this post was submitted on 06 Jan 2024
1197 points (97.8% liked)

People Twitter

5283 readers
569 users here now

People tweeting stuff. We allow tweets from anyone.

RULES:

  1. Mark NSFW content.
  2. No doxxing people.
  3. Must be a tweet or similar
  4. No bullying or international politcs
  5. Be excellent to each other.

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 35 points 10 months ago (2 children)

He should be but the 14th Amendment keeps him out only if he previously took an oath to the Constitution. You can go all out full shooting war against the federal government but as long as you weren't already elected or appointed or whatever, you're still eligible.

[–] MegaUltraChicken 28 points 10 months ago

He was in the military and therefore swore an oath. He's absolutely disqualified under the 14th amendment.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That is my interpretation too. It feels wrong or at least lacking.

[–] blanketswithsmallpox 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Now if only we could make changes to it somehow... Like amend it or something?

[–] hdnsmbt 7 points 10 months ago

Amendments need a functioning government willing to change shit for the better in a bipartisan way. That's not going to happen for a long time.