There's a 14th number of applies and let the court
make that decision.
But he certainly supported an insurrection.
Former President Donald Trump could be excluded from the GOP
primary ballot in several states under an obscure section of
the US Constitution.
Donald Trump is a qualified candidate for the presidency and
he has every right to be voted on.
And more importantly, all voters have a right to choose
him if they if they want.
Here's what we know now.
What is section three of the 14th Amendment in addition
to the Constitution?
It basically set new count,
set new constitutional rules. For American citizens in the aftermath
of the Civil War and Reconstruction and section three of
the 14th Amendment dealt with office holding and says that
no one can no one can be a federal office
holder or a member of Congress if they are guilty
of insurrection.
There are more than a dozen lawsuits in states on
this issue.
How are states deciding this section does or does not
apply to Trump?
At least two states, Colorado and Maine,
have have decided that the section three of the 14th
Amendment does pertain to presidential candidates and does pertain to
Trump because of his involvement in the insurrection of January
6th, 2021 when supporters of his attack the US Capitol.
Other states including Michigan and Minnesota have.
Their courts have simply ruled that the 14th Amendment does
not apply to US presidency,
so there are two cases likely headed to the Supreme
Court.
How could a Supreme Court decision affect elections?
Well, if they rule in Trump's favor,
it'll basically end this effort to try to keep him
off the ballot because of January 6th.
And it will probably, you know,
short circuit any efforts in future years to keep any
candidate off off the ballot,
because the court would probably decide that the section three
of the 14th Amendment doesn't apply to presidential candidates.
If the Supreme Court rules against Trump that it's it's
going to be a free for all.
I think you'll see challenges the presidential candidates from from
here to dozens of years out.