Michigan Supreme Court will not block Trump from appearing on the state's primary ballot

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : He claimed that Trump "engaged in insurrection" and should be "disqualified from holding 'any office, civil or military, under the United States'" and that the president of the US was an "office" under the US as provided by the Fourteenth Amendment.
37% : The Michigan Court of Appeals found that whether Trump prevails in the primary process or becomes the Republican nominee for president is a "purely hypothetical question," and thus the Michigan Court of Appeals is without jurisdiction to issue declaratory judgement.
33% : The court said "[Trump] would minimally need to prevail in the primary process" for the issue to be ripe enough for the court to have jurisdiction.
26% : The court also found that it was without jurisdiction to issue a declaration that Trump is disqualified from the presidency pursuant to the Fourteenth Amendment.
26% : They claimed that Trump engaged in insurrection on January 6, 2021 during the Capitol riot and is thus subject to the disqualification under the "Insurrection Clause" of the Fourteenth Amendment of the US Constitution.
25% : Robert LaBrant sued the Wayne County Election Commission, claiming the commission has a statutory duty to determine whether presidential candidates, including Trump, are disqualified from running for or holding office under the Insurrection Clause.
25% : The Wayne Circuit Court concluded that the Wayne County Election Commission had no authority to determine whether Trump, or any other candidate, was disqualified under the Insurrection Clause.
16% : Davis requested that the Secretary of State issue a declaratory ruling deciding whether Trump was disqualified from appearing on the presidential primary ballot via the Insurrection Clause.

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