(January 10, 2021 at 4:14 pm)Spongebob Wrote:(January 10, 2021 at 2:22 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Nope, traitors would have been allowed in without Senate approval, provided they had never previously sworn to uphold the Constitution.
Boru
Yes, having taken an oath and then committed a traitorous act makes them a traitor. I'm using that word loosely as it says anyone who has engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same. My point is just that this was clearly meant to ban any person who had betrayed the state or nation through rebellion from taking any of those listed offices and NOT to kick someone out of office once in.
Read the first sentence - ‘No person shall be...’ etc. If an elected politician has taken an oath and then commits or abets an insurrection, wouldn’t it be unconstitutional for that person to remain in office?
Hypothetical: Senator Ted Cruz has taken an oath to uphold the Constitution. He has committed insurrection. How then is it legally permissible for him to remain in office?
Boru