This came out as I'd expected...
by Kbyrnes (2024-03-04 12:01:13)

In reply to: SCOTUS rules Trump can appear on Presidential ballot  posted by DBCooper

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...SCOTUS did not rule on the question of who is an officer of the U.S., whether Trump got due process, or whether there was or wasn't an insurrection--they ruled that this is a matter of federal jurisdiction, not state.

As the concurring three noted, there was no need for the per curiam group to then opine that Congress would have to pass legislation to enforce Section 3 of the 14th Amendment; that finding seems gratuitous and if it were extended elsewhere in the Constitution might have unintended consequences.

It continues to amaze me how people misunderstand SC rulings
by dulac89  (2024-03-05 08:37:35)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

And confuse the implications of the ruling for the specific case they ruled on with what the actual ruling means broadly applied.

(for clarification, I’m not talking about you, I am talking about how you were pointing out what the actual ruling is)