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Harrisburg’s ABC affiliate reports: A lawsuit has been filed in Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court to remove Republican U.S. House Representative Scott Perry from the 2024 ballot due to the 14th Amendment’s insurrection clause. The lawsuit, which was filed on January 2 by Harrisburg-area activist and former congressional candidate Gene Stilp, calls for Pennsylvania’s Secretary of State Al Schmidt to remove Perry …

“Is it undemocratic that Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jennifer Granholm can’t run for president because they weren’t born in the country? If you think about it, of all of the forms of disqualification that we have, the one that disqualifies people for engaging in insurrection is the most democratic because it’s the one where people choose themselves to be disqualified. “Donald …

Reuters reports: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a case involving whether former President Donald Trump should be disqualified from the 2024 election under a constitutional provision barring anyone who “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” from holding public office. The justices rejected an appeal by John Anthony Castro, a Texas tax consultant who has mounted a long-shot bid …

The Associated Press reports: Attorneys for former President Donald Trump argue that an attempt to bar him from the 2024 ballot under a rarely used “insurrection” clause of the Constitution should be dismissed as a violation of his freedom of speech. The lawyers made the argument in a filing posted Monday by a Colorado court in the most significant of …

Axios reports: Activists’ push to block Donald Trump from being on the presidential ballot in several states hasn’t gained traction, as state elections officials have been reluctant to act without courts weighing in first. “We’re not the eligibility police. We are responsible for ensuring that basic facts are met to get someone on the ballot,” Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn …

NBC News reports: A judge on Tuesday denied former President Donald Trump’s request to move a Colorado case aimed at removing him from the state’s 2024 ballot to federal court. In a four-page order, Chief U.S. District Judge Philip A. Brimmer sent the lawsuit back to a state court in Denver County, where it was filed last week by a …

“Trump is a liar with no respect for the Constitution. To say that a section of the 14th Amendment is election interference and considering how to uphold the Constitution is election interference is un-American.  We know that the former president is a liar who will do everything he can to hold onto power. “Section 3 of the 14th Amendment clearly …

The Hill reports: Former President Trump took aim Monday at some Democrats’ arguments that he could be removed from the 2024 ballot under the 14th Amendment. “Almost all legal scholars have voiced opinions that the 14th Amendment has no legal basis or standing relative to the upcoming 2024 Presidential Election,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. A growing number …

“The 14th Amendment was necessary for some things, one hundred percent. But it’s way too broadly written. It’s sloppily written, in some ways. The moral premise of the 14th Amendment, excellent, of course, obviously. No one’s going to debate that. No one will. Abolishing slavery and respecting the dignity of all people? But they – they float the 14th Amendment …

“So this whole ballgame, it’s a back-up plan. This is the back-up plan — is the 14th Amendment. Now, the 14th Amendment is unbelievably important, obviously, but it’s way too broadly written. I’m gonna be honest: it’s way too broadly written. The 14th Amendment solved a lot of problems, and it’s created some problems. It should be, I think, narrowed …

The Hill reports: Two civil rights organizations are launching a campaign to pressure state governments to disqualify former President Trump from appearing on ballots in 2024. The groups say secretaries of state are empowered by the 14th amendment to bar Trump from running for office because of the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection. Starting Sunday, Mi Familia Vota and Free …

The Hill reports: Democrats are mulling whether they can use the 14th Amendment to prevent former President Trump from ever holding office again. The discussions are in the early stages — and top members of the Senate caucus aren’t yet convinced it’s a viable remedy — but senators are exploring their options as they plot a strategy after Trump’s supporters …

In today’s delicious chapter of the continuing teabagger civil war, Ann Coulter is calling Fox News host Bill O’Reilly “stupid” for telling Donald Trump that the 14th Amendment cannot be overturned by the courts. Trump’s statement on the 14th Amendment and “anchor babies” has rippled across the 2016 GOP presidential field. Via Business Insider: Almost immediately after Trump released his …

The oral arguments for the second question considered today have been posted. Listen as the justices weigh whether states must recognize same-sex marriages from other states.

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt says the 14th amendment doesn’t apply to gay people. Pruitt expressed the hope that the case will eventually be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court because of one question. “Is there really a Constitutional right? Is there cases that support that individuals sexual orientation should be the heart of equal protection under the 14th Amendment? …