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The cheater as ineligible for office

jeudi 27 avril 2023 à 15:03

Robert Reich: the corrupter should be barred from running for office because of his involvement in attempted insurrection.

The article uses the word "treason" to describe this. In everyday informal terms, that word fits; but it is better to be precise in this context, because the Constitution gives a definition of "treason" which is much narrower: fighting against the US on behalf of an enemy country. For clarity, we should say "insurrection".