Arming the 14th Amendment Against Trump Voters – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

Any claim that Baude and Paulson have to nonpartisanship is belied by the final sentence of the above. For them, it is self-evident that Trump is guilty of insurrection, despite his Senate acquittal and the failure of any court to convict him of the charge. They are clearly hoping to provide a constitutional fig leaf for far left activists who plan to sue any state that dares to include Trump on its 2024 presidential ballot. According to an AP report, groups such as Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and Free Speech for People are already preparing to file court cases. The latter organization has warned election officials in all 50 states to expect lawsuits if Trump appears on their 2024 ballots. (RELATED: Will Trump Donors Keep Funding His Legal Battles?)

These groups intend to deprive millions of the right to vote for the presidential candidate of their choice. Fortunately, the courts have thus far taken a dim view of such litigation. Last Thursday, for example, a federal judge dismissed a Section 3 lawsuit filed by Florida attorney Lawrence Caplan challenging Trump s right to appear on the Sunshine State s 2024 ballot. Judge Robin L. Rosenberg, an Obama appointee, succinctly disposed of the case: [A]n individual citizen does not have standing to challenge whether another individual is qualified to hold public office. This is the fate most challenges will suffer according to Notre Dame Law Professor Derek Muller, who predicted the demise of Caplan s case:

This case, like many of the others already pending and about to be filed, will surely fail. Already in Florida, one case has been tossed out and is on appeal before the 11th Circuit (Castro v. Trump), the grounds being lack of standing and ripeness issues. The paradigmatic generalized grievance is a voter who shares an injury with all other prospective voters and there is no Article III jurisdiction over the case & Another (Stilley v. Trump) is pending in Arkansas. A congressional candidate in New Hampshire is considering a similar path.

via spectator.org

Hmm.