Don’t Sell The 14th Amendment Short When It Comes To Trump

Look, just so there’s no confusion, let’s all just start at the same place for a change, shall we? This is what Article 3 of the 14 Amendment says;

Section 3

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.

There’s the magic dingus. That is the amendment I wrote about yesterday when I spoke of two groups of lawyers having filed suit in North Carolina to remove Madison Cawthorn from the 2022 ballot for his seat in congress, for having violated the 14th Amendment. And from where I’m sitting they have a pretty good shot.

Of course Cawthorn will bellow to the moon about his 1st Amendment Rights! Which is complete and utter bullshit. After all, no black Chevy Suburbans have come along, scooped him off of the street, and taken him to a secret rendition center for inciting people to topple the government. All they’re doing is telling him he can’t be in congress anymore since he’s a sleazy, seditious little fuck. If you invite a ragtag mob of stars-and-bars carrying assholes to invade the Capitol, you don’t need to be there.

But the reporting is that they may use the 14th Amendment to try to prohibit Trump from running for President in 2024. And whatever happens to sewer rats like cawthorn, Gohmert, Gosar, and MTG, His Lowness is a whole new kettle of fish.

Because Trump was the Big Kahuna. He swore the ultimate oath to protect the Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic. And as Commander in Chief, he had the ultimate control of both the military, as well as the National Guard to make things happen, to stop the insurrection cold.

So, Where the fuck was he for 187 minutes on January 6th, while Capitol Police were being brutalized, and members of congress were hiding under desks and tables? White House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy was screaming at him over the phone to make this stop? While his bestest buds at FUX News were texting and tweeting to tell him this wasn’t the way to go? While his own children were pressuring him to make it end? Where was he?

This is where Trump is going to have a real problem when it comes to defending himself against the 14th amendment charges. Trump alone had the authority to make it stop. Anything from a public statement for the insurrectionists to vacate and go home, all the way up to rolling the National Guard out of the armories to quell the violence, and restore order for the process. So, where was he?

And actually, it is GOP J6 Vice Chair Liz Cheney who has already made the charge that is going to incredibly difficult for Trump to answer. She has publically charged him with Dereliction of Duty, and I can’t think of a charge that fits more perfectly than that one. Simply because Trump always had the control.

What happened for 187 minutes? The J6 committee has voluminous materials already on hand, and there is no record of Trump calling an emergency NSA meeting. In fact, most evidence they have says that Trump spent most of his time in the executive dining room, gleefully watching the carnage on television. Why did he let the carnage continue for 3 hours, before finally telling the insurrectionists to go home, and that he loved them? This is defending the Constitution?

Look, I can sit here and type until the cows come home, and it don’t mean jack shit. If it comes down, it will come down in court, likely a federal court. And I can only remind you that Trump is like 0-64 in his court challenges over the election results, and his hand picked Supreme Court gave the Manhattan DA his tax records, and the J6 committee his archive papers. The nice thing is that this has nothing to do with 2022. There is plenty of time for this to play out in the courts, but if I’m Trump, I’m not liking my odds. Don’t touch that dial.