The 14th Amendment seems to be less than clear about who should be banned from running for office- since common sense can’t be applied anymore, now that we have “Constitutional Originalism [1]” in power.
The idea was that anyone who tried to overthrow the government, was ineligible to be a part of it. How it wouldn’t apply to the Commander in Chief (who has actually said he’d have General Milley shot [2]), might have been an oversight in the same way that the founding fathers didn’t mention the right to own machine guns- the idea of a president leading an overthrow was unthinkable.
On Jan 6th, 2021, you, me and the rest of the country watched in horror as the hordes battled their way into the Capitol following the directions of their Dictator wanna be, Trump. We waited for him to tell them to stop, for hours. We’ve had a congressional investigation into what happened- and the justice department has taken it’s sweet time prosecuting Trump and his cronies for their attempt to subvert democracy for their own benefit.
While courts are arguing about the oath he took, or if the 14th applied- let’s just look at a very simple law already on the books: 18 U.S. Code § 2381 – Treason
Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 807 [3]; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §?330016(2)(J) [4], Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2148 [5].)
Legal Information Institute [6]
Is that clear enough?
So far, the Feds and the courts have prosecuted [7] Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Olympic medalists, active duty Marines, and a whole bunch of Trumpettes who thought the election was “stolen.” And while some of your neighbors are going to prison, the person who planned, caused and prodded the raid on the Capitol is still running his mouth and running for office.
Who should we blame? Well, for starters, there were a whole bunch of people (147 to be exact) sitting in Congress who failed to do their job in ratifying the election. They, supported and agreed with Trump the Traitor that the election wasn’t legit- despite a ton of evidence that the only thing not legit were Trump’s claims.
That they didn’t believe the very election results that elected them is grounds for removal. This country is built on trust, and if you don’t trust the elections, the last thing you should be doing is being in office illegitimately (by your own standards).
Robert Aderholt [8] (AL)
Rick Allen [9] (GA)
Jodey Arrington [10] (TX)
Brian Babin [11] (TX)
Jim Baird [12] (IN)
Jim Banks [13] (IN)- running for Senate in 2024
Cliff Bentz [14] (OR)
Jack Bergman [15] (MI)
Stephanie Bice [16] (OK)
Andy Biggs [17] (AZ)
Dan Bishop [18] (NC) running for Attorney General of North Carolina [19] in 2024
Lauren Boebert [20](CO) running for a different district as a carpetbagger in 24
Mike Bost [21] (IL)
Mo Brooks [22] (AL) ran for Senate and lost in 22
Ted Budd [23] (NC) became a Senator in 23
Tim Burchett [24] (TN)
Michael Burgess [25] (TX) not running for re-election in 2024
Ken Calvert [26] (CA)
Kat Cammack [27] (FL)
Jerry Carl [28] (AL)
Buddy Carter [29] (GA)
John Carter [30] (TX)
Madison Cawthorn [31] (NC) lost in the Republican primary in 22
Steve Chabot [32](OH) Lost in 22
Ben Cline [33] (VA)
Michael Cloud [34] (TX)
Andrew Clyde [35] (GA)
Tom Cole [36] (OK)
Rick Crawford [37] (AR)
Warren Davidson [38] (OH)
Scott DesJarlais [39] (TN)
Mario Diaz-Balart [40] (FL)
Byron Donalds [41] (FL)
Jeff Duncan [42] (SC)
Neal Dunn [43] (FL)
Ron Estes [44] (KS)
Pat Fallon [45] (TX)
Michelle Fischbach [46] (MN)
Scott Fitzgerald [47] (WI)
Chuck Fleischmann [48] (TN)
Virginia Foxx [49] (NC)
Scott Franklin [50] (FL)
Russ Fulcher [51] (ID)
Matt Gaetz [52] (FL)
Mike Garcia [53] (CA)
Bob Gibbs [54] (OH) left office in 23
Carlos Gimenez [55] (FL)
Louie Gohmert [56] (TX) ran for Texas Attorney General- primary loss in 2022
Bob Good [57](VA)
Lance Gooden [58] (TX)
Paul Gosar [59] (AZ)
Garret Graves [60] (LA)
Sam Graves [61] (MO)
Mark Green [62] (TN)
Marjorie Taylor Greene [63](GA)
Morgan Griffith [64] (VA)
Michael Guest [65] (MS)
Jim Hagedorn [66] (MN) died in office in 2022
Andy Harris [67] (MD)
Diana Harshbarger [68](TN)
Vicky Hartzler [69] (MO) ran for Senate in 2022 and lost in primary
Kevin Hern [70] (OK)
Yvette Herrell [71] (NM) lost in 22, running again in 24
Jody Hice [72] (GA)ran for Sec of State and lost in primary in 22
Clay Higgins [73] (LA)
Richard Hudson [74] (NC)
Darrell Issa [75] (CA)
Ronny Jackson [76] (TX)
Chris Jacobs [77] (NY) Left Congress in 23
Mike Johnson [78] (LA)
Bill Johnson [79] (OH) Resigned 2024 to become president of Youngstown State University
Jim Jordan [80] (OH)
John Joyce [81] (PA)
Fred Keller [82] (PA) left congress in 23
Trent Kelly [83] (MS)
Mike Kelly [84] (PA)
David Kustoff [85] (TN)
Doug LaMalfa [86] (CA)
Doug Lamborn [87] (CO)
Jacob LaTurner [88] (KS)
Debbie Lesko [89] (AZ) not running for reelection in 24
Billy Long [90] (MO) ran for senate in 22 and lost in primary
Barry Loudermilk [91](GA)
Frank Lucas [92] (OK)
Blaine Luetkemeyer [93] (MO)
Nicole Malliotakis [94] (NY)
Tracey Mann [95] (KS)
Brian Mast [96] (FL)
Kevin McCarthy [97] (CA) resigned Dec 31 2023
Lisa McClain [98] (MI)
Daniel Meuser [99] (PA)
Mary Miller [100] (IL)
Carol Miller [101] (WV)
Alex Mooney [102] (WV) running for Senate in 24
Barry Moore [103] (AL)
Markwayne Mullin [104] (OK) joined the Senate in 23
Gregory Murphy [105] (NC)
Troy Nehls [106] (TX)
Ralph Norman [107] (SC)
Devin Nunes [108] (CA) resigned end of 21 to work for Trump’s media company
Jay Obernolte [109](CA)
Burgess Owens [110](UT)
Steven Palazzo [111] (MS) lost in R Primary in 22
Gary Palmer [112] (AL)
Greg Pence [113] (IN)
Scott Perry [114] (PA)
August Pfluger [115] (TX)
Bill Posey [116] (FL)
Guy Reschenthaler [117] (PA)
Tom Rice [118] (SC) lost in R primary in 22
Mike Rogers [119] (AL)
Hal Rogers [120](KY)
John Rose [121] (TN)
Matt Rosendale [122] (MT)
David Rouzer [123] (NC)
John Rutherford [124] (FL)
Steve Scalise [125] (LA)
David Schweikert [126] (AZ)
Pete Sessions [127] (TX)
Jason Smith [128] (MO)
Adrian Smith [129] (NE)
Lloyd Smucker [130] (PA)
Elise Stefanik [131] (NY)
Greg Steube [132] (FL)
Chris Stewart [133] (UT) resigned Sept 15, 23
Glenn Thompson [134] (PA)
Tom Tiffany [135] (WI)
William Timmons [136] (SC)
Jefferson Van Drew [137] (NJ)
Beth Van Duyne [138] (TX)
Tim Walberg [139] (MI)
Jackie Walorski [140] (IN) died in office Aug 3, 2022
Randy Weber [141] (TX)
Daniel Webster [142] (FL)
Roger Williams [143] (TX)
Joe Wilson [144] (SC)
Rob Wittman [145] (VA)
Ron Wright [146] (TX) died in office from Covid February 7, 2021
Lee Zeldin [147] (NY) ran for Gov in 22 and lost
Of the 147, 25 are not in office anymore or won’t be in 25. That still leaves 122 who voted to support the people who attacked the capitol.
The ones with no details after their names- are seeking re-election again in 2024.
The following Senators objected:
Ted Cruz [148] (TX)
Josh Hawley [149] (MO)
Cindy Hyde-Smith [150] (MS)*
Cynthia Lummis [151] (WY)*
John Kennedy [152] (LA)
Roger Marshall [153] (KS)*
Rick Scott [154](FL)
Tommy Tuberville [155] (AL)*
Tuberville, Marshall, Lummis and Hyde Smith were all also elected in the same election. Therefore, if they didn’t accept the vote for Biden, they were in office thanks to an illegitimate election.
You can’t have it both ways folks. And, for Tuberville [156], who had grandstanded by holding up military promotions for almost a year, there should be a special finding of treason.
How they escaped the scrutiny of the federal prosecutors is beyond me. And, why, they’ve been allowed to stay in office is a question no one seems to be asking (except me).
Either you believe in the outcomes of elections, or you don’t get to be elected by them. It’s time to remove all of these folks from the ballot.
But, as per usual in this country, only the little people go to prison.
It’s time to put people who trust our elections and believe in Democracy in office, and send the traitors to prison. The attack on the Capitol was an attack on Democracy- and those who don’t believe in the election results, shouldn’t be elected.
Great analysis, David. My wife Patricia has always said that Garland should have brought insurrection charges from the beginning instead of letting it go on so long before action was taken.
Horseshit.
Neigh, Billy, don’t be a clod.
Put that thought through its paces.
Nags and insurrectionists need defending?
Lol, David you believe every scam the government puts out! National entrapment day was just a scam by a totalitarian state to frame a peaceful protest as something bad. The democrat BLM modern day KKK hate group was the only group that engaged in insurrection that year. Let me guess you also believe in the climate scam, the BLM scam, the Ukraine scam, the Israel scam, the covid scam etc. How about the 3rd world hillbilly invasion of our country from Mexico? All of these are a million times worse than Jan 6. How about banning people’s speech and using 3rd world ballot harvesting to install a senile buffoon president in 2020? Maybe you should write about that?
Poor Carl. Everything is fake, a hoax you say, except the things you prefer. Maybe you are the hoax, or rather the hoaxed
You don’t vote Carl, so there’s that.
I guess we’ll run the country without ya.
Be sure to spend that SSA check now.
Thank your Medicare doc for that free flu shot.
Eh, what’s that? No gubment tit for you?
Yeah, right.
Of course not everything is a hoax my friends! Just what I mentioned. It’s better to wake people up at times than it is to vote. Ohio is a red state anyway, who cares. Of course none of you can present a single piece of evidence to back up the scams you fall for. 1000 plus arrests for walking through the capital? How many arrests for racist 3rd world hillbillies invading our country at the border? Maybe Texas should dump a few busses of these criminals in Dayton every single day so we can all see how wonderful they are? Maybe you guys can house a few of them, pay for all of their stuff? An unarmed rowdy protest at the capital, promoted by the FBI, is and insurrection, good lord. Hey did you hear the great miami river is for sale, want to buy it?
David, can you imagine mobs of criminals making phone calls, sending emails and knocking on doors to help people vote for you then taking their ballots and bringing them in to be counted? Then you get elected to be the mayor of dayton and then have your opposition arrested? This is what is going on at a national level. The election was rigged and stolen. You should know this from seeing how corrupt things are at the local level. Only a true brainwashed idiot still believes the jan 6 scam.
Carl, based upon my reading of your past comments, you appear to be sadly misinformed. Please take some time to educate yourself with fact-based information. Start with some legal pleadings and the evidence produced therein. As we all know by now, the 2020 general election was not stolen. Donald Trump lost fair and square. Try not to be a sore loser like him. Even though you don’t vote, those that do pick our government leaders who make policy and decisions that affect our everyday lives. When you surrender your hard-fought right to vote, you give up control of your own life so that others can make decisions without you. Every American is important and precious. That said, however, those who undermine our type of government and way of life are misguided and must be stopped. It is perfectly clear that Donald Trump is unfit to serve in government service of any kind. Exercise your right to vote and work to make our country a better place for all who live and breathe in it. Or not. Rest assured that those who do care about democracy and the rule of law will work to do just that, with or without you.
Were you born this moronic, or did you have to work at it? Either way, it’s fun to watch your flights of fancy.
Carl is RIGHT 100% ! Why did Antifa NOT Attack Trump supporters like every other gathering prior too J6 ? They were imbedded with the Trump supporters sporting their NEW Trump gear….along with 200 Federal assets that made sure things went the way they did ! It was 100 % a set up ! Trump Won 2020 ! It WILL be proven ! If you are against Trump you are on the WRONG side ! Pro America is Pro Trump ! You snowflakes best wake up soon ! PS where did All the Flu Deaths go the last 4 years ? That’s the key………
Tim Hart,
Did you even read David’s blog post?
Don the Con LOVES his followers for they stupidly pay his bills.
The Art of the Grift is Trump’s personal creed and business model.
So you made some insurrection mistakes and have to pay restitution.
Learn from it and move on.
Think for yourself. Do your own research.
Carl seems misguided so you may not want to follow him either.
I thought you were smarter than the average bear, Boo Boo !
This country was founded on insurrection, you fecking eejit.
Barry, you don’t have to be rude to express yourself. Pop open that history book or go to archives.gov and tick the Founders tab. Ask someone to help you, if needed. As you know, the United States of America was founded on democratic principles and the rule of law. Like other historical rebellions in our country’s history, they were defeated, differences settled, and the country moved on to better things. It’s still a work in progress with the requisite growing pains, but we are all Americans, first and foremost.
Carl, I had no idea you were an expert on “3rd world” hillbilly invasions, ballot harvesting, or garbage dumps. All of that expertise right here in greater Dayton – imagine the solutions you can offer! Please share them.
You talk about various scams, but I sure hope you aren’t being scammed by the unfit buffoon who lost in 2020 and his cowardly cult followers. ‘Tis a pity if you’ve been duped by Don the Con and his minions.