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suggest that. >> is there any evidence to suggest that the presidency was what they were focused on? >> there is some evidence of that. there were people saying we don't want jefferson davis to be elected president and there was also one of the drafts of section 3 specifically mentioned the presidency and the vice president. >> but it wasn't the final enactment. >> right. it wasn't the final enactment, but it shows there was some concern about some people about confederate insurrectionists ascending to the presidency. we look at the historical evidence and pick the evidence we like a...

alleged role in the january 6th insurrection. we'll all be able to listen live tomorrow morning. let me make it easy to follow the conversation tomorrow. you've been hearing a lot about the 14th amendment. it's at the center of the case. it has five sections. of the five, you may only really know section one, the one about due process, laws, that one. it's the other white meat, section three. that's the one that's important, the so-called insurrectionist band. at its core it says, you can't hold office if you've engaged in an insurrection. if it were that easy, i wouldn't have to exp...

that argument. >> there is some evidence to suggest that. >> any evidence to suggest the presidency was what they were focused on? >> there is some evidence of that. people saying we don't want jefferson davis to be elected president and one of the drafts of section three specifically mentioned the presidency and vice presidency. >> it wasn't the final inaction. >> it wasn't final but there was concern by some people about con federal insurrectionists ascendsing to the presidency. we didn't want to make a a history argument. the other side can come back and throw this counter evidenc...

repercussions for the election this year and also for the future of american democracy. it is arguably the most important election case to reach the supreme court since bush v gore nearly a quarter century ago. the question before the court is pretty simple actually. does section 3 of the 14th amendment, which bars, quote, an officer of the united states who, quote, engaged in insurrection from holding public office actually apply to the man who incited the january 6th riot, who tried to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power for the first time since the civil war. the colorado state...

the case that can change the course of the election. nine justices are ironing their robes, as we speak. tonight on laura coates live. and just a few short hours from now, the supreme court of the united states will hear arguments in a historic effort to ban former president trump on the ballot for his alleged role in the january six insurrection. we'll be able to listen i tomorrow morning. let me make it easy for you to follow their conversation tomorrow. you've been hearing a lot about the 14th amendment. it's not the center of the case before the supreme court tomorrow. now, it ha...