• BombOmOm
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    -134 months ago

    I don’t like the guy, but I like even less the government deciding to take candidates off the ballot.

    The opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-719_19m2.pdf

    We conclude that States may disqualify persons holding or attempting to hold state office. But States have no power under the Constitution to enforce Section 3 with respect to federal offices, especially the Presidency.

    • Liz
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      184 months ago

      "We agree that he should be disqualified, but we don’t want to disqualify him, so we’re going to make the ruling as narrow as we can without looking blatant about it. "

    • body_by_make
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      4 months ago

      “State’s rights, except for when my wife is in this guy’s cult” - Clarence Thomas, probably