Some legal scholars have begun to suggest that the 14th Amendment could be used to keep Trump out of office, if he were to run again. Passed in the wake of the Civil War, the amendment includes a provision banning any public official who “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” from holding office in the future. Since that language is already enshrined in the Constitution, simply passing a congressional resolution declaring that Trump’s actions amounted to insurrection could place a significant obstacle in his path back to public office. But there’s been little indication that Congress plans to take this step.
And then there’s the possibility of civil suits that could seek damages from Trump. The N.A.A.C.P. this morning filed a suit against Trump and his personal lawyer, Rudolph Giuliani, arguing that they had violated the Ku Klux Klan Act — which was passed in 1871, not long after the 14th Amendment — by stirring up violent conspiracy theories that interfered with Congress’s constitutional duties.
The suit was filed in federal court on behalf of Representative Bennie Thompson, Democrat of Mississippi, who is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
The New York Times
Me: The Chief(Trump)gets let off and his Indians get arrested, imprisoned and probably punished for years – the Great American Democracy – how great is that?
