This isn’t the first time Neil Gorsuch, the Supreme from Colorado, has had to rule on the legitimacy of a candidate being placed on the ballot.

 Many of Trump’s critics are citing a 2012 opinion written by judge Gorsuch when he was on the District Appeals Court.

A state’s “legitimate interest in protecting the integrity and practical functioning of the political process,” Gorsuch wrote, “permits it to exclude from the ballot candidates who are constitutionally prohibited from assuming office.”

What Gorsuch was saying, in other words, is states are empowered to assess a candidate’s eligibility for an office and strike them from the ballot if they don’t meet the criteria for holding office.

Should be interesting to see if Trump’s appointee can do a 180 and wiggle away from his former ruling.

BUT, he’s a Pub, so twisting into a pretzel shape, to bend the law to fit their motives, comes naturally to them….