@cstross is right. There are fairly stringent requirements about an overt act and whom the accused is giving aid and comfort to.
It's not trivial to convict for treason, precisely because of centuries of abuse of what treason was in Europe before the U.S.A. was founded. They didn't want to perpetuate that problem.
You can still see the reason why today, with all of the people in #USPolitics screaming "traitor" at one another at the drop of a hat.
If you want a particularly gruesome example to point to, see the 1531 Act of attainder of treason that was passed to declare ex post facto Richard (a.k.a. Robert) Roose guilty of treason for attempting to poison the bishop of Rochester. Roose was sentenced to death by boiling.
The U.S. Founding Fathers ruled out acts of attainder, too. A lot of the #USConstitution is from us being really terrible in the 14th to 18th centuries. (-:
Another thing that I enjoy is how the German Basic Law is essentially the same process all over again, as it addresses some of the warts of the #USConstitution that were learned over a century and a half. Its Bill of Rights comes first, has several unamendable provisions for the truly fundamental stuff, and is more explicit, for example.
“The choice facing the nation this November is much older and deeper than Trump. A determined minority has been trying to shape the foundations of American governance for their own benefit since the inception of the republic. ... In 2024, the country is once again immersed in a pivotal battle over whom the political system should serve and represent.”
Apparently France has a “living” constitution, America does not.
Changes to the constitution are extremely difficult in US, which couldn’t or wouldn’t even ratify something as simple as acknowledging equal rights for women #america#usconstitution
I was hoping nothing important would happen because I'm busy finishing my book again 😂
I'll answer this one:
the CO Supreme Court just ruled that the 14th amend means Trump can’t be on the state ballot. How does one appeal a state court decision to SCOTUS? (Other than a death penalty sentence)
Federal issues are appealable to federal courts.
The Supreme Court is the final arbiter of what the Constitution means. (See Marbury v. Madison)
Yes, the #USConstitution applies. The US Constitution requires that presidents be at least 35, so the states have to filter out people who don't meet that qualification from appearing on the ballot. Like you couldn't just vote in King Charles because he's not a natural-born US citizen, so the states wouldn't put him on the ballot.
Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani has been found guilty in the defamation lawsuit & smashed with a $148m payout to the two innocent election workers he accused of swapping Trump votes for #Biden votes! 😳
He walked out of the court with a face like a smacked arse & gave a press interview where he sounded like he was about to have a mental breakdown!
The MAGA liar & fantasist deserves all he got. 🤷🏾♂️
me too SAME idea, my reply was also a "beats me?" as in why did powerful, rich, republican Senators who get big bucks from many big legal donations, why did they (the ones who now say they wanted to) NOT vote to convict Trump?
maybe it's money and being told what to do, at special times, aka PAYBACK
they felt the need play the "get out of jail card" but this aint a game, it's a country and an Oath to the #usconstitution#constitution
This week, let’s celebrate our #democracy wins where we can find them | A large bipartisan coalition in both chambers of Congress just beat back the House MAGA Republicans’ attempt to shut down the government. | Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley spoke out against strongman rule and vocally defended the #USConstitution.
A Texas law that would have restricted drag shows has been declared unconstitutional, with a federal judge issuing a permanent injunction. U.S. District Judge David Hittner said the law "violates the First Amendment as incorporated to Texas by the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution." ABC has more:
The central idea is that section 3 of the 14th A disqualifies from office anybody who took an oath to uphold the #USConstitution and then forcibly attempts to oppose or overthrow a federal government organized under and authorized by that constitution. This is quintessential disloyalty. 2/
filed by 6 Republican & unaffiliated Colorado voters
Section 3, 14th Amendment bars persons f. holding federal/state office who took an “oath…to support Constitution of the U.S.” then “engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof”
CA Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes 28th Amendment to the US Constitution in regard to gun ownership. He proposes:
1)Raising minimum age to purchase a gun to 21
2) Universal background check
3) Reasonable waiting period for gun purchase
4) Ban civilian purchase of assault weapons
Astounding. The #filibuster today blocked the ratification of the #EqualRightsAmendment, the substance of which reads, in full: "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex."
All but two #Republicans voted against it, saying it's "unnecessary" to add to the #USConstitution. 50%+ of the population might beg to differ (esp post Dobbs).
I'm just imagining the framers of the #14thAmendment watching the #debtceiling crisis unfold in slack jawed horror, disbelievingly gesturing at Section 4 and moaning ghostly moans