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In reply to the discussion: I might not be a Constitutional scholar, but... [View all]Bernardo de La Paz
(60,320 posts)I don't know because 1) I'm not privy to their discussions, and 2) I'm not a lawyer.
But I think they want to have every avenue for appeal blocked so that the Supreme Court will look at the inevitable appeal by tRump and will agree so much with the other Courts against tRump that they won't even take the cases or vote 9-0 against tRump.
I think that would be very desirable, to close those issues. I think the Amendment 14, section 3 is dynamite in that I think tRump is excluded but magas do not. It is more likely to be heard by the Supremes and may get the 3 hardcore con votes, but I think there is an excellent chance tRump may be sunk before the convention.
The tricky bit about 14s3 is to avoid a ruling that opens doors for states to arbitrarily exclude candidates because they are the opposite colour to the Legislatures. I don't know how judges will thread that needle.