It does certainly seem like allowing this would have been damaging to democracy in the long run (could Texas just boot off Biden because he’s the democratic candidate and some made up charges relating to the border?), especially since he has not been tried and convincted, but so damaging in the short term to allow someone who is such a clear and present danger to democracy to remain eligible.
Complicated feelings on this.
It does certainly seem like allowing this would have been damaging to democracy in the long run (could Texas just boot off Biden because he’s the democratic candidate and some made up charges relating to the border?), especially since he has not been tried and convincted, but so damaging in the short term to allow someone who is such a clear and present danger to democracy to remain eligible.
You might be underestimating the supreme court’s pension for changing their opinion once it suits them politically.
I was thinking in the abstract, without complicating it in the context of a corrupt Supreme Court.
The ruling in the affirmative would have been troubling from many viewpoints.
Should States bar people from ballots without a trial and conviction? What would be the limitations of that?
It’s a can of worms I don’t think we have good answers for, however much we want Trump to be held accountable for his actions.