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 ...
Robt. E. Lee was a much better man than Joe Biden.
Who wrote this pile of crap?
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
The fact that the Bee was making humor.....and the left really doesn’t understand how stupid and hypocritical the position that they have put themselves in continues to surprise me.
“The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.”
That’s grouds for a lawsuit. They must be the new national inquier.
wy69
Is this an attempt at humor, or is the author truly that far unshackled from reality?
No the humor tag is because the leftists are so unhinged this morning that they’re unknowingly parroting the Babylon Bee.
well that’s ok because the left are domestic terrorists, and they are still on the ballot
I actually had to check several times to make sure this was not a Babylon Bee article. PS LOVE the Babylon Bee.
Yeah, sometimes you have to put in the HTML...
How does a sitting President - insurrect??
This is childish name-calling.
I cannot for the life of me, believe that our courts have allowed people to spend YEARS in prison over this.
We have lost our system to the elites.
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,
He had no role in the January 6 protests. Which is what they were, not an insurrection, not a temper tantrum - a protest. That’s all it was.
I'm convinced that that's why the liberal justices voted as they did. They recognized that Biden might be removed from the ballot in a dozen or so states if they upheld it. And with him, there's real evidence of wrongdoing...no need to gin stuff up!
These people are f***ing psychotic.
Katie Scally is a full fledged moron. A boil om society and should be removed.
Figures
-PJ
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