# If George Washington ran for President of the United States today would he be eligible?

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**Created:** [September 4, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-george-washington-ran-for-president-of-the-united-states-today-would-he-be-eligible/989610 "2023-09-04T20:44:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-george-washington-ran-for-president-of-the-united-states-today-would-he-be-eligible/989610/27 "2023-09-05T18:23:05Z")

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> [@slicedalone](#):
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> I’m assuming the Supreme Court, if it rejects the right of a state’s Secretary of State to reject a candidate from their state’s ballot, would feel no responsibility to designate the appropriate path for a candidate to be rejected according to the 14th Amendment.

Hmmm…14th Amendment, not 22nd or 12th. I’m gonna guess you meant to post in another thread, perhaps [this one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-disqualified-from-holding-office-conservative-law-professors-argue/988412/141)?

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