
Democratic lawmakers in New York, Connecticut, and Virginia are among states where legislation has been introduced that would prohibit anyone convicted of participating in an insurrection from holding public office or a position of public trust.
“If you’ve tried to take down our government through violent means, in no way should you be part of it,” New York state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal said.
“He is sponsoring a bill that would bar people convicted of engaging in an insurrection or rebellion against the United States from holding civil office, meaning they would not be able to serve as a judge or member of the Legislature. Hoylman-Sigal said he introduced the bill this year because he saw more people who were involved in the riot in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, running for office last year,” WITF reported.
WITF added:
A Virginia lawmaker introduced a bill that would prohibit anyone convicted of a felony related to an attempted insurrection or riot from serving in positions of public trust — including those involving policymaking, law enforcement, safety, education, or health.
A Connecticut bill would prohibit people convicted of sedition, rebellion, insurrection or a felony related to one of those acts from running for or holding public office. Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff, who introduced the measure, told The Associated Press that he wants the legislation eventually to bar them from holding state or municipal jobs.
Last year, the New York Post published a report touching on this new push from Democrats.
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