14th Amendment Document With Iphone In Contra Costa
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Fourteenth Amendment of the US Constitution -- Rights Guaranteed: Privileges and Immunities of Citizenship, Due Process, and Equal Protection. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and the State wherein they reside.
In the wake of President-elect Donald Trump's Election Day victory, many people are referencing Section 3 of the 14th Amendment — which says that elected officials who participate in insurrection can be disqualified from office.
Section 3 Senate The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof, for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote.
Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment focuses on the way individual citizens are counted to determine electoral power for the states. The previous Thirteenth Amendment eliminated the Three-Fifths Clause in Article I of the Constitution, as every slave in the United States had been legally freed.
On June 16, 1866, the House Joint Resolution proposing the 14th Amendment to the Constitution was submitted to the states. On July 28, 1868, the 14th amendment was declared, in a certificate of the Secretary of State, ratified by the necessary 28 of the 37 States, and became part of the supreme law of the land.
In fact, the self-executing nature of Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment is even clearer because it speaks directly to Congress's role, which is that Congress may remove a disqualification that results from the prohibition on insurrectionists serving as government officials.
Amend. XIV, § 3. Section 3 further provides that Congress may remove the bar from an otherwise disqualifed person by a two-thirds vote in each House.
No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State ...
Individuals seeking access to court records in Contra Costa County can use one of the following search options: Court Clerk's Office: Members of the public can visit the clerk of the courthouse where the case was filed to request access to specific court records.
Please email Contra Costa County Communications Director Kristi Jourdan at Kristi.Jourdan@contracostatv or call 925-313-1180 if you need assistance finding the right department or person.
