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Previous Guy: "the framers of the 14th Amendment never intended for it to apply to the President" [1]

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Date: 2023-10-11  

Answerable to no one, seditious to the last.

Former President Donald Trump is arguing to a judge in Colorado that he was not required to "support" the Constitution as president, reported Brandi Buchman from Law & Crime. The argument came as he seeks to dismiss a lawsuit filed in the state by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), seeking to have him disqualified from the ballot in the state under the 14th Amendment. The Insurrection Clause of the amendment prohibits those who have "engaged in insurrection" against the United States from holding a civil, military, or elected office without unless a two-thirds majority of the House and Senate approve. But Trump's lawyers are arguing that the specific language of the Constitution argues that this requirement only applies to people in offices who are bound to "support" the Constitution — and the presidency is not one of those offices. [...] "The Presidential oath, which the framers of the Fourteenth Amendment surely knew, requires the President to swear to 'preserve, protect and defend' the Constitution — not to 'support' the Constitution," said the filing by Trump's attorneys. "Because the framers chose to define the group of people subject to Section Three by an oath to 'support' the Constitution of the United States, and not by an oath to 'preserve, protect and defend' the Constitution, the framers of the Fourteenth Amendment never intended for it to apply to the President." www.rawstory.com/... x Over in Colorado, where voters are petitioning to have Trump removed from the ballot under Sect 3 14A for his insurrectionist activities, Trump's lawyers have filed a motion to dismiss with a few ..interesting.. theories around whether POTUS supports VS protects Constitution. 😕 pic.twitter.com/9jfclP2yE6 — Brandi Buchman (@Brandi_Buchman) October 11, 2023 www.citizensforethics.org/...

x Donald Trump unleashed an attack on democracy that hasn't stopped. Colorado leads the way in protecting our election workers and election systems. As Secretary of State, I will continue to ensure we have free and fair elections. Always great to join @Morning_Joe! pic.twitter.com/2vSdYH2mMJ — Jena Griswold (@JenaGriswold) October 11, 2023

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