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Mar 4, 2024 3:27 PM
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Djkb6718
Fuck GQP & the 45 cult
deaththeunholy
Does this adjust Maine whose Secretary of State made the call?
slipmagt
A bunch of traitors, who were appointed by the traitor in orange, did something completely in their own best interest??? Who would have ever expected this exact thing to happen without question?
1stTimerAgain
Like2Fox
This was an extremely stupid thing to begin with. Yes, lets allow State supreme courts to keep people off the ballot under nothing more than an accusation. Every red state will immediately move to ban Biden from the upcoming election, for whatever the fuck made up reasons they already tried to impeach him for. Criminally convicted of insurrection in federal court? Okay, maybe then it's okay. But otherwise, it would just dismantle democracy even further
flamingflamingo
The reason given though was that the amendment doesn’t apply to the president or the president’s office. The judge didn’t rule on an accusation, he ruled that Trump DID participate in an insurrection, but that it’s okay since he was the president.
geekyfarmer
Shocked. Shocked I tell you. Incredulous. Completely without credulity.
ubermonkey21
geekyfarmer
In university we used to sit up late at night contemplating deep questions like whether we'd like to live in the ascendance of a civilization or the descent. I honestly believe there's a chance I will have done both.
TheUselessPhilosopher
At this point, Colorado and every other state should just pull the classic "they've made their decision, now let's see them enforce it" move and just refuse to put trump on the ballot or count any write in vote for him. The Supreme Court has, quite obviously, lost all legitimacy as an institution and their current decisions should be completely disregarded.
bippityboppitybuttsex
The problem is liberal states aren't Texas ... We still have the rule of law.
thatlazylizard
Texas doesn't listen to its people. It's gerrymandered to all hell and is an embarrassment of a state
Rhewin
The liberal candidates basically agreed that allowing individual states to disqualify national candidates would be a bad move that could cause disjointed elections. I’m disappointed, but I get it. If only Congress wasn’t crippled and could do it themselves.
ubermonkey21
So a Democratic Senate and House, up to 2/3 , would pass it? Right guys?! Right?!?!
MandalorianFromMandalore
At this point I'm so cynical and pessimistic about any politician I fully expect the Dems to hand over control to Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, or Jeff Bezos were they to ever gain unilateral power.
heywoodjabme
You would hope that the Supreme Court would add an opinion that would define a mechanism to support the process. A basic decision like this is the equivalent of removing that amendment from the constitution.
daromander
The mechanism is Congress. A state can't decide on its own to kick someone off the ballot for violating the US Constitution. Congress has to do it
heywoodjabme
So they’ve basically removed the14th amendment then?
daromander
No, they are saying a state can't enforce it on its own against a presidential candidate. The amendment is still in effect