Trump and the 14th - hypothetically

Not that I expect this to happen, BUT - should a court decide that Trump cannot hold office under the 14th amendment, does that mean he can't be on a ballot? Should such a ruling happen before the next election, what does the GOP do? Do they keep Trump off primary ballots? If not, there is a strong chance GOP voters nominate him anyway, then what? Does the RNC then pick someone else for the general election? If Trump is still legally allowed to be on the general election ballot and win, yet is not legally allowed to hold office under the 14th, does the VP then become president? Were confederated barred from actually running for office, or were they just not allowed to hold office?

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SamInAZ · 41-45, M

Not like the government plays by the rules anymore anyway.

Ynotisay · M

@SamInAZ A whole lot of people in government do. The government isn't just Trump, his sycophants and extremists in Congress. Doesn't mean there's some rules that don't need to be changed. As long as the rules favor the small number of those who are obscenely rich, in lieu of most every other American, nothing will change. But who knows. Maybe some of the "real 'muricans' will wake up and get tired of kissing the hands that beats them. Doubt it though. They haven't so far.