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jimmydean

The Official Meat of Ridemonkey
Sep 10, 2001
43,365
15,494
Portland, OR

jimmydean

The Official Meat of Ridemonkey
Sep 10, 2001
43,365
15,494
Portland, OR

A post-Civil War provision of the 14th Amendment says any American official who takes an oath to uphold the Constitution is disqualified from holding any future office if they “engaged in insurrection or rebellion.” However, the Constitution does not spell out how to enforce this ban and it has only been applied twice since the late 1800s, when it was used extensively against former Confederates