In Supreme Court case "Anderson v Trump" Donald Trump claims that Constitution provides a role for Congress in resolving disputed US presidential elections

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In Supreme Court case "Anderson v Trump" Donald Trump claims that Constitution provides a role for Congress in resolving disputed US presidential elections

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In Supreme Court case "Anderson v Trump" Donald Trump claims that US Congress is the proper body to resolve questions concerning a US presidential candidate’s eligibility not a state court

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In Supreme Court case "Anderson v Trump" respondent Anderson et al. claims that US Constitution grants state legislatures near plenary authority to “direct” the “manner” of appointing presidential electors

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Constitution provides a role for Congress in resolving disputed presidential elections. To wit, the Constitution expressly provides that: "[I]f the President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President elect shall act as President until a President shall have qualified . . . and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a President elect nor a vice President elect shall have qualified, declaring who shall then act as President, or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until a President or Vice President shall have qualified. U.S. Const. amend. XX § 3.

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In Supreme Court case "Anderson v Trump" Donald Trump claims that US Congress is the proper body to resolve questions concerning a US presidential candidate’s eligibility not a state court

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In Supreme Court case "Anderson v Trump" respondent Anderson et al. claims that US Constitution grants state legislatures near plenary authority to “direct” the “manner” of appointing presidential electors

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Constitution provides a role for Congress in resolving disputed presidential elections. To wit, the Constitution expressly provides that: "[I]f the President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President elect shall act as President until a President shall have qualified . . . and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a President elect nor a vice President elect shall have qualified, declaring who shall then act as President, or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until a President or Vice President shall have qualified. U.S. Const. amend. XX § 3.

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