From the traitors at MSNBCROCK [1]
“The Disqualification Clause of the 14th Amendment
Colorado and Maine both cite what is known as the Disqualification Clause (Section 3 of the 14th Amendment) as their basis for removing Trump from their state’s primary ballots. Section 3 of the 14th Amendment stipulates:
No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.
As Snopes has previously explained, there are two basic requirements for disqualification that stem from this clause. The first is that the person has “previously taken an oath” at any state or federal level “to support the Constitution of the United States.” The second requirement is that the person had “engaged in insurrection or rebellion against” the Constitution or had “given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.”
Sorry for getting in the way but, Democrats’ continual disregard for any part of The Constitution they don’t like:
Fifth Amendment [2]
“No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.”
The violation in using the evil clause of the 14th Amendment is in the 5th Amendment. If ‘the 14th Amendment’s second requirement, that the person had “engaged in insurrection or rebellion against”‘ requires due process of law. Innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Sedition is resistance to lawful authority. It certainly requires knowledge of such violation. I find it very hard to believe Colorado’s Supreme Court Justices never heard of the FIFTH AMENDMENT.
The 14th Amendment is the weapon. The 5th Amendment is the sacrifice.
[1] https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/how-the-14th-amendment-could-prevent-trump-from-appearing-on-state-ballots/ar-AA1mwnwP
[2] https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/fifth_amendment