cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/4561007
A liberal group on Wednesday filed a lawsuit to bar former President Donald Trump from the primary ballot in Colorado, arguing he is ineligible to run for the White House again under a rarely used clause in the U.S. Constitution aimed at candidates who have supported an “insurrection.”
In the case of the one recent person bounced out on 14th Amendment grounds… it was based on a conviction first. Even that conviction wasn’t grounds for immediate removal, that required a legal challenge.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/cowboys-trump-fanatic-lawsuit-wins-sets-big-precedent-rcna46946
In both houses of Congress, majorities (232–197 in the House and 57-43 in the Senate) found Trump to be liable for the insurrection:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_impeachment_of_Donald_Trump
That’s the indictment, the conviction needed to happen in the Senate and that didn’t happen.
It’s the equivalent of Jack Smith indicting Trump on 4 felony counts, if the jury fails to convict, it doesn’t mean anything.