Jackson, however, appeared to agree with that framework as a potential solution for the case.
She tried to suggest that the amendment’s drafters intentionally omitted the presidency because their Reconstruction-era concerns were focused on other problems.
If they sought to exclude anti-constitutional figures from public life, why would they leave an exception for the office where they could do the most damage?.
Almost all of the justices seem fundamentally opposed to the idea that they should allow Colorado to disqualify Trump from the ballot.
How exactly they get from that sensation to a workable ruling remains to be seen.
But it would be stunning after Thursday’s arguments if the case went any other way. »
