2. The Constitution of the United States, art. 1, s. 8. gives power to congress " to provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions." 3. By the act of Congress of the 28th of February, 1795, 1 Story's L. U. ...
The answer may depend on the definition of insurrection. Liberal groups have filed lawsuits inColorado,Minnesotaandother statestobar Trump from the ballot, citing a rarely used constitutional prohibition against holding office for those who swore an oath to uphold the Constitution but then “engaged i...
[s]”—that, in the president’s judgment, have interfered or would interfere with the enforcement of federal laws in any state (§252) or have effectively deprived citizens of their rights under the U.S. Constitution (§253). These and other provisions of Chapter 13 of the U.S. Code...
Washington— TheSupreme Court is poised to hear argumentson Thursday in a milestone case over whether former President Donald Trump is eligible for theprimary and general election ballotsunder the Constitution's insurrection clause, which marks the high court's most direct involvement in a presidential...
The case will pivot on whether the Jan. 6 attack meets the meaning of "insurrection" in the 14th Amendment. It will also hinge on whether Trump's action meets the definition of "engaging" and whether the rarely used provision was meant to apply to the presidency. ...
Before administering the oath, the new recruits are reminded of its significance in order for them to understand what they are swearing to. Part of the oath states that they will swear to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and...
There is no address in the US Constitution regarding the number of Supreme Court “judges” or justices other than, by the use of the definite article, implying one, in the phrase “the Chief Justice, referenced above. That’s all there is about the “supreme Court,” its ...
We should pursue either a constitutional amendment which overcomes any language in the Constitution, or a statute, if the other scholars are right that it’s within Congress’ authority. What matters is the underlying policy.” Cruz was then asked, “if you have a husband and a wife who ...
2. The Constitution of the United States, art. 1, s. 8. gives power to congress " to provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions." 3. By the act of Congress of the 28th of February, 1795, 1 Story's L. U...
All he sees and thinks is, “those conservatives are all Bible-thumbers” (or, I imagine, Tonakh-thumpers), and therefore by definition have nothing of logical or factual interest to say. Whether you or I agree with this is not the question. In my experience, even very intelligent ...