California’s lieutenant governor sent a letter to the state’s secretary of state on Wednesday asking her to explore "every legal option" to remove former President Don...
I think they could say they incorrectly found as a matter of fact that Trump incited insurrection.
If they nullify that, then they wouldn’t be able to ban him under the 14th.
Edit: if they force the Supreme cout to rule on this though (did he incite insurrection), that will set precedent country wide, and ban him from the presidency completely I imagine?
Most states that are considering this are probably waiting for SCOTUS to weigh in.
Can they really weigh in on how a state runs its elections?
I think they could say they incorrectly found as a matter of fact that Trump incited insurrection.
If they nullify that, then they wouldn’t be able to ban him under the 14th.
Edit: if they force the Supreme cout to rule on this though (did he incite insurrection), that will set precedent country wide, and ban him from the presidency completely I imagine?
I think it’s not state election instruction that’s under question. It’s whether it’s sound to invoke the 14th amendment.