ah..., “lacked “standing” to bring the challenge” trick...
These cases seem premade for dismissal.
To soften the determination of one’s enemy, give him hope.
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.
Trump Isn’t Disqualified From Holding Office Under the 14th Amendment
"Second, as I have previously written in a Heritage Foundation report, it is highly doubtful that the disqualification clause is still valid. The second sentence in that section, which Trump critics conveniently ignore, provides: “But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.” (The Daily Signal is The Heritage Foundation’s news outlet.)"
"In other words, Congress was given the power in the amendment itself to remove the disability imposed by the 14th Amendment, a unique power that doesn’t exist in any other amendments. Importantly, Congress did exactly that in 1872 and 1898."
"Congress passed an amnesty act in 1872 with the required two-thirds vote removing all “political disabilities” imposed by Section 3 except for members of the 36th and 37th Congresses, as well as “heads of departments, and foreign ministers of the United States” and “officers in the judicial, military and naval services.” "
"In 1898, even these exceptions were removed by Congress in a second amnesty act stating that the “disability imposed by section 3 … heretofore incurred is hereby removed.” There was no language preserving any of the disqualifications for any future cases."
Without arguing the law, the judge got to the heart of the matter. If Caplin has standing, everyone has standing.
Imagine 81 million individual lawsuits against mean tweets or 75 million against bribery.
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I think rigging a Presidential election qualifies.
They’ll just shop around and find a “judge” who will grant them standing.
It looks like the dems are running out of options, will they resort to the ultimate option? I have no doubt that they consider it viable and haven’t ruled it out.
There must be consequences for trying this trick to subvert the election process.
Well it hasn’t been ruled an insurrection at any trial. They just call it that and it sticks. Ergo Portland and Seattle were “mostly peaceful protests”. The left and everyone associated with it can kiss my lily white backside.
Caplan is not standing, he is a limpster dead dick lefty dem hater.
Nice torpedo by Judge Rosenberg.