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Only congress has the power to enforce the 14th amendment, not the states, according to Section 5.
(constitution.congress.gov)
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Legal precedent says otherwise
https://www.citizensforethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Chart-of-Past-14.3-Disqualifications-rev.-07.10.23.pdf
And "shall have" and "Is the only government entity that shall have" are two different things. And other legal precedent, such as with the establishment clause has previously been ruled such that "congress" ends up basically equating to the government as a whole.