Jacob Chansley, sentenced to three years for his role in the Capitol riots, will run as a libertarian in Arizona.

  • @Fal
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    38 months ago

    Can you point out exactly what makes him ineligible? Even if everyone agreed that it was an insurrection, point out where it would bar him.

    • TheaoneAndOnly27
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      38 months ago

      You bring up an interesting point, and I’ll admit I am not a constitutional lawyer. But section 3 of the 14th amendment says that hey couldn’t have sworn to uphold the Constitution prior to attempting insurrection. Thats how they are framing it for Trump too because he swore to uphold the Constitution when he came into office. I don’t know if Chansley had done the same or if that would make a difference.

      • @[email protected]
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        198 months ago

        He was in the military. I definitely remember swearing an oath to uphold the constitution when I enlisted. Section 3 should bar him no problem.

        • TheaoneAndOnly27
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          58 months ago

          Oh, I didn’t know that about him. I’ll be honest I have not followed his story very closely.

    • FuglyDuck
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      8 months ago

      Can’t work from home when that home is a federal prison.

      He was sentenced for 3 years. (Which is a joke, but that’s besides the point.)

      And he’s ex military which means the 14th applies