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[–] 97 points 3 years ago (13 children)

I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.

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  • [–] 51 points 3 years ago (7 children)

    The argument is that the word "support" isn't explicitly there. Therefore, the President is not an officer of the government, and therefore Trump isn't barred from being President under the 14th Amendment.

    This argument is dumb, of course. Scalia once made a similar one, noting that punishments must be cruel and unusual to be constitutionally banned. Cruel or unusual on their own is fine.

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  • [–] 35 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child)

    Wait, that’s their actual argument? For real?

    … 😂

    Mood image.

    Why stop at that word? Why not complain that every synonym for every word isn’t included? Just turn the whole thing into a thesaurus? (eta: like, the insurrection act doesn’t apply because you’re calling it a coup! Totally different word! I said I killed that guy, but the statute says ‘murder’ not ‘kill’. Checkmate atheists!)

    Every time I think they’ve hit maximum daft, they climb back in the hole and dig up some more. Amazing.

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    Just wondering what kind of cruelty would have to be added to this unusual punishment to qualify as illegal.

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  • [–] 31 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    From all enemies, foreign and domestic.

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