SCOTUS Rules Constitutions’ DQ Clause Can’t Keep Trump Off Ballot - TPM – Talking Points Memo

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@califdemdreamer

That the ruling was unanimous is a bit troubling.

Eminently predictable. And, in fact, predicted.

Will The Supreme Court Bail Out Trump In Colorado?

Yes, the Supreme Court will totally bail out trump in Colorado. And it will be unanimous.

Colorado Supreme Court Disqualifies Trump From GOP Ballot - TPM – Talking Points Memo

Justice Samour’s dissent has the correct analysis (minus his procedural due process issues). And I would wager good money that SCOTUS rules unanimously that the Disqualification Clause is not self-executing, but instead requires legislation from Congress.

Colorado Supreme Court Coy On DQ-ing Trump - TPM – Talking Points Memo

The 14th Amendment does not give the states authority to decide who is and isn’t eligible to hold public office due to the Insurrection Clause. It reserves that power to Congress (section 5), and Congress has not legislated it (except under one or two criminal statutes). And this is soooooo obviously a non-justiciable political question. I honestly expect SCOTUS to grant certiorari just to nip this dumb shit in the bud – unanimously, albeit with multiple concurrences.

ETA: Oh wait, I left this out.

Colorado Supreme Court Coy On DQ-ing Trump - TPM – Talking Points Memo

That’s your opinion. But you are wrong.