Constitutional scholars agree. In spite of the ruling in Trump v. Anderson, Donald Trump remains constitutionally disqualified from holding office.
“The upshot is that Donald Trump remains constitutionally disqualified from the presidency and may not lawfully serve in that office or any other unless Congress removes the disqualification by two-thirds majorities of both houses. Nothing in Trump v. Anderson changes that legal reality.”
- William Baude and Michael Paulsen, Harvard Law Review, Sweeping Section Three under the Rug: A Comment on Trump v. Anderson
“Under the law as it stands, Donald Trump is not qualified to be president of the United States.”
- Harvard Constitutional Law Professor Laurence Tribe
“Some will argue that the Supreme Court decision in the Colorado case, Trump v. Anderson, precludes Congress from rejecting electoral votes when they convene on Jan. 6, on the basis of 14th Amendment disqualification. This view lacks merit for three reasons….”
- Evan Davis and David Shulte, former editors of the Columbia Law Review and Yale Law Journal
Listen to Evan Bernick, author of The Original Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment, explain the process by which Congress can and must object to the certification of Donald Trump’s electoral votes.
Listen to John Bonifaz, constitutional lawyer and President of Free Speech for People, explain why new congressional legislation to enforce Section 3 of the 14th Amendment against Donald Trump is not required.
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“My faith in the Constitution is whole, it is complete, it is total, and I am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction of the Constitution.” – Barbara Jordan