It is a real hodgepodge of people and groups.

The vague Rama Swami, the RNC, the N-Double A-C,

179 members of Congress, three former attorneys general,

three current secretaries of state, multiple civil war historians,

a group of capital police officers, and Roseanne Barr, or at least someone named Roseanne Barr Bar who purports to live in the same

state where the real Rosanne Bar actually lives. Now what do all of these

people and organizations have in common.

Well, they have all signed on to amicus briefs,

formally telling the Supreme Court their opinion

on the question of whether Donald Trump

can be removed from the ballot in the state of California, Colorado

for violating the 14th Amendment.

Now, just as a refresher, the third section of the 14th Amendment disqualifies former government officials from holding

office if they engage an insurrection or gave aid or comfort to those who did.

The deadline for weighing in on this case for filing to those

amickus briefs was today.

And now that case is set to be heard next week.

Moral arguments begin on February 8th, which is a week from tomorrow and the

eventual ruling here will have implications far beyond the state of Colorado.

That case will determine not just whether Colorado is allowed to strike Donald Trump from its ballot,

but whether other states could follow Colorado's suit.

So a big hot potato has landed on the lap of those nine justices and it is not the only one.

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