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   gnutelephony (gnutelephony@floss.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-2023 23:07:08 JST gnutelephony

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   @TheConversationUS one need not even look for deeper principles. At the time, the concept and purpose was very clear. Insurrection is not just about ideation. For example, for those who expressed "southern sympathies", this was not about them. Only those who took an "affirmative" action, like showing allegiance to & participating in the confederacy, qualified for exclusion. This was based on the action, not a conviction. Trump engaged in affirmative actions to further his coup attempt.

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     The Conversation U.S. (theconversationus@newsie.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-2023 23:07:10 JST The Conversation U.S.

     The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Donald Trump can't appear on the state ballot, due to his role in the #Jan6 insurrection.

     A constitutional law scholar goes through the #14thAmendment line-by-line to explain the principle behind the ban:
     "In a democracy, people cannot substitute force, violence or intimidation for persuasion, coalition building and voting."

     https://theconversation.com/why-14th-amendment-bars-trump-from-office-a-constitutional-law-scholar-explains-principle-behind-colorado-supreme-court-ruling-219763
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