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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: V_TWIN

Too bad these idiots don’t read the constitution. When I read the 14th amendment, section 5 stood out like a sore thumb. A lot of Time and money would be saved along with aggravation of the stupid state.


21 posted on 03/04/2024 7:56:46 AM PST by DownInFlames (p)
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To: Red Badger
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said that she was "disappointed" in the ruling.



22 posted on 03/04/2024 7:56:55 AM PST by Tommy Revolts
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To: Red Badger

9-0! IIRC “Jack Smith” once had a famous prosecution he conducted overruled by SCOTUS on a 9-0 vote. If I’m correct I wonder if the same thing will happen with the DC prosecution.


23 posted on 03/04/2024 7:57:07 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Proudly Clinging To My Guns And My Religion)
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To: BBQToadRibs2

There are 3,141 counties in the US. Probably 10 times that number of judges when you include municipal, district and state supremes.

If some judge in Cornfield County Nebraska doesn’t like some candidate they could exclude them from the ballot on false pretenses.

The election in the US would soon look like a circus..............


24 posted on 03/04/2024 7:57:11 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: DownInFlames

And the loss of credibility by the Colorado Judiciary.


25 posted on 03/04/2024 7:57:20 AM PST by dhs12345
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To: Red Badger

Kicking it to congress. Interesting.


26 posted on 03/04/2024 7:57:58 AM PST by momincombatboots (BQEphesians 6... who you are really at war with. )
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To: chief lee runamok

And all that time, Griswold pretended she was a disinterested observer, just waiting on the Supreme Court rule on a question she wasn’t clear about. She was an advocate all along.


27 posted on 03/04/2024 7:58:30 AM PST by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2024... RETURN OF THE JEDI)
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To: Red Badger

9-0! I do NOT want to hear one leftwing nut commenting anywhere about the biased Supreme Court, or how there are “Republicans” bending the law.


28 posted on 03/04/2024 7:58:39 AM PST by Obadiah
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To: Red Badger

Jena got her butt slapped back to the stone age. 9-0


29 posted on 03/04/2024 8:00:18 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: ClearCase_guy

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jun/23/trey-wingo/despite-popular-misconception-supreme-court-9-0-ru/


30 posted on 03/04/2024 8:00:50 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: DownInFlames

They know exactly whst the constitution says.

To them it’s nothing more than an impediment to their endgame.

Biden ignoring what the SCOTUS said about student loan debt is a perfect example of their contempt for the constitution.

And don’t think today’s decision won’t stop somebody at the election supervisor level from leaving Trump off the ballot anyway.....it’ll happen somewhere.


31 posted on 03/04/2024 8:00:53 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: Red Badger
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said that she was "disappointed" in the ruling.

Yeah, tyrannists' are always "disappointed" when they are restrained.

32 posted on 03/04/2024 8:00:55 AM PST by Obadiah
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To: Pappy Smear
What would have been good for the goose would have been good for the gander.

What would happen if half the states removed Trump and half removed Biden?

Could we claim that the presidential election was legitimate? Heck no!

And what happens if war is declared somewhere and illegitimate Biden demands that young men enlist? Will he have the authority? I think not.

But maybe this all part of the plan... to divide and conquer the United States.

33 posted on 03/04/2024 8:01:01 AM PST by dhs12345
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To: BBQToadRibs2

Allowing the States to disqualify presidential and federal candidates on a whim would’ve led to a civil war in short order. It would’ve forced the individual States to pursue lawfare in conjunction with other politically aligned states to even have a chance of having their concerns addressed.

A wise, and therefore rare, decision by the Supreme Court.


34 posted on 03/04/2024 8:02:24 AM PST by wildcard_redneck (He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.)
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To: Red Badger

DU Libs taking it through gritted teeth and clenched butt cheeks.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218742122

Not worth reading, really. Particularly peaved it’s a 9-0 ruling.


35 posted on 03/04/2024 8:02:41 AM PST by BBQToadRibs2
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To: Red Badger

How will they reprint the ballots in time for the primary tomorrow? Was there early voting there? Are those ballots trashed?


36 posted on 03/04/2024 8:02:59 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: dowcaet

Well, they’ll really be howling when Fat Fani and Worrisome Wade get disqualified on his election case, then.


37 posted on 03/04/2024 8:03:35 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: Red Badger

9-0?


38 posted on 03/04/2024 8:04:21 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: BBQToadRibs2

Just remember, their version of ‘Our Democracy’ is three wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner................


39 posted on 03/04/2024 8:04:48 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: V_TWIN

“I’m still surprised at least one female lib justice didn’t dissent as a virtue signal to the left”

Roberts likely pressured the leftist judges to go along in keeping with how Roberts and his hand-maiden like acolyte often go along with the coven’s wishes on other matters.


40 posted on 03/04/2024 8:05:19 AM PST by Paladin2
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