Posted by Let’s begin with the legal definition of insurrection.
| 18 U.S. Code § 2383 – Rebellion or insurrection Whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States. (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 808; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.) [Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/ ] |
Clearly, there is no room for the ‘Trump legal two-step’ to argue against this definition being applied to his actions on January 6, 2021. His speech at the Ellipse incited and set on foot a rebellion and insurrection against the legal authority of the United States for the elected members of Congress to officially execute the electoral count of the 2020 Presidential Election. [To all Trump supporters, Citizen Trump led this insurrection.]
It isn’t clear how anyone can deny the guilt and dismiss the actions of Citizen Donald Trump. Regardless of his title, he remains a U.S. citizen and is subject to all the laws citizens must adhere to. If any Trump supporter gave the same speech at the Ellipse, they would have been fined and imprisoned for at least ten years (other charges carrying further imprisonment). As a citizen of the United States, even the President is not immune to this law. In case you have doubts,
| 10 U.S. Code § 253 – Interference with State and Federal law The President, by using the militia or the armed forces, or both, or by any other means, shall take such measures as he considers necessary to suppress, in a State, any insurrection, domestic violence, unlawful combination, or conspiracy, if it— (1) so hinders the execution of the laws of that State, and of the United States within the State, that any part or class of its people is deprived of a right, privilege, immunity, or protection named in the Constitution and secured by law, and the constituted authorities of that State are unable, fail, or refuse to protect that right, privilege, or immunity, or to give that protection; or (2) opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws. In any situation covered by clause (1), the State shall be considered to have denied the equal protection of the laws secured by the Constitution. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 15, § 333; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title X, § 1076(a)(1), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2404; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title X, § 1068(a)(1), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 325; renumbered § 253, Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1241(a)(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2497.) |
Let me reiterate,
(2)
opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws.
But wait, there’s more.
As President of the United States, the following Constitution article applies.
| ArtII.S3.1.3.1 Take Care Clause: Overview Article II, Section 3: He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper; he shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the United States. |
Exactly! … he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, i.e. Laws as stated above. In essence, he shall faithfully support, through his actions as a citizen, the very Laws he is supposed to defend.
I’m sorry. Are Trump supporters as intellectually deficient as the polls imply and liberal media report? Are the reporters and executives of Fox News and Newsmax in need of remedial reading and reporting? There is no support for Citizen Trump’s words and actions on January 6th. He is not capable (on so many levels) to be President of the United States [18 U.S. Code § 2383 – Rebellion or insurrection: and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States]
As I stated in Election 2024 Write-In Vote: Paul Ryan, “Write-in: Paul Ryan, an excellent choice for president in 2024”
“Good night and good luck” [Edward R. Murrow]
Joe Allen 