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  • GodlessCommie@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    The people that sue to keep people off ballots, RCV off ballots, rig their own primaries, and cancel primaries to install their chosen candidate have no business talking about threats to democracy

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      11 months ago

      People that sue to keep insurrectionists off the ballot are fine by me.

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      11 months ago

      There are different levels to being a threat to democracy. I’m pretty sure what Democrats did doesn’t really compare with the dictatorship Trump has in mind and what happened on Jan 6.

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      11 months ago

      Biden isn’t suing to keep anyone off a ballot. Trump being charged and held accountable for the crimes he committed is how the justice system is supposed to work.

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        11 months ago

        how the justice system is supposed to work.

        You don’t actually believe that, if you did you would be saying he has a right to be in the ballot because he hasnt been convicted. Right there there is a claim he’s responsible for insurrection, but no conviction. Which is how I believe SCOTUS will rule.

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          11 months ago

          He doesn’t need to be convicted to be removed from the ballot. He certainly should if he is convicted, but that isn’t a requirement under the 14th amendment.

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              Article 3 of the 14th Amendment has been invoked at least 8 times in the past few centuries. Please review them and explain to me you think how Trump deserves better treatment than the previous 8 people.

              Trump doesn’t believe in due process. He’s literally said as much.

              His people don’t believe in due process.

              If he is allowed to get back into the white house, he will absolutely ignore every single thing preventing him from going full dictator. Due process won’t matter to him, the rule of law won’t matter to him, the goddamn constitution won’t matter to him.

              But at least you’ll be able to feel smug knowing that you almost got “bluemaga” to be a thing.

              • GodlessCommie@lemmy.world
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                11 months ago

                almost got BlueMAGA to be a thing

                It has been a thing, you not being aware of it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.

                Your entire comment is meaningless hyperbole.

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                  11 months ago

                  The latter half may be hyperbolic … but the former, about article 3 is fact. Cry about it all you want, it’s express purpose is to stop assholes like Trump.

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                    11 months ago

                    Section one is the preamble to all other sections of the amendment. It gives the baseline that all other sections must follow.

                    Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment gives Congress the power to disqualify someone who has already held a public office from holding “any office” if they participate in an “insurrection or rebellion” against the United States.

                    https://constitution.findlaw.com/amendment14/annotation15.html

            • TWeaK@lemm.ee
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              11 months ago

              Not having even the basic understanding of the law? How moronic of you.

              • GodlessCommie@lemmy.world
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                11 months ago

                Basic understanding of law means a basic understanding of due process and how everyone is entitled to it. Not just the people you agree with. Denying due process to those you oppose makes you the same type of dictator liberals claim to hate.

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                  Yes but you don’t seem to understand that due process in this case doesn’t mean he needs a criminal trial and conviction for him to be removed.

                  Read the 14th amendment then tell me where it mentions “convicted of insurrection” - it does not. It only mentions participation, or even supporting someone who participated.

                  Trump is receiving the due process as we speak right now.

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                    11 months ago

                    If there was a waiver of due process it would be stated.

                    But section 14.1 of the 14th amendment reads

                    No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

                    This precedes section 14.3 which addresses Disqualification from Holding Office. 14.1 due process precedes all other sections of the amendment to establish a requirement for due process in all other sections.

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      11 months ago

      They’re not wrong. The Dems aren’t the good guys here. As usual they’re just slightly less bad. Someone that loves democracy lets a primary election happen rather annointing their chosen meat puppet…sorry, candidate.

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      11 months ago

      Why do commies agree with MAGAs so often? “Ukraine Nazis! American government evil!” Fuck outta this country. We gotta crowdfund one way plane tickets to North Korea for your lot

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        11 months ago

        BlueMAGA has more in common with MAGA than socialists and communists have with either of you. If it were trump doing the exact same things Biden has done liberals would be all up in arms about it. The same way they’ve been quiet while Biden enacts the exact same immigration policies as trump, still locking kids in cages. Has kept DeJoy and Trump’s appointment. Same mental impairments that liberals write off as a stutter, despite NO videos from earlier years showing any impairment.