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In reply to the discussion: I suspect the Supreme Court will punt on Colorado... [View all]Fiendish Thingy
(15,822 posts)During Griffins trial, evidence was introduced of social media posts and private messages of him saying he intended to overthrow the government.
Through the due process of the trial, that evidence became established as a legal finding of fact, which the judge then used to disqualify him under the 14th.
There are three possible rulings, only two of which are likely:
1) SCOTUS rules Trump is disqualified, but only in CO - not likely because of the total chaos it would cause. If SCOTUS wanted this outcome, they would have simply denied cert and refused to take the case.
2) they overturn the CO case on some legal flaw, including, whether anyone likes it or not, the absence of a relevant conviction to establish a legal finding of fact.
3) they uphold the CO case, and rule that it applies nationwide. (This would thwart red states from attempting to disqualify Biden, unless of course they can present as strong a case as the plaintiffs did in CO
which they cant)
At this point, I wont venture any further prediction, but eagerly await the Feb 8 hearing.