George Takei 
🏳️🌈🖖🏽When he tried to get his case transferred out of Georgia state court to federal court, Trump argued he was entitled to do that because he was a federal officer performing his official duties. But now that he’s facing removal from state ballots under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which forbids officers of the U.S. who have taken an oath to support the Constitution but engaged in insurrection from holding federal public office, he’s claiming he’s not an officer of the U.S. He can’t have it both ways.
Stuart Celarier ❌👑@georgetakei How is the Commander in Chief not a federal officer?
NancyAnn@VisualStuart @georgetakei
I wonder, could the founders not even conceive of such a criminal being elected president in the first place? Was it a failure of imagination?
I wonder, could the founders not even conceive of such a criminal being elected president in the first place? Was it a failure of imagination?
@nancyann @georgetakei I think you are on to something there.
@VisualStuart
They certainly could not have meant for a president to be above the law after waging a revolution against a king.
They certainly could not have meant for a president to be above the law after waging a revolution against a king.
Alun Jones@nancyann @VisualStuart Generations of immigrants, myself included, have had to answer questions to ensure we understand the basic foundation of the country, prior to becoming naturalised citizens.
"What is 'The Rule of Law'" was one of the ones I was asked. https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/questions-and-answers/100q.txt#:~:text=12.%20What%20is%20the%20%22rule%20of%20law%22%3F
I sometimes feel like it should be possible for an incoming citizen to battle an existing citizen, in a Civics Bee, with citizenship on the line. Get some people educated, perhaps.
"What is 'The Rule of Law'" was one of the ones I was asked. https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/questions-and-answers/100q.txt#:~:text=12.%20What%20is%20the%20%22rule%20of%20law%22%3F
I sometimes feel like it should be possible for an incoming citizen to battle an existing citizen, in a Civics Bee, with citizenship on the line. Get some people educated, perhaps.
TisTree@ftp_alun @nancyann @VisualStuart Or better yet, require that presidential candidates pass the citizenship test before they run for office.
@VisualStuart @ftp_alun @nancyann And it wouldn’t be a bad idea to require passing the citizenship test as a prerequisite for high school graduation.
@TisTree You have my vote.