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J_William_Ryan

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4. "It's very clearly there in the 14th Amendment."
Sun Sep 22, 2024, 02:05 PM
Sep 2024

What’s clear in the 14th Amendment is that Congress is authorized to enact legislation to enforce Section 3 – which Congress has failed to do.

So yes, it’s possible to pass legislation whereby convicted felons and insurrectionists are ineligible to run for public office – the problem is Republicans would oppose such legislation.

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