Prominent conservative legal scholars are increasingly raising a constitutional argument that 2024 Republican candidate Donald Trump should be barred from the presidency because of his actions to overturn the previous presidential election result.

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    If only conservatives listened to scholars. Then they might consider a) the intent of the constitution and b) the practical implications of nominating someone so unfit. Alas.

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      everyone knows scholars lead to education and education leads to a “woke” populace that doesn’t put up with this bullshit. gotta keep everyone dumb as bricks …

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      If only conservatives listened to scholars

      Then they wouldn’t be conservatives. Academia and reality are famous for having left wing bias.

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      “If you’re ignoring the constitution, it also means others see the second amendment as null and void.”

      Maybe that gets their attention.

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      Lol. They absolutely do listen to scholars, and just like any other political group, they act on what they say when it’s convenient.

      Federalist society is covering its bets here - putting up sone legal footholds for old establishment conservatism to use if they become handy - while doing so in such a way they don’t put themselves on the outs too unforgivably if Trump and his ilk weasel this way through this mess like they have so many times before.