Thank you for sharing your expertise in many forms of media and educating your audiences. I've been reading many of your articles since the start of the 2020 Election cycle and purchased two of your books this year for myself and then bought more copies to give as Christmas presents recently. You are truly a talented author, and I am very excited to hear that you are working on another book currently. Equally, I am looking forward to your work on this platform!
Please excuse me if this is not appropriate for this forum, but I would like to hear your opinion on a few arguments raised in the Colorado Supreme Court case, Anderson v Griswold, and also during the Secretary of Maine's hearing on Trump's eligibility under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. I apologize if this is an inappropriate request and understand that you are a working on important matters and that your time may be better served on less frivolous tasks.
I am unaware if you have written about the "originalist" arguments pertaining to whether or not Section 3 of the 14th Amendment applies to the presidency and would very much like to hear your opinion. The majority opinion by the Colorado Supreme Court make a few of these originalist arguments between pages 76 - 79 within a section titled, 1. The President Is an Office Under the United States. Here, the Justices reference speeches by Representative McKee, a back-and-forth between Senators Reverdy Johnson and Lot Morrill, content from newspapers and journals during the Reconstruction era and a bill passed by Congress that all speak to the sentiment of the time being that Section 3 does pertain to the President. The majority continue to argue additional originalist arguments on pages 79 - 84 within the section, 2. The President is an Officer Under the United States. This section suggests a common understanding at the time was that the president is an Officer under the US, describes the opinions of Attorney General Stanbery and references statements by Senators by several Senators. Likewise, Professor Magliocca presented in the Secretary of Maine's hearing similar and different originalist arguments.
Do you find these originalist ideas compelling and valid, Professor Foley? Again, no problem whatsoever if you do not have the time to respond to my inquiry. I will still remain a Foley fan and loyal reader of your works.
I also wanted to share a perspective of mine about Section 3. It seems to me that when Trump's lawyers argue that Sec 3 is not applicable to the presidency because the president is not an "Officer of the United States" but an "Officer of the Constitution" that this would also imply that a state governor would be an "Officer of the Constitution and State Constitution," and therefore would also be exempt. Governors often take oaths that use similar language as the Presidential Oath to "preserve, protect and defend" the Constitution and the state's Constitution. Probably a weak argument on my behalf.
Thank you very much Professor Foley for all the work and time you devote to ensuring our democracy runs smoothly!!!
Hello Professor Foley!
Thank you for sharing your expertise in many forms of media and educating your audiences. I've been reading many of your articles since the start of the 2020 Election cycle and purchased two of your books this year for myself and then bought more copies to give as Christmas presents recently. You are truly a talented author, and I am very excited to hear that you are working on another book currently. Equally, I am looking forward to your work on this platform!
Please excuse me if this is not appropriate for this forum, but I would like to hear your opinion on a few arguments raised in the Colorado Supreme Court case, Anderson v Griswold, and also during the Secretary of Maine's hearing on Trump's eligibility under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. I apologize if this is an inappropriate request and understand that you are a working on important matters and that your time may be better served on less frivolous tasks.
I am unaware if you have written about the "originalist" arguments pertaining to whether or not Section 3 of the 14th Amendment applies to the presidency and would very much like to hear your opinion. The majority opinion by the Colorado Supreme Court make a few of these originalist arguments between pages 76 - 79 within a section titled, 1. The President Is an Office Under the United States. Here, the Justices reference speeches by Representative McKee, a back-and-forth between Senators Reverdy Johnson and Lot Morrill, content from newspapers and journals during the Reconstruction era and a bill passed by Congress that all speak to the sentiment of the time being that Section 3 does pertain to the President. The majority continue to argue additional originalist arguments on pages 79 - 84 within the section, 2. The President is an Officer Under the United States. This section suggests a common understanding at the time was that the president is an Officer under the US, describes the opinions of Attorney General Stanbery and references statements by Senators by several Senators. Likewise, Professor Magliocca presented in the Secretary of Maine's hearing similar and different originalist arguments.
Do you find these originalist ideas compelling and valid, Professor Foley? Again, no problem whatsoever if you do not have the time to respond to my inquiry. I will still remain a Foley fan and loyal reader of your works.
I also wanted to share a perspective of mine about Section 3. It seems to me that when Trump's lawyers argue that Sec 3 is not applicable to the presidency because the president is not an "Officer of the United States" but an "Officer of the Constitution" that this would also imply that a state governor would be an "Officer of the Constitution and State Constitution," and therefore would also be exempt. Governors often take oaths that use similar language as the Presidential Oath to "preserve, protect and defend" the Constitution and the state's Constitution. Probably a weak argument on my behalf.
Thank you very much Professor Foley for all the work and time you devote to ensuring our democracy runs smoothly!!!
Sincerely,
Joe Wilson