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Fiendish Thingy

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7. The *bipartisan* Colorado ruling was not about 14th amendment disqualification

Reply to kentuck (Reply #3)

Fri Aug 29, 2025, 11:22 AM

Aug 2025

It was about jurisdiction.

The case was filed in state court, and SCOTUS rightfully ruled, in a bipartisan decision, that disqualification for federal office under the 14th could not be ruled on by state courts, only federal courts.

If they hadn’t ruled that way, then blue states could have excluded Trump from the ballot, and red states could have excluded Biden/Harris from the ballot, and it would have been massive chaos on election day.

The proper question to ask is: why didn’t the plaintiffs refile the case in federal court?

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Which is more "Supreme"? The Supreme Court or the Constitution? [View all] kentuck Aug 2025 OP

Except Timewas Aug 2025 #1

As when they ruled against the 14th Amendment in the Colorado case? kentuck Aug 2025 #3

That Timewas Aug 2025 #6

The *bipartisan* Colorado ruling was not about 14th amendment disqualification Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 #7

Only one Traildogbob Aug 2025 #2

The constitution is only as good as the people. unblock Aug 2025 #4

They can interpret, but not overturn, parts of the constitution Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 #5