The US Supreme Court has ruled in a unanimous decision that former President Donald Trump will be allowed to remain on primary and general ballots in the 2024 US election, after several states removed the former president under the 14th Amendment.
PER CURIAM
The full Supreme Court bench REVERSES former President Trump’s disqualification from the ballot.
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— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) March 4, 2024
The decision comes after several states – kicked off by the Colorado Supreme Court – ruled that Trump was disqualified from appearing on ballots, citing an interpretation of the US Constitution’s 14th Amendment provision which stipulates that candidates who engaged in an “insurrection or rebellion” against the United States – which Trump has not been charged with or convicted of – should be prevented from holding office.
Maine’s Democratic secretary of state made a similar decision days later, and a judge in Illinois recently issued a similar ruling to prevent his appearance on ballots, according to the Epoch Times.
This is the first time in US history that the US Supreme Court has considered section 3 of the 14th Amendment. The decision comes after a Sunday announcement that the Court would come to a decision today.
And of course, the left is now trying to discredit the Supreme Court despite the fact that this was a unanimous decision.
As the Epoch Times notes further, Lawyers for the former president asked the nine justices to reverse the Colorado court decision because only Congress can make a determination as who can become president.
The Colorado court’s decision was “the first time in the history of the United States that the judiciary has prevented voters from casting ballots for the leading major-party presidential candidate,” his lawyers said, concluding that it “is not and cannot be correct.”
After the ruling, President Trump wrote on social media that he is “not an insurrectionist,” adding that President Joe Biden is one. He also noted that he told supporters to protest “peacefully and patriotically” during a rally on Jan. 6, 2021, before protesters and rioters entered the U.S. Capitol during the certification of electoral votes for the 2020 election, which forms the basis of the “insurrection” accusations against him.
Justices for the Colorado Supreme Court had argued that they believed President Trump engaged in an insurrection because of his activity before and on Jan. 6, 2021, during the breach of the U.S. Capitol building. The former president, however, was never charged or convicted of insurrection. He was charged by a federal special counsel in connection with the 2020 election, but not for insurrection, rebellion, or related charges.
“President Trump asks us to hold that Section Three disqualifies every oath-breaking insurrectionist except the most powerful one and that it bars oath-breakers from virtually every office, both state and federal, except the highest one in the land,” the majority for the Colorado Supreme Court wrote in its 4–3 ruling.
“Both results are inconsistent with the plain language and history of Section Three.”
Oral Arguments
During oral arguments in front of the justices in early February, at least six of the justices, including Chief Justice John Roberts, who was nominated by President George W. Bush, appeared to be at least skeptical of some of the claims made by the lawyer representing several Colorado voters who brought the lawsuit against the Republican front-runner.
“It’ll come down to just a handful of states that are going to decide the presidential election,” Chief Justice Roberts said, referring to the potential effect of the Colorado court’s ruling.
“That’s a pretty daunting consequence.”
Justice Clarence Thomas asked the lawyer, Jason Murray, why there weren’t many examples of individual states’ disqualifying candidates under the 14th Amendment after the Civil War.
“There were a plethora of confederates still around, there were any number of people who would continue to either run for state offices or national offices, so it would seem—that would suggest there would at least be a few examples of national candidates being disqualified,” Justice Thomas, a Bush appointee, said.
Justice Elena Kagan, considered a member of the court’s liberal wing, asked the attorney why one state would have power to determine which candidates should be on the ballot for a nationwide election.
“Why should a single state have the ability to make this determination not only for their own citizens but also for the nation?” she asked the attorney, adding the move would be “quite extraordinary.”
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Ah, nice. I just came to post this. I’m not crazy about Trump, but fuck these desperate little tin dictators who think they can decide who we may vote for. Now all we need is true vote counting. Let’s see if SCOTUS can arrange that next.
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I am not crazy about Trump either, but the Democrats must be stopped or the nation is lost. If not Trump, then who? Nikki? LOL
Indeed. There’s no way they were even considering cancelling this magnificent shit show! It’s the fulcrum that will allow them to move the Earth itself.
This was the tell that reveals it all as Kabuki Theater.
WTF What does that mean….Its Kabuki Theater? I would love to hear a rational thought behind this often-uttered sentiment from the marginally sentient.
You might find it marginally interesting to learn that there ARE other cultures on this planet besides WASPS, niggers and Jooos. Try reading a book or taking a trip.
And WTF is up your ass that you come at me all shitty attitude and what not?
Sounds to me like you’re pissed off about your own stupidity. I call that “not muh probs” bruh.
They will use this to say Texas cannot enforce the invasion stipulation in Art.4……among others…more FEDERAL INTRUSION,imho……
I thought about that too. Originally state legislatures determined who would represent them in the electoral college. How they did so was their business, not the federal Supreme Court’s. The founders opposed the idea of popularity contests for Senators and the Presidency.
Its a new day downvoters,looks like I was right again!…..what’s the matter,truth and common sense too much for ‘ya????
This is great news, and even better, the left can’t be screaming about the Republican justices since the decision was 9 – 0. . . Not that that will stop them from bitching about the decision. I hope they do because I love to see leftist heads explode.
Read the text……not as simple as 9/0……
I think it’s a head fake for the immunity decision…….Sure you can have your candidate but we reserve the right to put him in prison……
Scathing criticism by the “some” not in the majority 😉 Sadly I want to agree with their discord as there was ONLY one question before the guys n gals to evaluate…….
Back when Obama was against illegals:
Presidents Day: 5 Presidents Who Warned Against Mass Immigration
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/19/presidents-day-5-presidents-who-warned-against-mass-immigration/
Who honestly thinks these states are done with their crimes?
They are spoiled children, with no internal limits. Until we act like stern parents to them, the answer to your question is an unequivocal and emphatic, “No!”
The Jews have not ceased their campaign to control every State.
And the masses have not ceased their campaign of compliance; of essential collaboration in their own enslavement. That is the engine of oppression. The seed of the lust to rule, requires mass acquiescence, and even active participation from the cattle, in order to grow.
Well the government crimes will now be moved to Congress because of this decision.
So I guess the rubes on TBP actually believe all this trump bullshit?. This crap is all orchestrated nonsense. They already know who the next puppet actor playing president will be. It doesn’t matter either, same agenda will play out.
I’ll be your huckle bearer…..
Who the fuck are YOU calling rube?Mr.No-Name chickenshit???
Tbp’ers are not monolithic….
We all understand whats going on,but you sound like you trying to catch up,we’ll wait…
Get a handle if you want to converse
Have a great day……
Democrats ignored SCOTUS on student loans and Bruen, only a fool would expect them to start listening to SCOTUS now.
Will be allowed!!!!
Straight to hell with the democrat party !
“before protesters and rioters entered the U.S. Capitol ….”
the only rioters who entered the capitol were fbi thugs.
It’s looking more like theatre every day. Based on hundreds of previous decisions the Supreme Court is entirely partisan/ideological but this time it’s 9-0. Sort of reminds me what happened recently with XRP, using the courts to legitimise a CIA backed blockchain product. The court cases and the 2 impeachments against Trump have been laughable. It looks to me like they are corralling the disaffected white public so all the attention and hope remains on Trump as saviour instead of marching on DC.