On March 4th, the Supreme Court reversed Colorado's decision to remove President Trump from its primary ballot.

The court unanimously held that individual states can't bar insurrectionists from holding federal office under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.

Five justices went further ruling that Congress alone may enforce Section 3.

Hello friends, I'm Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution

Center and welcome to We The We the People, a weekly show of constitutional debate.

The National Constitution Center is a nonpartisan nonprofit chartered by Congress to increase

awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people.

In this episode, we'll discuss the court's unanimous decision

to avoid a chaotic patchwork of state-level ballot eligibility decisions

and the five to four majorities view

that section three requires Congress to act before an

insurrectionist can be disqualified from office. Joining me for this discussion are two

of America's leading constitutional thinkers, two of our leading experts on the history and meaning of section 3 and two guests who is always an honor to welcome to We The People.

Mark Graber is the Jacob A France professor of constitutionalism

at the University of Maryland School of Law.

He recently wrote the highly relevant book,

Punished treason, reward loyalty, the forgotten goals of constitutional reform after the Civil War.

Mark wrote in Amicus brief in support of the state of Colorado.

Mark, it is wonderful to welcome you back to We The People.

Thank you for having me.

And Michael McConnell is the Richard and Francis Mallory professor and director of the

constitutional law center at Stanford Law School.

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