• yesman@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    The US Supreme Court could rule against Trump, leading to similar lawsuits in additional states.

    If SCOTUS rules that Trump is an insurrectionist, barred from office by the Constitution, wouldn’t that make him ineligible in every state?

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      11 months ago

      If they ruled that way, then yes. The 14th Ammendment would overrule any state law and bar him from office, unless 2/3 of Congress voted to exempt him.