# Have the winds shifted at DOJ?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-the-winds-shifted-at-doj/966687>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [June 23, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-the-winds-shifted-at-doj/966687 "2022-06-23T18:09:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-the-winds-shifted-at-doj/966687/41 "2022-06-27T18:17:44Z")

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> [@Atamasama](#):
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> What if due to some legal loophole there are no legal consequences, but it’s still patently obvious (maybe even through public admission) that they engaged in insurrection or aided insurrectionists. In that case, perhaps the person might still be considered ineligible to hold office.

The current SCOTUS would give them a 👍 Move along, nothing to see here.

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**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-the-winds-shifted-at-doj/966687/42 "2022-06-27T20:42:26Z")

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> [@Atamasama](#):
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> What if due to some legal loophole

Such as the one I just mentioned, requiring an _act of Congress_ to enforce that section.

~Max

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**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-the-winds-shifted-at-doj/966687/43 "2022-06-27T22:00:01Z")

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Ok. It’s big. Lots of low hanging fruit. If only they’d go after the people that instigated the insurrection.

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**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-the-winds-shifted-at-doj/966687/44 "2022-06-27T23:40:57Z")

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> [@snowthx](#):
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> > [@Turki-lurki](#):
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> > Arrested? No, no! Convicted and imprisoned.
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> Arrested, **frog-marched El Chapo-style** , convicted, and imprisoned.

Arrested, frog-marched El Chapo-style, convicted and imprisoned **and then wheeled out annually _ala_ Hannibal Lecter on a dolly, complete with mask.**

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