Why Using The 14th Amendment To Get Trump Won't Hold Up
The effort to hold Trump accountable for his actions should not depend on a warping of our constitutional system.
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The effort to hold Trump accountable for his actions should not depend on a warping of our constitutional system.
"We must not forget that we are talking about empowering partisan politicians such as state Secretaries of State to disqualify their political opponents from the ballot, depriving voters of the ability to elect candidates of their choice. If abused, this is profoundly anti-democratic."
In recent years, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken fewer cases on its merits docket. But it has increased the volume of its "shadow docket," where it has traditionally handled procedural...
In past instances of public criticism, the court has occasionally changed its ways.
“The best predictor of how the court is going to rule on a divisive contested shadow docket application is the partisan valence of the case.”