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Palm Beach County lawyer files legal challenge to disqualify Trump from 2024 presidential race

Palm Beach County lawyer files legal challenge to disqualify Trump from 2024 presidential race

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Maybe this will open some floodgates
- One can only hope…
The difference between Trump and the other guy removed from office because of 1/6:
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/judge-removes-local-official-engaging-jan-insurrection/story?id=89463597
Is that that guy had actually been convicted. Hasn't happened for Trump... yet.
My expectation would be that because Trump's case has not yet been adjudicated, he still has the premise of innocent until proven guilty, and until such time, he's still qualified.
- The law literally spells out the process, and it's exactly opposite: not qualified unless a 2/3 majority of each house of Congress clears him. Of course, it doesn't matter what the law says because the Supreme Court is playing Calvinball anyways, but yeah
  
  The 14th spells out the process:
  Anyone is disqualified if they took an oath and subsequently "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."
  The problem is, until Trump is convicted, we can't DEFINITIVELY say he engaged in insurrection or rebellion. The evidence is there, and it needs to be heard in a court of law.
  The other dude who got bounced out of office WAS convicted, there was no question that he engaged in insurrection or rebellion.
  American law isn't based on "Well, everyone knows he's guilty."
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