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Donald Trump 'fears Supreme Court could BACK Colorado's decision to take him off the ballot and that three conservative justices he appointed won't want to be seen as political'
Daily Mail ^ | 12.30.2023 | Alice Wright

Posted on 12/30/2023 9:24:30 AM PST by libh8er

Donald Trump has expressed concern that the Supreme Court could back attempts by Colorado and Maine to block him from the Republican primary ballot, according to reports.

Both states have moved to exclude Trump over his role in the January 6, 2021, attack by his supporters on the Capitol.

The states have accepted legal challenges to Trump's nomination that cite Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which says office holders cannot 'have engaged in insurrection or rebellion'.

Trump has privately expressed concerns that the Supreme Court, to which he appointed three conservative justices while president, may side with Colorado and Maine so as not to appear 'political', The New York Times reported.

Despite the conservative supermajority on the bench the former president is worried the court will rule against him, a source told the Times.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: dailyfail; fabricatedreality; fakenews; globalistpropaganda; nytsource; sc; trump
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To: MinorityRepublican

Wouldnt that mean like with abortion, every state decides what to do..so the Colorado decision would stand, so would Maine, and every state would decide if they want Trump on the ballot or not..so basically every Conservative state would remove Biden, every dem state would remove Trump


41 posted on 12/30/2023 9:42:51 AM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Thanks, Sarah. Beat me to it. See my No.
39


42 posted on 12/30/2023 9:43:15 AM PST by j.havenfarm (23 years on Free Republic, 12/22/23! More than 8,000 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: DaxtonBrown

“The conservative members of the Supreme Court know we go to civil war mode if they validate Colorado and Maine.”

Civil war will only happen if the Democrats try to confiscate guns or prosecute those who refused to register them.


43 posted on 12/30/2023 9:43:59 AM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: libh8er

Not a chance...Stop putting words in his mouth. And remember, Mike Johnson is a Constitutional Authority. Check out Dershowitz...he’s saying they’re all nuts.


44 posted on 12/30/2023 9:44:08 AM PST by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: Brian Griffin

DeSantis is good on policy and can implement it?

What? Like what? You think Trump’s problem is not implementing policy?
What do you think the president’s job is? And where in the constitution does it say the president’s job is primarily implementing policy?

“DeSantis will select good people for all departments “

? From where?

“if elected as President.”

In what scenario would that ever happen?


45 posted on 12/30/2023 9:45:17 AM PST by stanne
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To: stanne

In what scenario has Trump been elected to political office when Hillary Criminal wasn’t on the ballot? None.


46 posted on 12/30/2023 9:46:56 AM PST by lodi90
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To: forYourChildrenVote4Bush
Desantis is trump but without the noise.

Or the brain.....or the personality.....or the business savvy.

Should I go on?

47 posted on 12/30/2023 9:47:35 AM PST by Lakeside Granny (IN GOD WE TRUST with TRUMP WE STAND)
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To: lodi90

?

What kind of a question is that?


48 posted on 12/30/2023 9:47:39 AM PST by stanne
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To: libh8er

For any case involving our President Trump at the SCOTUS, Justices Jackson, Sotomayor and Kagan should be required to recuse themselves.


49 posted on 12/30/2023 9:48:10 AM PST by Round Earther
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To: Sarah Barracuda

“the decision will be 9-0”

Gonna have to respectfully disagree with that my friend.

SHOULD it be 9-0? Absolutely.

Will it be? In a word, no.

If it does go 9-0, I’ll be more than happy to post a thread apologizing to you and everyone else for my stupidity.

Unfortunately I’m pretty confident I won’t have to do that.....Unfortunately.


50 posted on 12/30/2023 9:48:12 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: Brian Griffin

Here’s what people say about DeSantis

“ Adding further insult to injury, he pronounced, “We’ve now witnessed one of the most expensive and embarrassing collapses in Republican history.”

You don’t know this?


51 posted on 12/30/2023 9:48:34 AM PST by stanne
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To: odawg
Can you cite any case where the Court was concerned with state’s rights, or acknowledged any such concept?

The Dobbs decision by SCOTUS put abortion back to the states where it belongs.

When it comes to Trump and elections, though, unfortunately this is the same SCOTUS that didn't want to hear 2020 election fraud cases because of "standing".

52 posted on 12/30/2023 9:49:42 AM PST by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: j.havenfarm

“it’s not self executing”

Section 3 should be as self-executing as Section 1, if not more so.

President Trump is simply not guilty of either rebellion or insurrection. He could not be - he was top dog and scheduled to remain so for at least 14 days.

The only negative was the “go wild” comment. That was simply meant to make lots of noise. Instead 250,000 people should have been led to chant in unison: Georgia - stolen....


53 posted on 12/30/2023 9:51:49 AM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: V_TWIN

Right. The only worse is The Guardian via Yahoo “news”.


54 posted on 12/30/2023 9:59:08 AM PST by gibsonguy
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To: forYourChildrenVote4Bush
Desantis is trump but without the noise.

So is President Trump, Tippy Toes DeSantis without the "lifts" in his cowboy boots?


55 posted on 12/30/2023 9:59:16 AM PST by fireman15 (Irritating people are the grit from which we fashion our pearl. I provide the grit. You're Welcome.)
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To: libh8er

I would not trust Trump’s last two justices.


56 posted on 12/30/2023 9:59:36 AM PST by Revel
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To: stanne

“where in the constitution does it say the president’s job is primarily implementing policy?”

Biden has been given lots of leeway by Congress.

Trump would use that leeway the right way. Did every graduate of a private university fail to learn?

A President tends to write the budgets that Congress tends to approve after adding in some ‘pork’.

Would a Trump administration require ‘green hydrogen’ or “carbon capture’, or 57mpg?

Would a Trump administration weld border barrier flood gates open?

Would the Trump administration sue Texas for trying to fend off invasion?

Would NY put invaders up in $400/night motels if not confident that reimbusement bill will not be vetoed?


57 posted on 12/30/2023 10:00:28 AM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: Sarah Barracuda
so basically every Conservative state would remove Biden, every dem state would remove Trump

Like I said, it's a political issue. The SCOTUS is not going to tarnish its reputation on this. So that's why I think they'll punt.

Yes, there's a risk that the election will be just like 1860

58 posted on 12/30/2023 10:01:05 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: fireman15

It would be very hard for a guy to walk like that.

Plus, it’s not really relevant, is it?


59 posted on 12/30/2023 10:01:32 AM PST by x
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To: libh8er

Anonymous sources say we made this story all up!


60 posted on 12/30/2023 10:03:14 AM PST by Skywise
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