Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, said Monday that House Democrats are “working on” a bill that would disqualify former President Donald Trump as an insurrectionist.
The Supreme Court said only Congress had the power to enforce the 14th Amendment's “insurrection clause” in an unsigned 9-0 vote. ruling This overturned the Colorado Supreme Court's Dec. 19 ruling that found President Trump disqualified under the 14th Amendment. Raskin said Trump's 2021 impeachment over the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot could be the basis for that. (Related: 'They won't do anything': Tulsi Gabbard denounces 'dangerous' removal of Trump from Maine ballot)
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“It's not a question of judicial resolution under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, but it's up to Congress to enforce it,” Raskin told “Inside Politics” host Dana Bash. . “I don't agree with that interpretation. The other parts of the 14th Amendment are self-enforcement, and even if there's no federal law that allows it, people can go to court and find out if something falls short of equal protection. You can say it's a violation.”
“In any case, the Supreme Court said it was up to Congress to act, so I worked with many of my colleagues, including Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Eric Swalwell, to establish a process. “We're working to reinstate the bill that we had to do.” This would allow a person who commits an insurrection to be disqualified by Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, and the House has already ruled that inciting an insurrection would They are impeaching Donald Trump for participating in the insurrection. So the House has already declared that, and the Senate voted 57-43,” Raskin continued. “The question is whether Speaker Mike Johnson will allow this to come before the House.”
The Senate acquitted Trump of charges stemming from the riot. Under Article 1: constitutionTo remove an official from office through impeachment proceedings, a two-thirds majority must vote to convict.
Special Counsel Jack Smith secured a four-count indictment against Trump in August related to the former president's efforts to contest the results of the 2020 election, but did not bring the former president to justice. No charges were filed against him. federal riot act.
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