Someone accused of murder? Even if it's by millions of people? Without a conviction, don't touch them.
there’s a difference between “against their view” and “instigated and participated in an insurrection.”
I agree.
But without any official legal declaration of the latter, it's no more substantial than the former...and I'll give you one guess as to which side of the American political system is more willing to abuse that.
I'm not saying Trump should be guaranteed to appear on ballots no matter what...I'm just saying that before he's removed there needs to be something official. A legal finding that he did indeed participate in insurrection.
Once that's officially and legally established, then and only then, 14-3 should be invoked.
And for what it's worth, IMHO, at that point it should be invoked nationwide. As soon as that ruling comes down, Trump is, as a function of that ruling, prevented from appearing on any ballot for any national office, in all states, effective immediately. Any write-in votes for the ineligible candidate are also discarded.