• IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    As I mentioned elsewhere, the amendment was written the way it was to bar ALL members of the Confederacy from elected office after the Civil War ended. They engaged in insurrection so they were disqualified. They weren’t all brought to trial afterwards and convicted of anything.

    • Jordan Lund@lemmy.one
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      1 year ago

      Forswearing the states and joining the Confederacy was a provable action though.

      You can’t prove Trump engaged in insurrection without a conviction, and, again, “Well, just LOOK at him!” is not a valid legal argument.