US courts hear efforts to remove Trump from 2024 ballot - will they
work?
Evidence suggests 'insurrection' clause of 14th amendment could apply
but biggest challenge may be outside the courtroom
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Gessler is defending the former president in a novel case in Colorado
seeking to block him from appearing on the state's ballot - a case
that centers around whether Trump is disqualified from running for
president under section 3 of the 14th amendment. The
Reconstruction-era provision disqualifies anyone from holding office
if they have taken an oath to the United States and subsequently
"engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same" unless
Congress votes to remove that disqualification by two-thirds vote.
It is not the only one of its kind: the Minnesota supreme court heard
a similar case this week and there is also a similar case already
pending in Michigan, a key battleground state. States are tasked with
ensuring that candidates for office meet the qualifications so the
challenges to Trump's candidacy are bubbling up through state court.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/04/can-trump-be-removed-ballot-insurrection-clause-colorado
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