The ‘Unexploded Bomb’ in the Constitution That’s Threatening the 2024 Election

In a great historical irony, one of the least studied parts of the U.S. Constitution is poised to unleash on the country a whirlwind of political vendetta. The Supreme Court, however, may still block such a consequence. Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, the disqualification clause, was originally designed to punish rebels of the Civil War and generally overlooked as irrelevant since. In recent years, however, it was dusted off by some scholars and wielded by Democrat activists and officials who say it bars former President Donald Trump from returning to office due to his role in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021....