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Trump must be thrown off Michigan’s 2024 ballot, suit argues (www.mlive.com)

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Former President Donald Trump should be ineligible to appear on either of Michigan’s 2024 ballots due to his involvement with the Jan. 6 attack on the United States Capitol, according to a lawsuit filed in the Michigan Court of Claims Friday.

The suit hinges on the concept that Trump, during his 2020 re-election campaign – and afterwards, when it became apparent he lost the contest to now-President Joe Biden – engaged in insurrection and should be legally barred from holding office again under a section of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm a layperson, this is (mostly) from Legal Eagle.

14A has never been implemented or tested in a court of law. Currently there is no legal mechanism or precedent law to prevent a person from running for office, and trying to set a precedent right now is dangerous because of the right-leaning justice system.

[–] ghostdoggtv@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a Congressional vote to requalify by a 2/3 majority of Congress. Congress can barely figure out which part of the shoes their feet go in let alone vote to redeem Trump's candidacy for office.

[–] JPAKx4@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago

That's not the issue, it's the courts. Especially the Supreme Court, they can throw out any argument for the use of the 14th amendments