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After the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that former US President Donald Trump - the heavy favorite to win the Republican nomination, should be removed from the ballot under the 14th Amendment, Republicans in red states started threatening to reciprocate by removing current US President Joe Biden from the ballot.
The 14th Amendment, ratified after the Civil War, disbars anyone who has taken an oath of Office and then engaged in “insurrection or rebellion against [the US], or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof,” from holding office, though officials and generals who worked for the Confederate States were given amnesty four years after its ratification.
Trump has not been charged or found guilty of insurrection or rebellion. In the case related to his actions during and before the January 6, 2021 riots on the Capitol building, Trump was charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding and conspiracy against rights, but not insurrection or rebellion.
The Colorado Supreme Court stayed the ruling, expecting an appeal to the US Supreme Court. On Tuesday, Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick suggested Biden could be removed from the ballot in Texas because of his handling of immigration at the southern US Border.
“Seeing what happened in Colorado tonight … makes me think — except we believe in democracy in Texas — maybe we should take Joe Biden off the ballot in Texas for allowing 8 million people to cross the border since he’s been president, disrupting our state far more than anything anyone else has done in recent history,” Patrick said during an interview with US media.
At this rate, the 2024 election could prove to be the world’s first without any major candidates on the ballot.
https://sputnikglobe.com/20231222/no-trump-no-biden-no-election-1115757550.html
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- By Gus Leonisky at 25 Dec 2023 - 5:49am
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WHAT FOLLOWS IS PROBABLY A YOUNG STUDENT'S ANALYSIS OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR WHICH LED TO THE 14TH AMENDMENT....
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Not only did European countries aid in the war for economic reasons, they also fought because they had relationships with people fighting in America. Many letters were written to family ties in England from soldiers in America. For example a letter from a Union officer was sent to his Aunt. This letter was an interesting example on why some foreign countries may have stayed neutral during the war.
It talked about the war and how they were wishing to see each other, and about what is going on in the war. In this letter he talks about his desire to return home because the business of war is tough. They wouldn't have wanted to fight each other. Therefore, they stayed out of the war (Martin). Britain justified a closer relationship with their cotton suppliers, the confederacy. (Sideman, Belle Becker, and Lillian Friedman. Europe)
Often, when people traded valuable goods, they created a bond with each other. They became allies, so they did not wish to fight against each other. It is not to be forgotten that the South had stronger ties with Europe through cotton. (Sideman, Belle Becker, and Lillian Friedman. Europe). Not only were the ties through trade, but also through family. Letters were written to family members in England. For example a letter from Hemy Brooks Adams to his brother in London writes, “To a foreigner or to anyone not interested in it, the account must be laughable in the extreme, but the disgrace is frightful” (Letter). These family ties had a huge impact on whether people wished to fight in the war or not. Relationships were a big reason why Europe decided to remain neutral during the American Civil War.
Obviously the American Civil War was enormously impacted by the interference of foreign countries. They influenced it by remaining neutral and providing some indirect assistance. Both the North and the South turned to European powers for aid. If Europe had not supplied the Confederates with ships, they would have been at a disadvantage of having fewer supplies. If countries like England had decided to send troops to America to fight, the tides would have turned.
https://www.gilderlehrman.org/sites/default/files/inline-pdfs/Molly%20Yost.pdf
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