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Sympthsical

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3. It was a 9-0 ruling in the case

Reply to B.See (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 11:52 PM

Dec 17

I doubt Kagan, Sotomayor, or Jackson are MAGA henchmen upholding a right-wing agenda.

It was a dumb gambit, people said so at the time, but a few politicians and law types who enjoy social media (and regular media) attention gassed everyone up about it.

In their concurrence, the three liberal justices wrote, "It would defy logic for Section 3 to give States new powers to determine who may hold the Presidency."

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The Supreme Court's Shadowy Plan to Subvert Democracy [View all] B.See Dec 17 OP

The 14th amendment article 3 explicitly spelled out it was illegal for Trump to run again but the SCOTUS.. Botany Dec 17 #1

That's because tRump couldn't give a flying about the Constitution and for that matter, B.See Dec 17 #2

It was a 9-0 ruling in the case Sympthsical Dec 17 #3