" As he threatens judges, prosecutors, and elected officials, he spreads the rule of fear. If Trump is the nominee and loses, he will very likely try another insurrection; if Trump is the nominee and wins, he promises to round up his political enemies and to take other actions that will invite a response from inside and outside the government. This is the arc that Section 3 is meant to halt and redirect."

"Donald Trump did not just violate his oath of office on January 6th, 2021: that horrible day was the peak of a larger pattern of activities that began long before the election and continues until the present day. Trump said in 2020 (as he had said in 2016, and as he also says now) that he would not respect the outcome if he lost."

"A Constitution survives not only because it gives remedies but because it recalls principles. It defines a normality in which a republic can endure."

"In history, and indeed in the contemporary world, it is normal for democracies to die. When a tyrant emerges who deploys intimidating violence, it is normal (in the sense of typical human weakness) for people to be afraid and to go along. It is normal (in the sense that people will do it) to obey in advance and thereby to betray their own institutions and commitments."

"Trump disqualified himself from office by taking part in an insurrection and thereby seeking to substitute the rule of fear for the rule of law."