Post #4925 by bighairymike on the US Policy board

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And in particular, it disqualifies former President Donald Trump, and potentially many others, because of their participation in the attempted overthrow of the 2020 presidential election.

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This includes the rules against bills of attainder or ex post facto laws, the Due Process Clause, and even the free speech principles of the First Amendment.

I don't buy that Due Process can be so haphazardly set aside as this so called legal scholar opines.

Assuming the rest of it a correct interpretation, then it seems that Trump would not be disqualified until and unless a court, followed by all the expected appeals, ultimately decides Trump did "participate" in an insurrection or rebellion. That is not a given despite how much Professor Paulson hates Trump.

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