To think that Trump will step down after Jan. 20 must deny everything Americans know about the president’s big ego, his resentment must be seen as a loser, and to prove that he will take revenge on his case in the 2020 election.
Added to the Constitution after the Civil War, the 14th Amendment is a blunt instrument, which commands in its third section: “No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or a President and Vice-President, or any office, may vote civic. or arms, under the United States, or under any state, which… has engaged in a revolution or insurrection against the same, or has provided support or comfort to the enemies. ”
Section 5 of the amendment states, “Congress shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this article, subject to applicable legislation.”
That is why the focus on the 14th Amendment is relevant. As historian Eric Foner, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, reminds us, both the House and the Senate could, with a simple majority vote, fine Trump for instigating a revolution and, with the permission of President Joe Biden, preventing Trump from running again for presidency.
“This can be challenged by anyone who has ever sworn an oath of support for the Constitution, including the president,” Foner says of the 14th Amendment. not an impeachment. “This is not a legal proceeding. It is a political proceeding. It does not involve lawyers or trials. It is just about qualification for a position. One afternoon one could debate and have a vote. “