re: Pissassy and MSNBC's spin is that Trump was not cleared of insurrection.

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Can they even impeach a former President? I

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Impeachment has nothing to do with this scenario.

What is missing today is a statute similar to the Enforcement Act of 1870. Since there is no Congressional statute currently active, no person can be deemed ineligible to run for "insurrection" in the United States. Only when Congress passes another statute can the section become enforceable.

And for everyone asking about criminal charges, the Enforcement Act did not require criminal charges.

From the ruling yesterday:

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That Act authorized federal district attorneys to bring civil actions in federal court to remove anyone holding nonlegislative office—federal or state—in violation of Section 3, and made holding or attempting to hold office in violation of Section 3 a federal crime.

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