Trump, The SCOTUS, and the 14th Amendment

[Eric]

This one seems worthy of its own thread. The prevailing theory is that they will rule in his favor, considering it's stacked with right the same wing extremists who overturned Roe v Wade this likely won't come as a surprise. Maybe what we hear during the session will give an idea though.

 

[rdrr]

I see a lot of issues with the initiative, and I agree that it is a long shot at best to save our country from the Orange Menace and the MAGA mental geniuses. Mostly because the cowardly Republicans wouldn't convict him after the second impeachment.

 

[GermanSuplex]

I have heard people who know far more than I do about any of this (not a hard feat, admittedly) give every theory under the sun. Nobody really knows what's going to happen. I'm not too bothered either way about Trump remaining on the ballot per se, but NOT if we don't get a precedent. If he stays on or gets booted, fine, but we need to have a precedent and clearer understanding. This way, whether Trump stays on or not, the cause was worthy and we get something out of it. It would be a dereliction of duty if efforts aren't made by the judiciary to prevent something like J6 from happening again, and to have clear guardrails in place if it does.

 

[Roller]

Based on the questions from the SCOTUS justices so far, I'm quite sure they're going to overturn the Colorado Supreme Court's decision without weighing in on whether Trump participated in an insurrection.

 

[rdrr]

Based on the questions from the SCOTUS justices so far, I'm quite sure they're going to overturn the Colorado Supreme Court's decision without weighing in on whether Trump participated in an insurrection.

Agreed, but I think Thomas should have recused himself even though his vote probably isn't needed to overturn this.

 

[MEJHarrison]

I'm in the camp that is more interesting in the court plugging the holes than dealing with this particular voyage. I expect the court to rule in his favor. If not, the next few weeks should be quite interesting. But what I'm really interested in is not allowing ourselves to get back into this position again down the road.

 

[Roller]

Agreed, but I think Thomas should have recused himself even though his vote probably isn't needed to overturn this.

I think Thomas should be recused from every SCOTUS case.

 

[GermanSuplex]

It wouldn't do the case any favors, but I'd love if one of the lawyers representing Colorado would respond to one of the conservative judges "Well, the amendment is far more clear than the Supreme Court code of ethics."