The above is a lightly edited summary version of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and it means that any talk by Donald Trump of seeking another term as president is just that – talk.
Nor can he hold any other office, federal or state. He may indeed seek a political office, but that would be a waste of time and effort, since he could not take office, unless Congress, “by a two-thirds vote of each House, remove such disability.”
That’s a direct quote of the Constitution. And that, of course, raises the issue of whether Trump succeeds first in winning election to any office, and second whether Congress, by a two-thirds vote, says it’s okay.
Unless, of course, the candidate incites another “insurrection or rebellion,” as the Constitution puts it, and succeeds in overturning the existing government of the United States and thereby takes power.
If so, say farewell to the government system in America that has been in place since 1789.
John T. Harding writes on a variety of topics.
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