Perhaps it is the 14th Amendment Section 3 of the US Constitution that is the reason the Republicans in Congress are not voting for a special commission to study the Jan. 6th Insurrection:
"No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under…
Perhaps it is the 14th Amendment Section 3 of the US Constitution that is the reason the Republicans in Congress are not voting for a special commission to study the Jan. 6th Insurrection:
"No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, 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. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability."
That section prohibits anyone from running for state or federal office that has engaged in insurrection etc or has aided and abetted enemies of the nation unless Congress, by a 2/3 vote, has permitted it.
Exactly. But why do we need Congress to do the investigation? Why not the DOJ? In fact wouldn't that have a lot more teeth than a congressional muddle? And just what does "engage in insurrection" mean. A certain Senator from Missouri was hardly an innocent bystander. We only need 2 more votes.
Bruce… the original comment by Cathy was an opinion as to REALLY why many many members of Congress voted against the independent commission. As in discovery showing they aided and abetted the resurrection would result in immediate removal from office.
Do not think for a minute that Nancy Pelosi will allow investigation off the table. Could be another vote even for the bipartisan independent commission.
Perhaps it is the 14th Amendment Section 3 of the US Constitution that is the reason the Republicans in Congress are not voting for a special commission to study the Jan. 6th Insurrection:
"No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, 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. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability."
Yeah, Section 3 is a bucket of water thrown at all the Confederate witches in Congress.
Yet we don't have the numbers to reach a 2/3's vote in each house. So insurrectionists, and/or their supporters, remain in Congress.
no. the amendment says it takes 2/3 to reinstate. any court finding of such activity should lead to immediate removal from office.
Whew!
That section prohibits anyone from running for state or federal office that has engaged in insurrection etc or has aided and abetted enemies of the nation unless Congress, by a 2/3 vote, has permitted it.
So, they still don't have to vote themselves out of office, because they are too numerous to count!? So we will have to.
Thanks!
Grrrr
Let's call for vote(s)! Clean our houses.
Wow Cathy, three interpretations of one little paragraph... then TC summed it up for me...thanks all.
I'd say that'd be a yep.
Exactly. But why do we need Congress to do the investigation? Why not the DOJ? In fact wouldn't that have a lot more teeth than a congressional muddle? And just what does "engage in insurrection" mean. A certain Senator from Missouri was hardly an innocent bystander. We only need 2 more votes.
Bruce… the original comment by Cathy was an opinion as to REALLY why many many members of Congress voted against the independent commission. As in discovery showing they aided and abetted the resurrection would result in immediate removal from office.
Do not think for a minute that Nancy Pelosi will allow investigation off the table. Could be another vote even for the bipartisan independent commission.
Exactly!
Likely. ❤️🤍💙