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Former US President Donald Trump should be barred from returning to the White House, some of his opponents have said, arguing that his role in the January 6 riots, namely the attack on the Capitol, constitutes support for "insurgency ”, as defined in Article 14 of the US Constitution.
In this text, you can learn more about the legal theories and what the real chances are that Trump - the front-runner to win the Republican nomination for president - will be barred from running for the November 2024 presidential election.
How could Trump be disqualified?
Some legal experts have said that Trump's actions on Jan. 6 disqualify him from the presidency. They cited Trump's speech to supporters who stormed the Capitol but failed to stop Congress from certifying Democrat Joe Biden's victory.
They cited Section 3 of the post-Civil War 14th Amendment, which prohibits government officials "involved in insurrection or rebellion" from holding state positions.
The Washington-based advocacy group Citizens for Accountability and Ethics filed a lawsuit in Colorado on Sept. 6, seeking to stop the state's top elections official from putting Trump on the ballot for the November 2024 election. made by invoking point 3 of amendment 14.
Similar lawsuits by other election officials could follow, raising legal issues across all 50 states over an untested legal question that could have broader implications for who is allowed to hold federal office.
Has Trump been convicted of inciting insurrection?
The House of Representatives during Trump's second impeachment trial charged him with inciting an insurrection on January 6, but the Republican-controlled Senate managed to acquit him of that charge.
He is now awaiting trial on four criminal charges, including two related to his efforts to overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. Trump has claimed, without evidence, that the election result was rigged.
Trump has not been charged with sedition or rebellion.
Some legal experts have said efforts to disqualify Trump could set a problematic precedent that would empower state election officials to unilaterally disqualify candidates based on their interpretation of an "insurrection or rebellion."
Disqualifying candidates based on crimes for which they have not been convicted or indicted may violate the candidates' rights to due process and opportunity to defend themselves, rights that are also included in the amendment. 14.
How would disqualification work?
Point 3 in amendment 14 does not have a clear implementation mechanism. Some legal scholars have said that it would take an act of Congress for this clause to apply. Others have argued that state election officials are required to enforce it when they consider candidates to be on the ballot, and can enforce it through a court order as well.
Voters and the groups that represent them must convince secretaries of state in all 50 US states — most of the elected are Republicans and Trump allies — to decide whether to disqualify Trump or ask a judge to issue an injunction. that Trump's name was not included on the ballot.
Që manovra të funksionojë, ithtarët e saj duhet të bindin numër të mjaftueshëm të zyrtarëve – në shtetet që kanë prirje republikane – për të bllokuar që Trump të përfshihet në fletëvotim. Një gjë e tillë do t’ia pamundësonte atij që të fitojë 270 vota të Kolegjit Zgjedhor, që janë të nevojshme për fitore në zgjedhjet presidenciale.
Këto përpjekje me shumë gjasa do të sfidoheshin ligjërisht nga republikanët.
A është bërë kjo gjë ndonjëherë?
Pika 3 është përdorur për të diskualifikuar nga detyra disa persona pas Luftës Civile në SHBA më 1861-1865, por që atëherë pothuajse nuk është përdorur fare.
Në shtator të vitit 2022, megjithatë, i njëjti grup avokues ngriti padi për të mos lejuar që emri i Trumpit të vendosej në fletëvotime në Kolorado, pasi një gjykatës në Nju Meksiko vendosi që të largonte nga detyra një komisioner për shkak të pjesëmarrjes së tij në trazirat e 6 janarit.
A mund të funksionojë?
Kjo përpjekje përballet me paqartësi. Mund të kërkojë që të binden apo detyrohen zyrtarët zgjedhorë që ta mbajnë emrin e Trumpit jashtë fletëvotimeve në shtetet që qeverisen nga aleatët e tij republikanë.
Po ashtu mund të sjellë një betejë ligjore në proporcione epike, që në fund mund të vendoset nga Gjykata Supreme amerikane, në të cilën ka shumicë konservatore, përfshirë edhe tre gjykatës të emëruar nga Trumpi.
A ka qenë kryetemë së fundi amendamenti 14?
During the dispute with the House of Representatives regarding the state debt ceiling of 31.4 trillion dollars, the US President, Joe Biden, mentioned the possibility of using point 4 of the 14th amendment, which allows the president to unilaterally increase the debt ceiling. However, he never used this point to raise the debt ceiling.
There are also legal questions about how successful such a maneuver could be./ rel
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