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OKIsItJustMe

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9. Can we simply ignore "the supreme Law of the Land" now?
Sat Dec 28, 2024, 07:58 PM
Dec 28
https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/article-6/#article-6-clause-2
This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall bethe supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.
https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artVI-C2-2-2/ALDE_00013397/

The authors of the US Constitution provided processes by which it could be amended if we chose to do so. They didn’t make it particularly easy to do, for a reason.

https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/article-5/
Article V Article V Explained
The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.

Now, apparently, by a simple election, we can choose to simply ignore the US Constitution. (That’s a lot easier.)

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This is a waste of keystrokes displacedvermoter Dec 26 #1
Not for The Hill. It got them click$$$!!111!!1!!!1 PSPS Dec 26 #3
Can we simply ignore "the supreme Law of the Land" now? OKIsItJustMe Dec 28 #9
No chance. The POS won the election. Unfortunately, democracy doesn't guarantee the best candidates will win. Silent Type Dec 26 #2
Hypothetically, what's to prevent him from being elected a third time? OKIsItJustMe Dec 28 #8
You've answered your own question Fiendish Thingy Dec 28 #16
Here's the scenario I see OKIsItJustMe Dec 29 #17
You're describing a "contingent election", which doesn't apply here. Fiendish Thingy Dec 29 #20
It's guaranteed bloody civil war if we try to remove him. Intractable Dec 26 #4
Not going to happen Fiendish Thingy Dec 26 #5
According to the 14th amendment, it requires a ⅔'s majority of both houses to allow him to serve OKIsItJustMe Dec 28 #7
His disqualification has not been adjudicated Fiendish Thingy Dec 28 #10
Why does it need to be adjudicated? OKIsItJustMe Dec 28 #11
How else would one determine if a person is disqualified from holding office under the 14th? Fiendish Thingy Dec 28 #14
Disqualified: The case for Donald Trump's disqualification under the 14th Amendment OKIsItJustMe Dec 28 #13
So, who decides? Some guy? You? Elon Musk? Fiendish Thingy Dec 28 #15
It's not going to happen, of course, but lees1975 Dec 29 #18
In January of 2021 a bipartisan majority of the House impeached Donald Trump on the grounds that he led an insurrection OKIsItJustMe Dec 29 #19
The opinion of one person on the internet does not equate to the Rule Of Law. Fiendish Thingy Dec 29 #21
U. S. Constitution.net: Trump and the 14th Amendment OKIsItJustMe Dec 28 #6
It no longer matters to Republicans what it right, or being loyal to the Constitution. lees1975 Dec 28 #12
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