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All government officials must take an Oath of Office — where you swear to uphold and protect the Constitution, from all enemies, foreign and domestic.
Even worker-bee government workers, like myself, must sign a contract basically taking the same Oath, as the President and members of Congress …
Federal employees, Representatives, Senators, judges, political appointees, the President and Vice President of the United States take an oath of office. So what does taking an oath mean? Why even do it?
The reason is simple – public servants are just that – servants of the people.
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The President is also required by the Constitution to take an Oath of Office. Article 2, Section 1, of the U.S. Constitution prescribes the Oath. It says, “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
The Oaths are relatively straightforward, but what do they mean? I see the oath as having 3 important aspects. First, the employee swears to support and defend the Constitution against enemies. Second, they swear allegiance to the Constitution. Finally, the employee promises to do their job well.
One thing that federal workers often hear is a career supervisor or political appointee talking about loyalty to the agency or the boss. One purpose of the Oath of Office is to remind federal workers that they do not swear allegiance to a supervisor, an agency, a political appointee, or even to the President. The oath is to support and defend the U.S. Constitution and faithfully execute your duties. [...]
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That said, this very same Constitution also has remedies for those who betray their Oath of Office.
One of those remedies (besides fines and possible jail), include banning such offenders, from ever holding such a trusted position of “public service” again ...
[...] Trump may already be barred from running for or holding future office under the terms of Section Three of the 14th Amendment, which reads:
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, [...] 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.
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Now this history is relevant to Trump because he, too, gave “aid and comfort” to those engaging in “insurrection or rebellion” against the Constitution of the United States. [...]
Punchbowl refers to this fallback option as “Plan D” for Democrats in dealing with Trump’s definitive misconduct. “There’s some discussion in legal circles that it could be used against Trump, but it’s a longshot.”
It’s a longshot in part because it could only be tested in the event Trump runs for federal or state office at some point in the future, and no one knows for sure if the courts would uphold a 21st-century application of a provision clearly designed for use against those who engaged in what was for many years referred to simply as “the Rebellion.” [...]
One way to defuse “Trumpism” from ever attempting to over-turn the results of a free and fair election again, is to “disqualify” such Oath-breakers, from ever holding that Office again.
This includes being barred from even running for that Office … that they have so abused.
In short, the Public-trust has been “broken” by such blatant offenders:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Section 3: Disqualification from office for insurrection or rebellion
Soon after losing the Civil War in 1865, states that had been part of the Confederacy began to send "unrepentant" former Confederates (such as the Confederacy's former vice president, Alexander H. Stephens) to Washington as Senators and Representatives. Congress refused to seat them and drafted Section 3 to perpetuate, as a constitutional imperative, that any who violate their oath to the Constitution are to be barred from public office.[186]Section 3 disqualifies from federal or state office anyone who, having taken an oath as a public official to support the Constitution, subsequently engages in "insurrection or rebellion" against United States or gives "aid and comfort" to its enemies.[187][188]Southerners strongly opposed it, arguing it would hurt reunification of the country.[187]
Section 3 does not specify how it is to be invoked, but by precedent disqualification is imposed by simple majorities of the House and Senate (separately), and can be removed by a supermajority of each.[189][190]
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2021 United States Capitol attack
On January 10, 2021, Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House, formally requested Representatives' input as to whether to pursue Section 3 disqualification of former US president Donald Trump because of his role in the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6.[188][186]Unlike impeachment, which requires a supermajority to convict, disqualification under Section 3 would only require a simple majority of each house of Congress.[187][189]
The Section 3 disqualification could be imposed by Congress passing a law or a nonbinding resolution stating that the January 6 riot was an insurrection, and that anyone who swore to uphold the Constitution and who incited or participated in the riot is disqualified under Section 3.[186]Some legal experts believe a court would then be required to make a final determination that Trump was disqualified under Section 3.[187]A state may also make a determination that Trump is disqualified under Section 3 from appearing on that state's ballot.[188]Trump could appeal in court any disqualification by Congress or by a state.[190]In addition to state or federal legislative action, a court action could be brought against Trump seeking his disqualification under Section 3.[189]
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If anyone deserved this Constitutional-shunning, this public-service “disbarment” — then the ones who cheered on the American Coup attempt on 1-6-2021 and before-hand, should be at the top of that anti-American Never-again list.
The peaceful transfer of power is a corner-stone of American Democracy, enshrined in the Constitution. Anyone cooking up schemes and trying to carry-out plans that would short-circuit that “peaceful transfer,” HAS FAILED THE TEST:
“to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
Such failure is a betrayal of your Oath of Office — and grounds for permanent disqualification to ever hold such an Office again.
As spelled out by the 14th Amendment, Section 3, of the Constitution — the very same Document that they once swore to protect.
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