Posted on 03/04/2024 12:15:11 PM PST by cotton1706
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellow has reversed course in her effort to keep former President Trump off the primary ballot after the Supreme Court on Monday unanimously overturned a similar ruling in Colorado.
“I have reviewed the Anderson decision carefully. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that individual states lack authority to enforce Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment with respect to federal offices,” wrote Bellows, a Democrat. “Consistent with my oath and obligation to follow the law and the Constitution, and pursuant to the Anderson decision, I hereby withdraw my determination that Mr. Trump’s primary petition is invalid.”
She added: “As a result of the modified ruling, votes cast for Mr. Trump in the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election will be counted.”
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled 9-0 that "responsibility for enforcing Section 3 against federal officeholders and candidates rests with Congress and not the States.”
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lol — smooth
Way to pass the buck to the court and make herself “look” heroic...in her own eyes.
If you’re a democrap, following the law and the Constitution is pretty much the LAST thing you do voluntarily, and having sworn an oath is no hindrance either.
A step back to the Ballot Box.
But keep your powder dry.
They WON’T BE COUNTED!
What is now true though, is the US Supreme Court has UNANIMOUSLY AFFIRMED that leftist lawyers are politicized morons.
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