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Section 3 of the 14th Amendment isn’t a tool for individual states to decide who can run for federal office. If Colorado could disqualify Trump, other states could do the same based on partisan motivations. Imagine red states banning Democrats or blue states banning a GOP nominee.
Section 3 of the 14th Amendment isn’t a tool for individual states to decide who can run for federal office. If Colorado could disqualify Trump, other states could do the same based on partisan motivations. Imagine red states banning Democrats or blue states banning a GOP nominee.
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We should be banning whoever does that. Regardless of party affiliation.
SCOTUS affirmed that Congress has the sole authority to enforce this clause. This ensures consistent rules across all 50 states in federal elections. Allowing states to wield this power could turn elections into chaos, with each state setting its own eligibility rules.