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Old 12-19-2023, 07:34 PM   #12551
Whynotnow
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Originally Posted by edslunch View Post
On Roe they were able to rely on 18th century interpretations of the constitution, ignoring subsequent precedent. This ruling is based exactly on the constitution as written so is harder for the originalist to ignore. The question is how they would interpret Trump’s role in Jan 6 given his acquittal in the senate.
Well there the issue that the 14th amendment doesn’t name the President, you can’t be in congress and you can’t be an officer of the US. So this may not be as clear as you think.
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