Nope, what is going to be "cute" is if those so-called "originalist" judges don't support Colorado's decision, if not outright disqualify Trump nationwide, and with a 9-0 decision.
The above is an absolutely devastating Amicus Brief. Brilliantly constructed, it corners the so-called "originalist" of the SCOTUS. SOP for the current conservative cohort of the SCOTUS is to pretend to be originalist, and to seek historical references to rationalize their decisions. The overturning of Rowe a glaring case in point. Alito writes excessively about the historical banning of abortions, but he begins that history in the middle of the 19th century, long after all the founders were dead and gone. A true "originalist" renders legal decisions based on the understanding of legal matters by the framers, at the time the Constitution was ratified, the end of the 18th century.
In this case, we are talking about the understanding of legal matters by those jurists, and Congressional representatives, that were in office at the time of the ratification of the 14th amendment, and therein lies the brilliance of the above Amicus Brief. It documents quotations from the Congressional debate over the 14th amendment.
The eloquence here is that, currently, the SCOTUS is viewed very poorly by the American public. And now, this Amicus Brief is part of the public record. While I am quite sure not a single jackass Trump supporter will make it through the first four pages, legal students for the next three generations will. Engaged and informed citizens, both lawyers and non-lawyers, will read that Amicus Brief. And if the SCOTUS reverses Colorado's decision, well they will have removed all doubt, and revealed themselves to be rabid partisan hacks everyone suspected they were.
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