On the Twelfth episode of The Constitutionalist, Shane Leary and Dr. Benjamin Kleinerman discuss the Colorado Supreme Court's decision to disqualify Donald Trump from the state ballot by way of the 14th amendment. To shed light on the tensions that undergird decisions like these, they turn to Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address.

The Constitutionalist is a podcast cohosted by Professor Benjamin Kleinerman, the RW Morrison Professor of Political Science at Baylor University and Founder and Editor of The Constitutionalist Blog, and his student, Shane Leary. Each week, they discuss political news in light of its constitutional implications, and explore a unique constitutional topic, ranging from the thoughts and experiences of America's founders and statesmen, historical episodes, and the broader philosophic ideas that influence the American experiment in government.