USA ONE@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · edit-211 months agoThe Constitution Prohibits Trump From Ever Being President Againwww.theatlantic.comexternal-linkmessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1652arrow-down129file-textcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1623arrow-down1external-linkThe Constitution Prohibits Trump From Ever Being President Againwww.theatlantic.comUSA ONE@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · edit-211 months agomessage-square59fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-211 months agoI love how people think the law works. Like they’re magical incantations and just “apply” without needing to be decided and enforced. Who would decide “if you [did] it”?
minus-squarenxdefiant@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoThe actual answer is 2/3rds of congress. If two thirds of congress decided he can’t be president because they believe he wasn’t born in the US, regardless of the evidence, he’d be disqualified then too. (As an example)
I love how people think the law works. Like they’re magical incantations and just “apply” without needing to be decided and enforced.
Who would decide “if you [did] it”?
The actual answer is 2/3rds of congress. If two thirds of congress decided he can’t be president because they believe he wasn’t born in the US, regardless of the evidence, he’d be disqualified then too. (As an example)