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2/2: #POTUS: The 14th Amendment and insurrection. Richard Epstein, The Hoover Institution

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2/2: #POTUS: The 14th Amendment and insurrection. Richard Epstein, The Hoover Institution
https://www.wsj.com/articles/was-trump-an-officer-of-the-united-states-constitution-14th-amendment-50b7d26?mod=opinion_lead_pos5

1923

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I'm John Batsu with my colleague, Professor Richard Epstein, commenting on an article in the

0:40.6

Wall Street Journal editorial page I recommend by Judge McCasey about the Section 3, 14th

0:46.2

Amendment, disqualification from holding office.

0:49.7

There are many careful words here, and the Professor has explicated some of them, especially

0:54.6

office and officer, but we come to a big, great, big word that is more out of romantic

1:00.0

fiction than it is out of my understanding of how business is done in Washington.

1:04.7

The word is insurrection.

1:06.7

Shall I have engaged an insurrection or rebellion against the Constitution of the United

1:11.5

States or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof?

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Professor, you are about to explicate insurrection.

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It's a great, big word.

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