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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Dope1 ⎊  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Colorado Gift
Date: 12/20/23 6:19 PM
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The Colorado court found, after conducting a two-week trial, that the events of January 6th constituted an insurrection. They also found that Trump's actions in connection with those events constituted "engaging" in that insurrection.

Wow, they did?! That's nice.

Alan Dershowitz has already shot this full of holes, so I'll just link this: dersh.substack.com - Alan dershowitz colorados unconstitutional

...and quote him that
The language of the amendment only applies to politicians who have taken the congressional oath -- not the presidential oath. The text specifies an oath to 'support' the Constitution, which is the operative word in the congressional oath. The operative words in the presidential oath are 'preserve, protect and defend' the Constitution.

This is a technical distinction but coupled with the absence of the word 'president' and the presence of the words 'senator or representative', it cannot be said with certainty that the framers of the amendment intended for it to provide for the disqualification of candidates for the highest office in the land.

Live by the technicality, die by it.

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