Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution bars from office any public official involved in an insurrection. Can legal reasoning withstand political reality when it comes to Donald Trump?
Former President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago estate Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Palm Beach, Fla.
Equal protection under the law. That's the best-known part of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution bars from office any public official involved in an insurrection. "This was written to keep former officials who joined the Confederacy from returning to office unless Congress gave them a waiver or exemption," Gerard MaglioccaCan legal reasoning withstand political reality when it comes to Donald Trump?
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