It was such a ridiculous ruling. We even have the literal discussions from congress when it passed. Someone asked what about president, and another senator replied hey look we said all offices, how much more clear could it be.
From the congressional record at that time:
“Why did you omit to exclude them?” asked Maryland Democratic Sen. Reverdy Johnson. [in reference to president and vice president]
Maine’s Lot Morrill jumped in to clarify.
“Let me call the Senator’s attention to the words ‘or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States,’” Morrill said, ending the discussion on that point.
Actually, you totally can. It’s just if you’ve sworn an oath to defend the Constitution and then used the benefits of the position that required that commitment to try to overthrow the government…Then you are not allowed. Any of those J6 morons that hadn’t sworn such an oath are still allowed to hold office.
If you participate in insurrection, you are not allowed to hold any office in the United States… except the highest apparently.
Clearly what they intended. /s
It was such a ridiculous ruling. We even have the literal discussions from congress when it passed. Someone asked what about president, and another senator replied hey look we said all offices, how much more clear could it be.
From the congressional record at that time:
“Why did you omit to exclude them?” asked Maryland Democratic Sen. Reverdy Johnson. [in reference to president and vice president]
Maine’s Lot Morrill jumped in to clarify.
“Let me call the Senator’s attention to the words ‘or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States,’” Morrill said, ending the discussion on that point.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/what-the-framers-said-about-the-14th-amendments-disqualification-clause-analysis/ar-AA1mduxW
Actually, you totally can. It’s just if you’ve sworn an oath to defend the Constitution and then used the benefits of the position that required that commitment to try to overthrow the government…Then you are not allowed. Any of those J6 morons that hadn’t sworn such an oath are still allowed to hold office.