“I want to see those [#SCOTUS] strict constructionists and originalists get around that language [in the 14th Amendment].
“How are they going to do it? I don't know. It looks so applicable, Erica. I don't know what they can do with it other than take him off the ballot."
John Dean
Former attorney for Richard Nixon (1970-1973)
On @CNN with anchor Erica Hill, Dean discussed the “solid” and “fully briefed” decision to keep #Trump off the primary ballot in #Maine.
@kegill the arguments aren't secret, though.
For years people have been pointing out that the language in the 14th Amendment might be misunderstood and that needed to be hashed out before it actually came into play.
It only looks "so applicable" to folks who aren't aware of the longstanding counterarguments that call to question whether it actually is applicable.
I think a lot of these experts are oversimplifying for the public when they know full well that it's more complicated.
