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From the Daily Caller: Two liberal attorneys claimed Thursday that Congress can still prevent President-elect Donald Trump from taking office — and elect Vice President Kamala Harris in his place — if they act fast.
Congress can reject electoral votes on when they gather to certify them on Jan. 6 because Trump is disqualified from holding office under 14th Amendment, which restricts anyone who took an oath to support the Constitution and then “engaged in insurrection” from holding office, attorneys Evan Davis and David Schulte wrote in a column for The Hill.
“The unlikelihood of congressional Republicans doing anything that might elect Harris as president is obvious,” the attorneys wrote. “But Democrats need to take a stand against Electoral College votes for a person disqualified by the Constitution from holding office unless and until this disability is removed. No less is required by their oath to support and defend the Constitution.”
Lawmakers have grounds to dispute the vote if electors were “not lawfully certified” or if the vote was “not regularly given,” they claim.
“A vote for a candidate disqualified by the Constitution is plainly in accordance with the normal use of words ‘not regularly given,’” the attorneys argued, writing that disqualification for insurrection is “no different from disqualification based on other constitutional requirements such as age, citizenship from birth and 14 years’ residency in the United States.”
The Hill is being SHREDDED by conservatives for the op-ed.
“You people are sick,” declared Eric Trump.
You people are sick https://t.co/u2GOCp1mfQ
— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) December 26, 2024
“Sounds like The Hill is trying to incite an insurrection,” declared Paul Szypula.
Sounds like The Hill is trying to incite an insurrection.
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) December 26, 2024
“These are the same people that call J6 defendants “insurrectionists” and persecute us to death,” wrote Phillip Anderson.
These are the same people that call J6 defendants “insurrectionists” and persecute us to death.
— Philip Anderson (@VoteHarrisOut) December 26, 2024
“In fantasy land, democrats at The Hill think they can stop Trump from taking office,” Tim Young quipped.
In fantasy land, democrats at The Hill think they can stop Trump from taking office.
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) December 26, 2024
“Freaking clowns these two are,” declared ‘Brick Suit.’
Freaking clowns these two are. pic.twitter.com/49wGCU9Flc
— Brick Suit (@Brick_Suit) December 26, 2024
Filmmaker Robby Starbuck mocked, “Sounds like @thehill is endorsing insurrection. Yes, try blocking the inauguration of a President who won the popular vote and the electoral college. Let’s see how that goes for y’all. 😬.”
Sounds like @thehill is endorsing insurrection. Yes, try blocking the inauguration of a President who won the popular vote and the electoral college. Let’s see how that goes for y’all. 😬 https://t.co/6pLTcvvlYC
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) December 26, 2024
Oh, look. Democrats want to steal the election and invalidate the will of the American people.
Threat to Democracy. https://t.co/kCw0wUG8p1
— Steven Cheung (@StevenCheung) December 26, 2024
Libs of TikTok pointed out that one of the authors of the anti-Trump op-ed is David Schulte, Barack Obama’s landlord and Hillary Clinton’s former classmate.
The guy who urged Congress to block Trump from taking office was Obama’s landlord and Hillary Clinton’s classmate https://t.co/W1VSN2miwe pic.twitter.com/iqQZv3eXvH
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) December 26, 2024
lol yall are really sick
— Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) December 26, 2024
The media has Morning Insurrection https://t.co/HSnskqSk8t
— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) December 26, 2024
We have another election denier inciting an insurrection. https://t.co/yDpJlDuPWX
— Kevin Sorbo (@ksorbs) December 26, 2024
Dear Democrats:
If you think the unarmed
January 6th protest was bad last time, see what happens if you try this. https://t.co/tjt2c6uhAr— 🇺🇸 Mike Davis 🇺🇸 (@mrddmia) December 26, 2024
Both of the authors of this piece are lawyers. According to the standard set by the persecution of Trump’s lawyers in 2020 these people should be disbarred and sued into complete poverty. Them is the new rules. https://t.co/kZbchngsDN
— Chris Barron 🇺🇸 (@ChrisRBarron) December 26, 2024
This is a real insurrection against the will of the people
— Hodgetwins (@hodgetwins) December 26, 2024
Sounds Insurrectiony
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) December 26, 2024
So you would stand in the way of the legal transfer of power? You would impede a Constitutional process? Doesn’t that make you, the Hill, publishing this from your news account, not your opinion account, an insurrectionist?
— Pacheco the Ghost (@PMtalking) December 26, 2024
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