Milcom Miasma on Nostr: Things learned. "14A§3 was ratified in 1868. In 1862, Congress had passed the first ...
Things learned.
"14A§3 was ratified in 1868. In 1862, Congress had passed the first version of 18USC2383,which prohibited engaging in insurrection against the U.S. If it intended a conviction under its recently-enacted criminal insurrection law was needed for disqualification,it wd've so stated."
-- Elizabeth de la Vega (Former Federal Prosecutor)
So know I now. 🤔 👍
But it leaves me with the question - Who decides if a party has engaged in insurrection?
"14A§3 was ratified in 1868. In 1862, Congress had passed the first version of 18USC2383,which prohibited engaging in insurrection against the U.S. If it intended a conviction under its recently-enacted criminal insurrection law was needed for disqualification,it wd've so stated."
-- Elizabeth de la Vega (Former Federal Prosecutor)
So know I now. 🤔 👍
But it leaves me with the question - Who decides if a party has engaged in insurrection?