And so we decide to let tyrants through

We don’t decide. A few Ivy League JDs in robes get to decide. The decision on whether to list a particular candidate on the ballot is, inherently, undemocratic.

If they want to try and do it they’ll try and do it.

State governments don’t need any more tools in the chest to decide who can and cannot appear on a ballot.

Booting someone like trump who has done what trump has done is a legitimate implementation of the law and the right thing to do.

I agree. But he’s not the only one who will get booted off under this rule. We both know it.