US polls 2024: 14th Amendment could bar Donald Trump from presidential ballot
14th Amendment’s ban on insurrectionists holding public office. He although followed his statement with a grim reply “My sense is it’s probably going to get resolved in the courts," and contended that instead of Donald Trump, Democrats should concentrate on winning the 2024 US Presidential Elections.
According to a CNN report, Legal experts have pointed to the 14th Amendment as a potential long-shot avenue to keep Trump from becoming president. The 14th amendment of the US constitution includes a post-Civil War “disqualification clause" that bars anyone from holding public office if they “have engaged in insurrection or rebellion." The Constitution does not, however, spell out how to enforce this ban and it has only been applied twice since the late 1800s, when it was used extensively against former Confederates.
US Media reports states that election officials in battleground states, including attorneys general in Michigan and New Hampshire, have said they’re anticipating outside groups to file lawsuits on the matter, and are studying the legality of the provision and how it may disqualify Trump from appearing on ballots in their states. Liberal activists have championed the 14th Amendment’s disqualification clause and have already vowed to file suits to disqualify the former president, a tactic they have used against other elected officials to little success – though some prominent conservative legal scholars have recently endorsed the idea.
Meanwhile, with her campaign gaining momentum after last month's Republican primary debate, Indian American presidential candidate Nikki Haley has said former US president Donald Trump would not be the party’s nominee for the 2024 presidential elections. The latest opinion poll
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