Eh. There are way more obvious examples of illegitimacy. The fact that it’s unanimous speaks volumes for that. There’s sound logic here in this ruling. Read the concurring opinion by the three liberal justices and you can see why I think this is mostly the correct answer.
The real illegitimate thing here were all the articles by legal experts saying this was all self-executing and that the status of “having engaged in insurrection or rebellion” is as self-evident as a candidate’s age.
The Roberts court is illegitimate.
More proof.
Eh. There are way more obvious examples of illegitimacy. The fact that it’s unanimous speaks volumes for that. There’s sound logic here in this ruling. Read the concurring opinion by the three liberal justices and you can see why I think this is mostly the correct answer.
The real illegitimate thing here were all the articles by legal experts saying this was all self-executing and that the status of “having engaged in insurrection or rebellion” is as self-evident as a candidate’s age.