no... but if the president were found to be ineligible to hold office, he would be ejected. (as a bonus, since he is supposed to be a Constitutional scholar... he would have known of his ineligibility and would therefore be guilty of committing fraud)
once ejected, the Constitutional crisis would begin (which could have been one of their contingency plans all along)
just because judges have been covering for him does not make the requirement go away. on top of that, no length of time would improve his eligibility, thereby nullifying your thought that since he wasn’t ‘outed’ before the ballots were printed... he is above the requirements. there is no statement to that effect in the Constitution. it also does not state that only the opposing candidates can bring grievance.
injury to the Constitution by not upholding its basic tenets would be of concern to ALL Americans, as the document itself was written for ALL Americans... and not just a handful of potomac wannabees.
on top of that... i would state that since the Constitution does not have a survivability claus, and since Article II is obviously being disregard... the entire Constitution is being rendered null and void. and if this were the case, why should Americans follow amendment 16?
the basic contract has been thrown out... either rectify the situation, or suffer the consequences. it is not a pick & choose document. all or nothing.
I missed the "ejection" process in the Constitution.
Because of checks and balances -- which is about as fundamental as any constitutional principle can be -- no judge has the power to unilaterally remove the President from office. It takes both houses of Congress to do that, through impeachment.
it is not a pick & choose document. all or nothing.
The irony is just dripping off that comment. The Constitution is all or nothing; it's so sacrosanct that in order to preserve it, you would reject the clear and explicit process for removing a president from office and make one up on the spot -- also invalidating laws passed by both houses of Congress at a stroke through no recognizable constitutional process.