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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•10 months agoThe Constitution says “The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.” SCOTUS isn’t ignoring the Constitution for once.
minus-squareEchlinkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-210 months agoNoteably, SCOTUS doesn’t legislate, nor are they “Congress”. If there is a law saying as much (states can’t control primary ballots), though, sure.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•10 months agoYeah, SCOTUS can’t remove a candidate for insurrection. The only way is if Congress passes a law describing who is.
The Constitution says “The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.” SCOTUS isn’t ignoring the Constitution for once.
Noteably, SCOTUS doesn’t legislate, nor are they “Congress”. If there is a law saying as much (states can’t control primary ballots), though, sure.
Yeah, SCOTUS can’t remove a candidate for insurrection. The only way is if Congress passes a law describing who is.
Of course not. Not when it suits them.