Posted on 03/04/2024 8:27:36 AM PST by packagingguy
In a major setback for democracy, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in Trump v. Anderson that Congress, rather than states, is responsible for enforcing the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution when it comes to federal offices.
The ruling means Donald Trump is still eligible to appear on the Colorado ballot, despite his role in the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, a violation of the “disqualification clause” of the 14th Amendment.
This decision sets a dangerous precedent for the permissible conduct of future presidents. By allowing Donald Trump to put himself above the law, this ruling declares that the Constitution of the United States can be selectively enforced. In failing to hold the former President accountable for attempting to destroy a 200-year history of a peaceful transfer of power, SCOTUS puts the survival of our democracy at risk...
“Today’s ruling will be remembered as a dark day for our democracy. Donald Trump lied, cheated, and unleashed violence when the election did not go his way, and his ongoing incitement has led to an unprecedented rise in attacks and death threats against election workers, judges, and other public servants. By refusing to hold Trump accountable and allowing him to skirt around the pillars of our Constitution, SCOTUS has greenlit this behavior for future public officials.”
(Excerpt) Read more at commoncause.org ...
This is proof to me about something I had a hunch about for decades. That hunch was Common Cause being a stealth leftist group.
Imagine a leftist org caring about states’ rights. That’s racist I tell you!
Katy is surplus protoplasm.
It might be sotomayor when she was in HS?
The Babylon Bee post was only a few minutes old when the Common cause article came out.
Usually it takes a while for the Bee’s predictions to come true, not 20 minutes.
“this ruling declares that the Constitution of the United States can be selectively enforced”
Section 1 has long been selectively enforced. Only certain groups are protected.
And the Brady Bill enactment certainly was in insurrection and rebellion to the Bill of Rights of our Constitution, but rebellious outlaws Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer still hold elective office in the USA.
Katie Scally is lying here.
And she knows it.
they dont understand that Trump was put on trial for these supposed crimes and was found not guilty.
The decision was a poor one.
Only a judicial process should legally determine a factual issue.
The Supreme Court failed to examine and decide the factual issue before it:
Did Colorado correctly decide if Trump engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the Constitution?
[Clearly Trump did not. It would not have been hard to the (majority of the) Supreme Court to note the lack of proof of insurrection or rebellion.]
No matter how many times they call it an insurrection it was not. It was not even a BLM level of riot.
“they don’t understand that Trump was put on trial for these supposed crimes and was found not guilty”
William Jefferson Clinton proved beyond all reasonable doubt that an impeachment adjudication process involving a political body such as the popularly elected Senate is defective.
In Trump’s case, the facts justify the acquittal.
I actually thought this was from the Babylon Bee at first glance.
Didn’t know Common Curse was still around.
It’s just Democrats being Democrats. In the 1860 Presidential Election the “Party of Democracy” barred Abraham Lincoln from the ballot in several southern states.
Katie Scally
Katie Scally
Looks like and illegal alien.
She may want to cut back on the lard a bit.
I had no idea that Robert E Lee was running for President.
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