Their next step is to try to disqualify Trump from running for the presidency in 2024 by using a post-Civil War provision in the 14th Amendment to sabotage democracy. Via The Washington Times, “D.C. Delegate Norton to Congress: Censure Trump, declare him ‘ineligible’ under 14th Amendment”: “D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton called Saturday for colleagues in Congress to censure former President Trump, saying it is the only way to keep him out of office after his latest acquittal. Ms. Norton, the District’s nonvoting member of the U.S. House of Representatives, pushed for passage of a resolution censuring Mr. Trump soon after his second impeachment trial ended in the Senate. “I strongly supported impeachment, conviction and disqualification of former President Trump who incited an insurrection at the Capitol on January 6,” Ms. Norton, a Democrat, said in a statement.” The 14th Amendment option is the product of an alliance between Democrat Senator Tim Kaine and Republican Senator Susan Collins, who joined Democrat on Saturday in voting to convict Trump. Last week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer also left the door open to using the 14th Amendment as a fallback if Trump was found innocent:
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Because he was so effective... they can't have that!