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In reply to the discussion: Neal Katyal noting that SCOTUS did not clear Trump of insurrection as he requested [View all]Fiendish Thingy
(15,690 posts)Congress could pass a law amending various laws such as seditious conspiracy, obstruction of an official proceeding, etc. to include the phrase conviction of this offence renders the defendant disqualified for office under section 3 of the 14th amendment.
Of course, this would require conviction on federal charges, and any conviction/disqualification could be appealed all the way to SCOTUS.
Or, I suppose congress could pass a specific declaration stating Donald J Trump is hereby disqualified from holding federal office under section 3 of the 14th amendment. Not sure how SCOTUS would handle that- havent read todays ruling yet.
I dont know what the ruling said, other than reports that it rejected the assertion that individual states could choose how and whether to enforce section 3 of the 14th.