I totally buy that trump at least "gave aid and comfort" to people now convicted of seditious conspiracy & should be held ineligible for public office.
But I will be shocked if SCOTUS holds that he can be kept off state ballots.
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It's a certainty that there will be multiple rulings in different states with different answers. The SC needs to answer the question now. It does no good for the #scotus to answer this question after the republican primary, or after the next election or after the next inauguration. Another question might arise, if it's a 6-3 decision will anyone believe SCOTUS is not corrupt?
@KGinKS yeah, seems likely. I expect we'll have to wait for at least one SoS to officially declare him ineligible for it to be brought before SCOTUS. And they'll probably need to wait for him to be the official nominee.
I expect a no-written-opinion "shadow docket" ruling amounting to "he's good--you gotta put him on the ballot".
But hey--maybe the republicans will wake up & nominate someone else.