What if Trump wins, and then the SC rules the 14th Amendment says he can't take office?

[Polybius]

Let's say somehow Trump squeaks out an Electoral College win, even with multiple convictions. Before the Electoral College meets in December, the Supreme Court rules by 5-4 that Trump can't take office due to the 14th Amendment.

So, what happens next? Does Trump's VP get elected President, or does Biden? Or someone else? Is this set in stone, or would the SC decide? What in your opinion do you think should happen? What will likely happen?

[yagotme]

1. Well in my unprofessional opinion, it would go to the VP.

They were, after all elected. And if Drumph can't serve, for whatever reason, it goes to the Veep, right?

[Polybius]

2. After the EC meets and votes for the ticket in December, then yes

If it's before they meet, then it's not set in stone.

[yagotme]

4. Thanks. nt

[Traildogbob]

8. President Margery Taylor Green

Or Tiny Mike Johnson.
My better thing to imagine is Trump strokes. Becomes helpless and needs “women” to survive, and Melania and Ivanka have to wipe his ass fat 215 pound healthy ass, for two more decades. And health care costs break the whole fucking gene pool.
Come on people, dream big!
Santa is Taking Christmas wishes, now. If ya don’t ask, you get what ya get.

[yagotme]

9. Melania? Boebert?

You said dream big...

[Traildogbob]

12. That's a nightmare

Not a safe dream.

[yagotme]

13. LOL nt

[Prairie Gates]

3. What if Trump wins and X?

Blah blah Trump wins and X?
Blah blah Trump wins blah blah?
Blah blah TRUMP WINS blah blah?
… … TRUMP WINS … ….
… … TRUMP WINS … ….
…. … TRUMP WINS … ….

Repeat
Repeat
Repeat

[hlthe2b]

5. The CO case (if the state supreme court rules as I suspect), is on track to make it to SCOTUS

well before the election--thereby rendering him potentially ineligible to even appear on the ballots if they decide against him.

I don't see them stalling until after the election--that is just inviting chaos--especially since the point of the 14th Amendment Sec 3 is to establish eligibility--presumedly BEFORE an election.

[Fiendish Thingy]

6. The VP elect would be sworn in

Same as if Trump died between election day and inauguration day.

[Takket]

7. if he's elected by the people SOCTUS will not rule to remove him

[Boomerproud]

16. Exactly.

that is something we can all 100% expect to happen.

[keithbvadu2]

10. Trump's personal SC? ... That IS funny!

[Silent Type]

11. Actually, his personal SC has held firm against trump's election BS. But, yeah, they aren't going to use the 14th A

against him.

[ZonkerHarris]

14. hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha funniest post of the year, SCOTUS is corrupt and in the bag for Trump

or any republican
you're adorable though

[marble falls]

15. I don't speculate on the the improbably ridiculous.

[Paladin]

17. What? After the nation-wide street dancing calms down?

Beats me...

[LetMyPeopleVote]

18. SCOTUS will rule on this issue before ballots are finalized and mail

In order to get the military ballots out, the SCOTUS will have to rule on this by late September