The 14th Amendment doesn't even apply to the President or Vice President.

States don't have the power to keep a candidate off the ballot in a federal election either, only Congress can. Congress would have had to declare the J6'ers as insurrectionists and disqualified them from public office. Trump was acquitted by the Senate in the 2nd impeachment.

Also, in order for Congress to declare Trump and any other J6’ers ‘insurrectionists’, Trump would have had to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807, which he did not.

The 14th Amendment doesn't even apply to the President or Vice President.

States don't have the power to keep a candidate off the ballot in a federal election either, only Congress can. Congress would have had to declare the J6'ers as insurrectionists and disqualified them from public office. Trump was acquitted by the Senate in the 2nd impeachment.

The 14th Amendment doesn't even apply to the President or Vice President.

States don't have the power to keep a candidate off the ballot in a federal election either.