It's past time for the states to remove Traitor Trump from the ballot.
this post was submitted on 28 Nov 2023
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From the outside it's absolutely crazy that there is a good chance that he's gonna be president again.
From the inside it's enough to cause panic attacks.
Yeah well he didn't swear to read the Constitution either, so it's okay if he doesn't support it /s
It's actually rather painfully clear he's never read it anyway.
This is just some inane bullshit dancing around language.
There weren't enough people as his inauguration to remember.
Yeah, he was crossing his fingers behind his back. Like every other time when he opens his mouth.
It was the disclaimer. It was in his pocket the entire time.
That's a roundabout and somewhat disingenuous interpretation of their defense. They're arguing that the presidency doesn't fall under "officer of the United States" which is obviously weak as hell, but people get weird when it comes to interpreting the constitution. They aren't trying to claim he didn't take an oath.
Weak? It's non-existent. It's an imaginary "argument". The word "officer" has always been defined (in every English language dictionary) as "one who holds office". That is what the word literally means. Their "argument" must therefore be predicated on the idea that a president does not "hold office".
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They did actually argue that the Presidential oath to "preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution" is not the same as an oath to "support" the Constitution.
From the article: "In their appeal against the Colorado lawsuit, Trump's lawyers reiterated that the wording of Section Three does not apply to people running for president and that Trump technically did not swear an oath to "support" the Constitution. Instead, during his January 2017 inauguration, Trump swore to "preserve, protect and defend" the Constitution during his role as president."
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Still the dumbest argument.
of course he does not, the constitution would restrict his power and as we all know, nobody can restrict lord trumps power, how could he rule over us otherwise?
Did he not have to take an Oath of Office?
He had his fingers crossed.