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If Trump Is Not an Insurrectionist, What Is He? (www.nytimes.com)
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Trump sought and actively tried to subvert constitutional government and overturn the results of the presidential election. And what he could not do through the arcane rules and procedures of the Electoral College, he tried to do through the threat of brute force, carried out by an actual mob.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So...why have the 14th amendment?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

A good question and I don't know if I have a valid argument either way.