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US Supreme Court rules for Trump in historic 14th Amendment ballot eligibility case
ABC News ^ | March 4, 2024, 9:25 AM | By Devin Dwyer and Alexandra Hutzler

Posted on 03/04/2024 7:41:13 AM PST by Red Badger

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of Donald Trump in a historic case challenging his eligibility to seek the Republican presidential nomination under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment due to his actions around the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The court was unanimous in reversing the unprecedented decision out of Colorado that would kick Trump off the ballot under the provision after a state trial court found he participated in "insurrection" on Jan. 6 through incitement.

“For the reasons given, responsibility for enforcing Section 3 against federal officeholders and candidates rests with Congress and not the States," the Supreme Court opinion read. "The judgment of the Colorado Supreme Court therefore cannot stand. All nine Members of the Court agree with that result.”

On holding that only Congress had the power to enforce the provisions under Section 5 of the amendment, it said its decision would apply nationwide.

"Any state enforcement of Section 3 against federal officeholders and candidates, though, would not derive from Section 5, which confers power only on '[t]he Congress.' As a result, such state enforcement might be argued to sweep more broadly than congressional enforcement could under our precedents. But the notion that the Constitution grants the States freer rein than Congress to decide how Section should be enforced with respect to federal offices is simply implausible," the court said.

Trump quickly celebrated the decision, writing on his social media platform it was a "BIG WIN" for the country.

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said that she was "disappointed" in the ruling.

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: 14a; 14thamendment; colorado; dirtyjena; dirtyjenagriswold; hallelujah; itistolaugh; jan6; jenagriswold; presdjtrump; scotus; trump
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To: Red Badger

BTTT


101 posted on 03/04/2024 9:16:19 AM PST by nopardons
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To: Red Badger

True but some retard on the left will try.


102 posted on 03/04/2024 9:16:48 AM PST by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: DouglasKC

To a liberal, ‘Due Process’ means: “WE SAY SO.”.................


103 posted on 03/04/2024 9:18:57 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: maddog55

Undoubtedly.

They will try and fail.

“Failure, in Democrat circles, is a resume enhancement.” - Rush Limbaugh..................


104 posted on 03/04/2024 9:20:09 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: FamiliarFace

The Colorado court had a provision that said Trump’s name had to stay on the ballot pending the SC ruling, so he was never officially removed.


105 posted on 03/04/2024 9:43:00 AM PST by gloryblaze
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To: gloryblaze

Thank you. I was wondering.

Guess someone realized it was a super duper long shot.


106 posted on 03/04/2024 9:44:15 AM PST by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: Red Badger

Jena Griswold: “oh, well. i tried.” ...


107 posted on 03/04/2024 10:01:53 AM PST by catnipman (A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil)
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To: CWW

the first line in the article sez:

“The unanimous decision will have major implications for the presidential race.”


108 posted on 03/04/2024 10:04:48 AM PST by catnipman (A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil)
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To: PermaRag

the first line in the article sez:

“The unanimous decision will have major implications for the presidential race.”


109 posted on 03/04/2024 10:05:43 AM PST by catnipman (A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil)
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To: Red Badger
The decision itself for thoze who care to read it.
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-719_19m2.pdf
110 posted on 03/04/2024 10:16:30 AM PST by zeugma (Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
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To: Red Badger

https://babylonbee.com/news/in-shocking-blow-to-democracy-supreme-court-affirms-voters-can-vote-for-candidate-they-want

https://babylonbee.com/news/cast-of-the-view-unanimously-overturns-scotus-decision


111 posted on 03/04/2024 11:06:43 AM PST by Brown Deer
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To: Red Badger

Thanks!


112 posted on 03/04/2024 11:33:07 AM PST by GOP Poet (Super cool you can change your tag line EVERYTIME you post!! :D. (Small things make me happy))
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To: Red Badger; FreedomPoster; Travis McGee
The left is LOSING it over this decision.


113 posted on 03/04/2024 11:35:43 AM PST by Lazamataz (Laz 2005: "First, we beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them.")
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To: Red Badger

Time to give Colorado the Bud Light treatment


114 posted on 03/04/2024 11:42:39 AM PST by Fledermaus (Is it me, or all of a sudden have the buried trolls come out on FR like cicadas? It's all noise.)
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To: Fledermaus

They have Coors Light so it won’t matter.................


115 posted on 03/04/2024 11:43:20 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

Is it just me or is the US government (and many state governments) replete with criminals of all sorts?


116 posted on 03/04/2024 11:56:45 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp??)
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To: hal ogen

The entire government system is a criminal enterprise................


117 posted on 03/04/2024 11:59:30 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

Didn’t take long.,

https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-house-democrats-working-to-remove-trump-from-the-ballot-through-legislation


118 posted on 03/04/2024 1:53:19 PM PST by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: wildcard_redneck

Exactly.


119 posted on 03/08/2024 8:14:31 AM PST by dhs12345
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