Donald Trump is not qualified under the Constitution to be on the 2024 presidential ballot

Voters vs. Constitution

Dear EDITOR: A letter espoused the constitutionally misguided argument that only “the people” should decide if Donald Trump is eligible to be elected president, notwithstanding claims that he engaged in insurrection (“Let voters decide,” Dec. 24). 

Article 2 of the Constitution identifies three qualifications to hold the office of president: natural born citizen; 35 years old; and a resident of the U.S. for at least 14 years. In addition, the 14th Amendment declares ineligible for public office any former official who has engaged in insurrection, thus adding a fourth qualification to hold the office of president.

An echo opinion letter published in the Press Democrat newspaper in Santa Cruz, California:

Dear Editor: Are we to believe that voters should have decided that, even though he is not a “natural born” citizen, Arnold Schwarzenegger is nevertheless eligible to be president? 

How about Billie Eilish, who is only 22 years old?

So long as we remain a constitutional republic, disputes about the law must always be decided in court, as was the case of Donald Trump’s bogus claims of election fraud, which were rejected in 62 separate lawsuits around the country.

From Robert J. Henry in Windsor