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The Volokh Conspiracy: There is an ongoing debate over whether Donald Trump should be disqualified from holding public office in the future.
John Sutter : Section 3 states that "No person" can hold any state or federal office if they had previously held "any office, civil or military, under the United States , or under any State " and then "engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof" He says it seems obvious that the presidency is an "officeunder the U.S. ," and therefore that Trump can be disqualified, so long as he met other requirements of Section 3 .
Peter Bergen : Exclusion theory invalidates exclusion theory from text of the 1787 Constitution .
He says there is no evidence that, in 1868 , "office under the United States " was such a generally understood legal term of art.
Bergen says the Constitution 's language usage changes over time, and the relevant usage is at the time of enactment.
President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States , are mentioned separately from " all civil Officers " The president and VP are not purely "civil" officers; they are also military officers.
Separately listing the president and vice president precludes claims that their mixed civil-military status exempts them from impeachment.
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