Washington Post Editorial Board: The Supreme Court Should Toss the Colorado Decision

Hotair ^ | 12/21/2023 | John Sexton

[bigbob]

Some lib organizations will see that this Colorado nonsense ultimately helps Trump and start arguing against it.

[Oscar in Batangas]

What are we to do if the USSC rules that the selection of electors is a States’ Rights issue and punts on making a decision?

(I don’t believe that the present Court will do it, but there is that sometimes pesky Amendment #10 in the Bill of Rights.)

[crusty old prospector]

How about we toss Kolorado?

[Carriage Hill]

“What are we to do if the USSC rules that the selection of electors is a States’ Rights issue and punts on making a decision?”

4th Box...

[TornadoAlley3]

The state legislature did not do this. Only the court.

[Tench_Coxe]

"As the board warns, once you start down the road where any court can disqualify any candidate without due process, it won’t be just the progressive left jumping on this bandwagon."

That is really the concern from the board. But I don't doubt the board would have a problem if it could only work one way.

[realcleanguy]

California is mulling the idea. What we see is Leftism is trying to essentially cancel the elections by having only one party one candidate. This is the end of Democracy in the US. And just a note. not a Trump fan. But in using the 14th amendment Joe and the Democrats are now actively involved in a coup or an insurrection.
No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any state, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any state legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

[unclebankster]

Nope,

We need more of these decisions from the ‘honorable’ democrats running our corrupt & expensive law system.(sarcasm)

Don’t worry, House, Senate, and State Republicans are all over these liberal bogus lawsuits like white on rice.(sarcasm)

Ditching these “do nothing” Republican bums after November 5, 2024 will give me great pleasure.

[FlyingEagle]

What little credibility courts had is gone.

Woke ruined the judiciary just like it did Bud Light.

Everyone knows this Lawfare including the CO nonsense is simply Marxist political theater.

This Constitutional Republic is fraying fast and about to snap.

[catnipman]

WaPo is mostly worried that repubicans could pull this exact same stunt against democrats ...

[TigersEye]

Too late, WaPo. SCOTUS will overturn the ruling but the whole world sees what you DemonRats are doing.

[Tench_Coxe]

Could you imagine filing a suit in a place like say, Texas, where Biden needs to be removed from the ballot due to failure to execute the duties of his office re: invasion, and beyond that, actually facilitating it?

Or judges in a state deem that Biden is guilty of "bribery, treason, and high crimes and misdemeanors" and therefore Biden is "disqualified to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States", and therefore unable to be on the ballot?

Yeah, imagine that can of worms certain parties don't want opened....

[Political Junkie Too]

...not the splintered, party-line body of Bush v. Gore.

This is another myth by the left that has taken hold.

SCOTUS ruled 7-2 to stop the partial Florida recounts of Dade, Broward, and West Palm Beach counties on 14th amendment equal protection grounds.

It was only the 5-4 ruling that Florida did not have sufficient time to recount the entire state before the certification deadline passed that was along party lines.

It was the 7-2 ruling that stopped the steal in Florida, and that was not a " splintered, party-line" decision.

-PJ

[unclebankster]

Some lib organizations will see that this Colorado nonsense ultimately helps Trump and start arguing against it.

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At this time, the little democrats that post on liberal message boards are either extremely cocky or extremely worried about 2024.

Hmmmm....I wonder why the majority of those little weasels want to keep the 45th President off of our ballots?

Our they acting confident? (LMAO)

[unclebankster]

Yeah, imagine that can of worms certain parties don’t want opened....

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I love where we’re headed.

The pussies on our side, aren’t going to be able to hide out, clutching their pearls any longer. They either learn about teamwork, political warfare, mutual trust, band of brothers, etc, or they can “hit the road.”

“Get tough or pound sand” is my motto going into 2024.

[No name given]

I never thought I’d be agreeing with the WaPo on anything, but here we are.

[SecondAmendment]

> What are we to do if the USSC rules that the selection of electors is a States’ Rights issue and punts on making a decision?

This is precisely what will happen and nobody should be surprised by this since this court did the same thing in 2020 when it wrongfully declared Texas had no standing against Pennsylvania.

[tina07]

What exactly was the “armed mob” armed with pray tell??? Flags???

[Does so]

Flag staffs?

In 1860, Lincoln wasn’t printed on Southern states’ ballots.

Northern states elected Lincoln as President.

Look how that turned out the following year...