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14th Amendment, Section Three...


another possible way of barring Trump for life from holding elected office, even without a Senate impeachment conviction.
https://constitutionallawreporter.com/amendment-14-03/#:~:text=Important%20Cases.%20Another%20section%20dealing%20directly%20with%20the,the%20enemies%20thereof%E2%80%9D%20from%20serving%20in%20the%20government.

No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

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Question: Would going this route lead to the same penalties described in the Impeachment clause of the Constitution, such as denial of a pension, denial of Secret Secret protection, denial of travel benefits, and other perks? If the 14th only bars Trump from future office, but leaves him with some or most of the other benefits ex-Presidents enjoy, would that be a face-saving compromise that the GOP Senate might go for?

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You can't 14th without impeaching first. 14th also only needs 51 votes which Democrats already have.

https://youtu.be/vBGVrNXutoo?t=239

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Is this so? Everything I've read so far has claimed that impeachment is not required. I'd like to have the right set of facts. I'll watch the video.

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