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BETSY MCCAUGHEY: Democrats Are Trashing The Constitution Just To Get Trump
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Betsy McCaughey
Betsy McCaughey is a former lieutenant governor of New York and author of “Beating Obamacare.”
September 06, 2023 2:02 PM ET
Innocent until proven guilty. That’s a fundamental right in America, at least until now.
Anti-Trump groups determined to disqualify the leading Republican candidate for president are urging state election officials across the U.S. to remove Donald Trump from the ballot, claiming he’s an “insurrectionist.” They’re citing an arcane clause in the 14th Amendment, written after the Civil War, that disqualifies anyone who “engaged in insurrection” against the United States from holding public office.
Here’s the hitch. Trump has never been convicted of insurrection, and none of his prosecutors — not Jack Smith nor Fani Willis — is charging him with insurrection. The House of Representatives impeached him, accusing him of insurrection, but he was acquitted.
So, zero convictions, one acquittal. Even so, left-wing group Free Speech For People has sent letters to state election officials, including the co-chairs of the New York State Board of Elections, labeling Trump an insurrectionist and telling these officials they have a duty to remove Trump from the ballot, just as they would be obligated to remove any presidential aspirant who had not reached the age of 35 or was not a natural born citizen. (RELATED: BETSY MCCAUGHEY: New York Leaders Pretend Not To Notice While America’s Greatest City Falls Apart)
Under this scheme, if Trump wants to be on the ballot, he’ll have to go to court and prove his innocence. In short, guilty until proven innocent.
That’s as un-American as it gets. Whether you like Trump or loathe him, you should be concerned.
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley calls it “the single most dangerous constitutional theory I’ve seen in decades.”
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READ MORE: https://dailycaller.com/2023/09/06/opinion-democrats-are-trashing-the-constitution-just-to-get-trump-betsy-mccaughey/
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