Trump’s Legal Arguments for Staying on the Ballot are Embarrassingly Weak

By Ian Millhiser The article was originally published by vox.com Well, the& Supreme Court& fight over our insurrectionist former president is finally upon us. On Thursday, the Court will hear oral arguments in& Trump v. Anderson, the case asking whether Colorado’s highest court was right to remove former& President Donald Trump& from the ballot because of his role in the January 6 insurrection. If the justices affirm the state court, that would most likely mean that Trump is removed from the ballot everywhere — because a constitutional ruling by the Supreme Court binds every judge in the country. Section 3 of the 14th Amendment provides that no person who previously held high office may serve in such office again if they “have engaged in insurrection or rebellion” against the Constitution. The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Trump violated this clause when he& incited his followers to attack the US Capitol, in a failed attempt to overturn the& 2020 election. Anyone who thinks& Anderson& will be the deus ex machina that saves America from the Bad Orange Man, however, would do well to remember& who sits on the Supreme Court of the United States. The Court has a 6-3 Republican supermajority,...