Clay T<p>"Congress has the power to block Trump from taking office, but lawmakers must act now"</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDbCiNMmorw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=aDbCiNMmorw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://home.social/@markreckons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>markreckons</span></a></span> in conversation with former attorney Richard Greene (the “Civics Dean”) explaining the <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/disqualification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disqualification</span></a> under <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/14thAmendmentSectionThree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>14thAmendmentSectionThree</span></a> including a discussion of Trump v. Anderson and Congress’ role under the <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ElectoralCountAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectoralCountAct</span></a> (as amended 2022).</p><p>My take-away from the interview: Thompson & Greene agree that it’s not going to happen: i.e., Trump will be inaugurated on <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Jan20" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jan20</span></a> , but <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> should act on their Constitutional duty and object to his Electoral votes on the grounds that the <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PresidentElect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentElect</span></a> is an adjudicated <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/insurrectionist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insurrectionist</span></a></p><p>See the <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/JessicaDenson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JessicaDenson</span></a> led <a href="https://nowmarch.org/plan-your-trip/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">nowmarch.org/plan-your-trip/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> for details of the peaceful protest to be held in <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/WashingtonDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonDC</span></a> on January 3-5</p><p>The photograph is of <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/poet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poet</span></a> Amanda Gorman reading her <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> “The Hill we Climb” at the <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Inauguration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inauguration</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/President" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>President</span></a> Joseph R. Biden, United States <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Capitol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitol</span></a> January 20, 2021. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/14thNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>14thNow</span></a></p>