2 posts tagged ‘Political Controversy’
Trump's J6 legal defense: he never swore to support the Constitution, despite taking an oath to protect it
Boing Boing,
In MAGA land, where lies are cherished sacraments, Trump is the god-emperor of prevarication. He is so used to getting away with telling fibs that he forgets that people who haven't been brainwashed won't give him a free pass. For example, Trump's lawyers argue that the former President is exempt from Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which reads as follows: No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. — Read the rest
Speaker Mike Johnson is flying a Christian nationalist flag outside his office
Newly elected Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Mike Johnson (R-LA), recently started flying a Christian nationalist flag outside his office. Known as the Pine Tree Flag, Appeal to Heaven Flag, or the Washington Cruiser Flag, it has been around since the Revolutionary War. — Read the rest