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Stephen Colbert exposed the flaws in the Supreme Court's 14th Amendment reasoning with a single joke.
Colbert said:
.The judges claim that since different states have different standards for what qualifies as rebellion, conflicting state outcomes would lead to chaos. Yes, the Supreme Court knows you can't let states decide who goes on their ballots. States are too busy dictating that life begins in the freezer section. Next to pearl onions. You know. life. so. still,
Here's SCOTUS's reasoning. The majority says that by disqualifying the Congress candidate, the law is passed. OK, quick question. If Congress decides to pass a law to disqualify a candidate for rebellion, what if he sends his mob to attack Congress to stop that law from being passed? Will this count as rebellion? Or will they have to pass more legislation on this before the next mob shows up? I'm just asking because clearly you guys haven't given the subject any thought. Well, you have to think about it. There are stairs.
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Colbert is correct. The Supreme Courtroom is seemingly dwelling a fantasy the place Congress is ready to move legal guidelines. What if Congress tried to move laws however the President despatched a mob into the Capitol to cease it?
It’s nearly as if January 6 by no means occurred within the eyes of the Supreme Courtroom.
The nation should have the flexibility to disqualify rebels earlier than they arrive to energy.
Though the Courtroom was proper, a patchwork answer could be inviting chaos, however it’s unrealistic to anticipate the present Congress to do something.
When an rebel can keep away from a SCOTUS treatment by rebelling, it exhibits there are quite a lot of holes within the excessive courtroom's plan.
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