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bill_g wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 4:32 pm Good luck with that.

Karnack says the names of the eleven will be made public, and they will feel the full weight of a doxing.
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bill_g wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 4:32 pm Good luck with that.

Karnack says the names of the eleven will be made public, and they will feel the full weight of a doxing.
Yeah, sadly it probably won't go too far, and the cost for trying it may end up being too high. As a concept, however, I love it and wish I thought it would work - it'd be a great way to get trash like Cruz, Hawley and Brooks kicked to the curb in a heartbeat. I do hope that Trump can be found legally liable of pretty much anything having to do with his being involved in the insurrection just so he can be disqualified for reelection.

Granted, I'd prefer the natural end of his life would just hurry the fuck up and get here without any help from outside forces (NADT!!!)
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Kriselda Gray wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 6:35 pm
bill_g wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 4:32 pm Good luck with that.

Karnack says the names of the eleven will be made public, and they will feel the full weight of a doxing.
Yeah, sadly it probably won't go too far, and the cost for trying it may end up being too high. As a concept, however, I love it and wish I thought it would work - it'd be a great way to get trash like Cruz, Hawley and Brooks kicked to the curb in a heartbeat. I do hope that Trump can be found legally liable of pretty much anything having to do with his being involved in the insurrection just so he can be disqualified for reelection.

Granted, I'd prefer the natural end of his life would just hurry the fuck up and get here without any help from outside forces (NADT!!!)
Agree 100%. We will not be able to even begin healing from all the damage he has done until he kicks the bucket. That cannot happen soon enough.
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Kriselda Gray wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 6:35 pmYeah, sadly it probably won't go too far, and the cost for trying it may end up being too high.
Concur. I think any attempt to apply the 14th Amendment's bar will, at best, be dismissed by the courts as a political question.

The closer question is if a chamber of Congress voted not to seat an insurrectionist on this basis, but I don't see that vote happening.
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Kriselda Gray wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 6:35 pm
Granted, I'd prefer the natural end of his life would just hurry the fuck up and get here without any help from outside forces (NADT!!!)
{combing preacher hair back]Oh Brothers and Sisters, can I get an *AMEN* to *THAT* please and thank you? [/combing preacher hair back]
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RVInit wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 5:24 pm
bill_g wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 4:32 pm Good luck with that.

Karnack says the names of the eleven will be made public, and they will feel the full weight of a doxing.
RV sez Carnac (I cheated, and looked it up) knows what he's talking about. :mrgreen:
Is it Carnac? Never looked it up. Thx!
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bill_g wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 12:57 am
RVInit wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 5:24 pm
bill_g wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 4:32 pm Good luck with that.

Karnack says the names of the eleven will be made public, and they will feel the full weight of a doxing.
RV sez Carnac (I cheated, and looked it up) knows what he's talking about. :mrgreen:
Is it Carnac? Never looked it up. Thx!
:lol: I got curious about the spelling, somehow I didn't remember the k at the end. But I did not remember it started with a 'C. It does seem like it should start with a 'K'.
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bob wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 6:41 pm
Kriselda Gray wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 6:35 pmYeah, sadly it probably won't go too far, and the cost for trying it may end up being too high.
Concur. I think any attempt to apply the 14th Amendment's bar will, at best, be dismissed by the courts as a political question.

The closer question is if a chamber of Congress voted not to seat an insurrectionist on this basis, but I don't see that vote happening.
According to the Wikipedia article about the 14th Amendment, it only requires a law passed in Congress, by simple majority, to invoke section 3 of the 14th. Since, at the moment, the Democrats have a majority in the House and a razor-thin hold on the Senate, it is not impossible.
wikipedia wrote: 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.[190] Some legal experts believe a court would then be required to make a final determination that Trump was disqualified under Section 3.[191]
I don't believe that this has ever been tried before. I'm not up on my post-civil war history enough to know if the mere presence of the 14th deterred former US Representatives or Senators from the Confederacy from attempting to regain their old seats or not.

If Congress passed such a bill or resolution, and someone challenged it, and if a court (probably going all the way to SCOTUS) dismissed the challenge on the grounds that it is a political question, that would mean that the resolution would stand, and the person or persons named in the resolution would be barred from holding office.

I'm not sure what grounds SCOTUS would have for overturning such a resolution. I suppose that they could rule that January 6, 2021 was NOT an insurrection or that the persons named did NOT participate directly in an insurrection. They couldn't argue that it was beyond Congress' power or that it was unconstitutionally imposing additional requirements for the office, since the 14th explicitly bars insurrectionists from holding office.

Unfortunately, I agree that the political will to do so probably does not exist, so I am not optimistic that it will happen. I also think that doing this would only throw gasoline on the fire, so to speak, of the divisiveness of current US politics. While I agree that Trump, Cruz, Gohmert, Cawthorne et al, are fascist scum, I think we need to concentrate on healing, not exacerbating the divisions.
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Republicans would do this without a single thought about how it would play. Their voters are already conditioned.

On the other hand, the whole freaking country expects Democrats to do what they always do, bring the handle of a broken plastic spoon to a gunfight against Republicans.
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noblepa wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 4:35 amAccording to the Wikipedia article about the 14th Amendment, it only requires a law passed in Congress, by simple majority, to invoke section 3 of the 14th. Since, at the moment, the Democrats have a majority in the House and a razor-thin hold on the Senate, it is not impossible.
Possible, yes, but not probable. So improbable, it is (IMO) not worth the time or effort. And given the readily foreseeable consequence of getting doxxed, also not worth the risk.
wikipedia wrote:If Congress passed such a bill or resolution, and someone challenged it, and if a court (probably going all the way to SCOTUS) dismissed the challenge on the grounds that it is a political question, that would mean that the resolution would stand, and the person or persons named in the resolution would be barred from holding office.
I agree the courts would dismiss any challenge to such a congressional resolution as a non-justiciable political question.

Just as if some challenger sought to exclude Cawthorn from the ballot on the ground that he has violated the 14th Amendment, such a challenge also would be dismissed.

A more interesting scenario would be if some election official exercised some "inherent authority" and "sua sponte" precluded Cawthorn from the ballot. Under such a scenario, I would expect Cawthorn to file a writ, and would likely win a judicial order to compel Cawthorn's place on the ballot (assuming he otherwise qualified). Because it wouldn't be the election official's job to determine whether Cawthorn had violated the 14th Amendment.

But I also believe no election official is going to take this action, so I don't ponder it.
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Madison Cawthorn wrote:I'm starting to think [This quote could end right here, it is clearly false. Cawthorn doesn't "think" about anything.] "COVID misinformation" is anything that hurts Pfizer's pocket.
https://t.me/MadisonCawthorn/358

Yep. You got us. The whole wide world is just faking everything to line Pfizer's pockets. I know I'm all in.

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The whole "think" thing negates any possible connection to Maddy. I've always wondered if he actually hired someone, purely by accident mind you, who went to a real school and got a real education to clean up the illiterate mess he would, and still does, generate.
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notorial dissent wrote: Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:41 pm The whole "think" thing negates any possible connection to Maddy. I've always wondered if he actually hired someone, purely by accident mind you, who went to a real school and got a real education to clean up the illiterate mess he would, and still does, generate.
Nah, he is so much smarter than everyone else, so how could anyone improve his magnificent shit he produces -- much like his hero the orange shitgibbon.
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https://www.thedailybeast.com/madison-c ... rs-hearing
The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee took Wednesday as an opportunity to hold a virtual hearing on how toxic chemicals are killing U.S. soldiers. Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) took the hearing as an opportunity to clean his gun.

Cawthorn, the youngest current member of Congress, fiddled with his black pistol while one witness explained how university medical researchers could help the government examine how burn pits are harming military service members.

“It was immature. He’s a child. He lacks common sense. I think the congressman was overcompensating for something that he lacks and feeling inadequate among the heroes on that call,” said John Feal, a 9/11 first responder who was at the virtual meeting.

Feal was one of at least two people at the Veterans’ Affairs meeting who noticed what Cawthorn was doing. Both were infuriated. But the general public couldn’t see it, because the two-hour virtual hearing was held over Zoom—which meant that those tuning in could only see the person speaking.
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What a turd. Remember when he took a knife to an elementary school? Anyway.
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We may be better than this, but Cawthorn surely isn't.
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As the Zoom meeting was not terminated prematurely I take it that the congressman for once correctly disarmed his gun prior to cleaning it.
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My first thought:

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Decided to have a little Twitter fun. Robby Starbuck, whom Maddy improperly brought on the House floor, has been running for Congress in TN-5. Well, the DL2XIT endorsed a Pompeo toady. Maddy and Seb Gorka and many others are NOT happy about this. I felt it was important to put them in their places. DL2XIT said NO to Robby and that's final, to buck DL2XIT's endorsement is NOT acceptable and means you are against him. :lol: The responses have been hilarious.

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:( Got a block from Harmeet.

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This seems insane.

https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1486460969169702919

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/madi ... surrection
Madison Cawthorn Lawyer Cites Confederate Amnesty Act To Defend Rep’s Job

A lawyer for Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) cited an 1872 congressional action granting amnesty to Confederate soldiers to defend his own client’s eligibility for office.

The argument from Cawthorn lawyer James Bopp Jr. came in response to a legal effort to have Cawthorn declared ineligible for office because he allegedly “encouraged, and upon reasonable suspicion helped aid, the insurrection” on Jan. 6.

The legal challenge, from a group of North Carolina voters backed by the organization Free Speech For People, alleges that Cawthorn violated the third section of the 14th Amendment, which states, “No Person shall be a […] Representative in Congress […] who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress […] to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same.”

On the phone with TPM Wednesday, Bopp said “there are substantial constitutional defenses, which include the fact that Congress passed the 1872 Amnesty Act, which removed all persons whatsoever from the disability under Section 3 as a result of engaging in an insurrection or rebellion.”
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dan1100 wrote: Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:37 pm This seems insane.

https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1486460969169702919

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/madi ... surrection
Madison Cawthorn Lawyer Cites Confederate Amnesty Act To Defend Rep’s Job

A lawyer for Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) cited an 1872 congressional action granting amnesty to Confederate soldiers to defend his own client’s eligibility for office.

The argument from Cawthorn lawyer James Bopp Jr. came in response to a legal effort to have Cawthorn declared ineligible for office because he allegedly “encouraged, and upon reasonable suspicion helped aid, the insurrection” on Jan. 6.

The legal challenge, from a group of North Carolina voters backed by the organization Free Speech For People, alleges that Cawthorn violated the third section of the 14th Amendment, which states, “No Person shall be a […] Representative in Congress […] who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress […] to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same.”

On the phone with TPM Wednesday, Bopp said “there are substantial constitutional defenses, which include the fact that Congress passed the 1872 Amnesty Act, which removed all persons whatsoever from the disability under Section 3 as a result of engaging in an insurrection or rebellion.”
If he didn't encourage and aid the insurrection, why does he need amnesty?
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Resume18 wrote: Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:44 pm
dan1100 wrote: Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:37 pm This seems insane.

https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1486460969169702919

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/madi ... surrection
Madison Cawthorn Lawyer Cites Confederate Amnesty Act To Defend Rep’s Job

A lawyer for Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) cited an 1872 congressional action granting amnesty to Confederate soldiers to defend his own client’s eligibility for office.

The argument from Cawthorn lawyer James Bopp Jr. came in response to a legal effort to have Cawthorn declared ineligible for office because he allegedly “encouraged, and upon reasonable suspicion helped aid, the insurrection” on Jan. 6.

The legal challenge, from a group of North Carolina voters backed by the organization Free Speech For People, alleges that Cawthorn violated the third section of the 14th Amendment, which states, “No Person shall be a […] Representative in Congress […] who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress […] to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same.”

On the phone with TPM Wednesday, Bopp said “there are substantial constitutional defenses, which include the fact that Congress passed the 1872 Amnesty Act, which removed all persons whatsoever from the disability under Section 3 as a result of engaging in an insurrection or rebellion.”
If he didn't encourage and aid the insurrection, why does he need amnesty?
I'm sure that he's trying to argue that the amnesty overrides the 14th Amendment; that the amnesty act means he was not guilty of insurrection.

The guy is a moron. I'm pretty sure that the only thing the amnesty act did was to prevent prosecution of individual former confederate soldiers. It did not allow such soldiers to occupy House or Senate seats. Also, the amnesty act was for a specific act of insurrection, fighting in the civil war.

If Maddy can prove that he fought for the confederacy in between 1860 and 1865, then I have no problem applying the act to him.
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After the 1872 law was passed, several Confederate politicians, Officers and other such sundry traitors returned to Congress and other Federal positions the 14th Amendment otherwise barred them from.

General Wheeler fought with Teddy Roosevelt at San Juan Hill and Longstreet was surveyor of customs in New Orleans, appointed to by US Grant and confirmed by the Senate. Vice President of the Confederacy Alexander Stevens was elected to the United States Senate by the first legislature convened under the new Georgia State Constitution in 1866, but was not allowed to take his seat because of the 14th Amendment. He was later elected to the House for 3 1/2 terms.
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It was a pleasure to help the revolt! :dance:
Trump faces MAGA revolt over endorsement
The former president's pick in an open congressional primary has sparked pushback from some of Trump's closest House allies and MAGA activists.
By ALEX ISENSTADT 01/27/2022 06:42 PM EST

Former President Donald Trump is facing serious backlash from die-hard loyalists over his decision to intervene in a Tennessee House race, with his supporters accusing him of spurning a staunch Republican ally who’s running. Trump on Tuesday evening endorsed Morgan Ortagus, who served as a State Department spokesperson during his administration and is pondering a run for a Middle Tennessee-based congressional district. The announcement has caused a firestorm, with far-right, high-profile backers ranging from North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn to conservative activist Candace Owens taking to social media to voice their support for Robby Starbuck, a rival candidate who’s been a mainstay of the pro-Trump movement. Even Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, one of the former president’s most prominent supporters, promoted a tweet outlining criticisms of Ortagus. The gripes have included everything from Ortagus’ support of Jeb Bush in the 2016 GOP primaries to her being photographed with President Joe Biden and having her wedding officiated by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Amid the criticism, two of the former president’s top lieutenants, eldest son Donald Trump Jr. and social media director Dan Scavino, have privately voiced their displeasure over what Trump’s inner circle concedes was a hasty endorsement rollout, according to two people familiar with the internal discussions.

Starbuck himself is far from a sure-fire primary bet: He’s a first-time candidate and a relative newcomer to the district, running in what is expected to be a large field of formidable Republicans, and he has posted lukewarm fundraising numbers. Still, the episode represents perhaps the most intense blowback Trump has received from loyalists since leaving office — and a potential test of the former president's credibility with some of his fiercest defenders. While he has endorsed in races up and down the ballot ahead of this year’s midterms, few of them have generated substantial criticism from allies, though there have been ongoing questions about how carefully Trump has made his endorsement decisions. “This in a lot of ways is a watershed moment for, I’ll say, the entire Trump team,” said Daniel Bostic*, a conservative activist whose Twitter page has closely documented the backlash. “And it should be, to be honest, because it is being perceived as a back-stab to his own base.”

Unlike many of the former president’s other endorsements, the decision to get behind Ortagus unfolded quickly. The would-be candidate, joined by her family, met with Trump on Monday at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, where she informed him she was considering running. In the hours after their meeting, Trump began asking a range of people what they thought of Ortagus. By Tuesday evening, the former president had decided to move ahead with the announcement. He released a statement calling the 39-year-old Ortagus, a former Fox News contributor, “an absolute warrior” for his movement and saying she was “fantastic in her role” at the State Department. “Morgan Ortagus will have my Complete and Total Endorsement if she decides to run!” Trump said. The pushback was swift. “Absolutely not,” wrote Ned Ryun, a conservative activist, on Twitter. “Nope. Trump has this completely wrong,” Owens tweeted. “Trump is now firmly in the establishment camp,” wrote John Cardillo, another conservative activist.

Within a few hours, Bostic, who was a producer of the pro-Trump documentary “The Plot Against the President,” began pumping out tweets with photographs of Ortagus alongside Biden and Ginsberg while noting that she worked on Bush’s 2016 presidential campaign. The following evening, the Republic PAC Twitter account circulated a TV clip from 2016 of Ortagus saying that she’s “not a Trump fan.” Within some corners of Trump’s inner circle, there were complaints about what they regarded as an impulsive, poorly planned and unnecessary endorsement, especially given that Ortagus isn’t an announced candidate. Others, however, defended the move, saying they’d received widespread positive feedback about Ortagus. They also contended the pushback was unfair, pointing out that Ortagus steadfastly defended the administration’s policies during her time at the State Department and as a Fox News contributor, and that she had a role on Trump’s first campaign. During a November appearance as guest host on “The View,” Ortagus went after House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a prominent Trump antagonist. Ortagus has gotten backup from the likes of Robert O’Brien, who served as Trump’s national security adviser and on Tuesday evening published a tweet announcing his support for her.

There is also a degree of skepticism within some corners of Trump’s orbit about whether Starbuck would be the strongest candidate in a potentially crowded primary. While Starbuck, whose real name is Robby Newsom, has developed a reputation as a Twitter personality and has garnered support from out-of-state Trump backers, he has lived in the district for only a few years and never run for office. The primary is expected to draw a number of well-known local officials. The list of potential candidates includes former Tennessee state House Speaker Beth Harwell and Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles. Apart from the online backlash, it remains unclear whether Ortagus will actually enter the congressional contest. While she has begun reaching out to strategists and local party officials, she has yet to make a final decision. Ortagus, who has been working in the health-care industry since the Trump administration ended, has been living in the area for about a year. Whether she jumps in or not, the drama has taken center stage within Trump-world. During a Wednesday evening fundraiser at the Miami home of pro-Trump megadonor Peter Thiel, donors were abuzz about the skirmish, inquiring about how the endorsement had unfolded, according to several attendees. “Ortagus’ endorsement really came as a complete shock,” Bostic said. “My phone started blowing up.”
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