On Tuesday, retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig appeared on MSNBC’s “Deadline” and argued that the U.S. Constitution disqualifies former President Donald Trump from holding public office again.
Luttig poorly argued, “Our Constitution is written for the most part in broad, open-ended capacious language that in which the restraints on our government are defined, and our rights and liberties as Americans are defined in broadest principle. On the other end of that continuum of language in our Constitution are much more specific provisions akin to statutes in which the Constitution defines, for instance, the qualifications for the presidency of the United States.
He continued, “One of those qualifications is that the president must be 35 years of age. The disqualification provision of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, and, therefore, the imposition of that qualification for the presidency, is stated in perhaps the clearest language possible in the Constitution. It is unmistakable applicable to the former president and his role in activities on January 6.”
Luttig added, “The question is not whether the Section 3 of the 14th Amendment applies to the former president. It unquestionably does. The questions that the Supreme Court must decide eventually are rather more technical Constitutional questions. For instance, whether the clause is self-executing and which particular officials are in a position to challenge the qualification of the former president. But in terms of the process, the process is quite clear. I believe to a certainty that there will be secretaries of states in several of the states who will decline to place the former president on the ballot, arguing that he is unqualified by virtue of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.”
Sounds like a broken record to me. Trump’s opposition heard the 14th Amendment and decided to take it out of context and run with it.
Just like Republican presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson appearing on CNN’s “State of the Union” over the weekend and making the exact same argument. He claimed that the 14th Amendment disqualifies Trump from being president again because January 6th violated the Constitution.
“I’m not even sure he’s qualified to be the next president of the United States. And so you can’t be asking us to support somebody that’s not perhaps even qualified under our Constitution. And I’m referring to the 14th Amendment. A number of legal scholars said that he is disqualified because of his actions on January 6,” Hutchinson said.
"You can't be asking us to support [Trump] who is perhaps not even qualified."
GOP presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson speaks with CNN's Kasie Hunt about qualifying for the first debate and whether he will sign the pledge to support the eventual nominee. @CNNSotu #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/4e6JrMBsvi
— CNN (@CNN) August 20, 2023
But a Father, a Familyman can have incest with his daughter and more than likely his sons too, can steal, cheat and become rich in off shore accounts for committing treason and a Coup and frankly committing insurrection against A SITTING PRESIDENT and thats Ok in your book of demonic behavior or Rules For Radicals?
Go home and go to bed. Repent and grow up because obviously you are either an anti christ or a poor listener
yet yall ready to let a idoit like Biden be president. the only problem with Trump is one of the democrats makings. they know Trump can and will fix the country once again after the democrats f#ck ups that cost us so much. they can’t and won’t amitt to anything about that. if Trump wins, they lose everything they spent so much time f#cking up. they lose the power they stold with election fraud. everything they tryed to blame on Trump is really their own doings. lies to cover up their own corruption.
It seems that Mr. Luttig is as demented and deranged as Joe Biden, and Hutchinson is displaying his RINO credentials for appearing on one of the branches of the DNC/Dem propaganda arm, CNN.
The thing is, there was not any insurrection! An insurrection is is a revolt against civil authority or the government. The events of January 6th did not meet the standards of a revolt. In a revolt there is a take over ar at least an attempt to take over the government. The crowd didn’t even take control of the capitol building much less the government. It did not even reach the level of a riot. At most it was a protest that got out of hand. Labeling this as an insurrection is dishonest and politically motivated to squelch opposition.
“Retired” and “Appearing on MSNBC” tell you it is Liberal HORSECRAP!
Taking section 3 of the 14th Amendment out of context is all the Left’s doing. The Left’s second Impeachment attempt on Trump ended in an Acquittal of all charges. The Second Impeachment attempt in and of itself, was illegal as the Chief Justice refused to preside over an Impeachment of an Executive already Out of Office.
Getting down to brass tacks, because the Chief Justice refused to preside, the second Impeachment was null and void from its start, as there is No Constitutional Provision for the Chief Justice’s role to be deferred or assumed by any other officer of the US Government. The Constitution does not allow that role to be filled by anyone but the Chief Justice, period.
Not retired, but stupid! And a dumb democrat!
how does he breathe with his head up his @$$?
This guy is a federal judge? It goes to show you what kind of people we have in high levels of government right now. They are either corrupt, stupid, on the take or all of the above. This is Joe Biden’s government and why our country is in serious trouble. It is also why the democrat leaders attack SCOTUS.
Let us suspend credulity for a moment. Pretend J6 was not a false flag orchestrated by the left, pretend that the instigators, like Ray Epps, were not plants put there to incite violence and let us pretend that, as the democRATS claim, J6 was President Trump’s doing. What was the goal of those supposed Trump supporters? Even the left says they were attempting to stop the certification of the election.
Attempting to put a stop to a presidential election that we are convinced was fraudulent is not insurrection, it is patriotism.
Sorry judge Luttig, J6 does not meet the definition an insurrection, thus 14A section 3 does not apply
Just another commiecrat judge gum flapping.
All I see is another liberal judge gum flapping.
he is another ahole who thinks they can do what ever they want and keep fking the American people and America..not gonna happen not with TRUMP in the whitehouse,.,the proof is massive and these corrupt judges wouldnot even do their job and over turn that rigged election…should never have happened..it doesnot effect these corrupt judges they still get their salaries of hundred of thousands of dollars why the American people live pay check to pay check..TRUMP will stop them from robbing the American people and America any longer..that is why they dont want TRUMP in the whitehouse they all know their days are numbered..plus they wont be getting their full salaries like they made their own laws that they do when they all retire..that will all stop for all of these crooks..
your a jerk of a federal judge corrupt Luttig anyone with a full brain knows dang well these corrupt government workers including you will do anything to try and stop TRUMP from getting back into the whitehouse..but yet you and your corrupt judges allowed a rigged election which the proof is massive to let that crooked nut case child molester biden who is a predator… biden if anyone belongs in jail NOT TRUMP… give me a fking break moron…TRUMP didnot do anything wrong… you and your corrupt cronies know dam well that TRUMP is coming after all these corrupt maggots and putting their asses in jail which should have been done along time ago..biden is a predator..proven fact that sex traffician with children is massive high since even more that crook biden is in the whitehouse destroying America..so go suck a duck..TRUMP will be president and the American people will make sure that does happen..no matter what BULLSH*T YOU AND YOUR CORRUPT CRONIES TRY AND PULL TO MAKE IT WHERE TRUMP CANT RUN….HE HAS DONE NOTHING WRONG….RIGGED ELECTION THE PROOF IS MASSIVE AND YET THESE SCUMBAGS ARENOT PUT IN JAIL….. give me a break Luttig..your the corrupt lowlife too..FJB… and you too!!!!
Even if Jan 6, 2021 constitutes an insurrection under the 14th amendment, that only disqualifies those proven to has engaged in the insurrection. To date, NO ONE has been charged with insurrection in connection to the events on that date.
In order to have even a WEAK argument that Donald Trump lead an insurrection, there has to have been an insurrection for him to have lead.
Given that the breach of the Capitol began BEFORE the end of his speech, it is a major stretch to claim it prompted the actions.