A judge appointed by Barack Obama has issued a decisive response to a lawsuit filed by a group that claims Donald Trump’s involvement in the U.S. Capitol attack renders him unfit for office.
Judge Robin L. Rosenberg ruled the plaintiffs, led by Boynton Beach attorney Lawrence Caplan, lacked standing to bring a federal lawsuit against the former president, citing the 14th Amendment’s restriction on insurrectionists holding office.
The Washington Times has more on Rosenberg’s response and the ensuing fallout:
“Plaintiffs lack standing to challenge defendant’s qualifications for seeking the presidency, as the injuries alleged are not cognizable and not particular to them,” the judge wrote.
Lawrence Caplan of Boynton Beach argued in a federal court filing with the Southern District of Florida that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution prevents someone from holding power in the U.S. government if that individual has rebelled against the government through an insurrection or aided its enemies.
In his filing, Mr. Caplan refers to it as the “disqualification clause” and says it can operate independently of criminal proceedings. But he noted that special counsel Jack Smith has indicted Mr. Trump over the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, and allegedly attempting to undermine the 2020 election.
The legal filing also noted Georgia prosecutors have charged the ex-president and his allies with election interference, among other allegations.
“President Trump’s efforts both in Washington, as well as in Georgia and perhaps other states, as well as the consequential assault on the U.S. Capitol, put Trump at the center of the disqualification clause, and as a result of which, make him ineligible to ever serve in federal office again,” Caplan added.
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This piece was first published in American Liberty News. Republished with permission.
Good for a judge that may actually have some sense!
GOP is naive. Do they really think they will win the election? With so many FBI, CIA and mafia clans of Clintons and Bidens being prosecuted? Why do you think they are already labelling any opposition as terrorist? They may even cancel election on the pretext of civil war initiated by those “terrorist groups as enemies” of US democracy voting for President Trump, including moms against porno, in our K12 schools. Check how it was done by communists’ countries with enemies of socialism, branding and dividing population before election. Identical tactic to usurp power, and GOP act as sheep lining up for county jail. Not even paper tigers. What you see is identical what you get i socialism. Kangaroo courts. This is only beginning. At the end you have all opposition in concentration slave labour camps, with their leaders dead. No opposition to even only one party is tolerated. They will never stop with president Trump.
Vote them all out. That is the only power we the people have and we must use it at the polls. Our country is on the verge of imploding because of the insane leftist ideas. They want our country to be a socialistic nation that they only can rule. We must not let that happen.
FJB
What these folks are forgetting is that Trump has been ACCUSED violating the 14th Amendment’s restriction on insurrectionists holding office. Unfortunately although the Democrats may not agree, in this country you are INNOCENT until proven guilty in a court of law. For info, when a grand jury hears a case, they only hear the prosecution side of the case … there is no testimony or questioning from the defense.
Victory Hooray
BRAVO to Judge Rosenberg !! A judge using FAIR common sense !!! Asswipe , butt plug using , dickhead , liberal jism swallowing Attorney Caplan , needs to get in line to kneel in front of Perv Biden and PACIFY !!!
All a judge has to do is implement our constitution and the rule of law in their decisions.