One of the things that hasn't really been considered, and I guess it's because from a purely legal standpoint it is impossible to consider, is that large elements of the South never truly gave up on their insurrection, and in the modern era have spread it, by proxy, to Trump and his almost zombie-like followers.

For every cogent argument I see like this that massages legal terms and constitutional arguments to argue against removing Trump from the ballot, I see an equally cogent one that argues the opposite.

What the brilliant legal minds need to do is gather their forces to illustrate to the Supreme Court that this is a one-off situation, and that the solution is also a unicorn.

Steve Bannon calls his podcast, The War Room. Trump's words frequently stir up insurrectionist passions among his followers, who sometimes then take action that lands them in prison. Stephen Miller is a gestapo chief in waiting.

The insurrectionists made a mock gallow structure for hanging Pence.

You mention half the country. Half the country knows Trump was, and is, in the process of instigating insurrection to change the government of the United States into an authoritarian state.

It's not up to folks like you to dither and dather over the wording. It's up to you to develop an argument to the Supreme Court that firmly establishes that, as an insurrectionist, Trump should not be allowed on the ballot. If his cult wants to riot over a correct court ruling, we're ready. The good guys own the cities. What are the insurrectionists gonna do? Burn down Peoria?