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Basic Constitutional Law (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago (27 children)

Forgive me for being dumb, but I only see the 3 requirements for being president Link

Be a natural-born citizen of the United States Be at least 35 years old Have been a resident of the United States for 14 years

Can someone point out what I'm missing?

[–] [email protected] 84 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (9 children)

See the 14th Amendment to the constitution, added after the civil war. It prevents citizens who previously swore an oath to support the constitution (so any federal employee, person in the military, or federally elected politician including President), and who engaged in insurrection against the United States from being eligible to hold public office.

Edit: We really shotgunned you there, didn't we 🦆

Edit 2: Added info about oath

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Is it any citizen or just ones who previously held office? Just curious, it sounds to me like it is directed at people who previously or currently hold office.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

Emphasis mine. Below is the text of section 3 of the 14th amendment. It disqualifies anyone who has previously taken an oath to support the constitution who engages in insurrection or rebellion against the constitution.

Section 3. 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.

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