The US Congress has been called upon to prevent Donald Trump from coming to power.
This statement was made by lawyers Evan Davis and David Schult.
In an article for the authoritative newspaper The Hill , they explained how members of Congress can disrupt a politician's rise to power.
They cited Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, which prohibits rebels from holding public office.
The authors of the article call Trump an insurrectionist and recall his second impeachment in 2021, the trial in Colorado, and the storming of the Capitol.
Lawyers believe that these facts indicate not only the incitement of the crowd, but also the escalation of aggression.
Davis and Schulte pointed out that members of Congress have the unique authority to reject electoral votes for candidates who have violated the Constitution.
Trump could circumvent the amendment if his disqualification is challenged by a 2/3 vote in each house of Congress.
Lawyers urged congressional Democrats to show decisiveness.
In their view, this is not about politics, but about protecting democratic institutions and the rule of law.
Trump responded with irony that the lawyers themselves were calling for the very thing they were accusing him of: "Is Hill trying to organize an insurrection?"
