Posted on 09/06/2023 11:16:44 AM PDT by Golden Eagle
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics (CREW), a Washington-based watchdog group, on Wednesday filed a lawsuit on behalf of a handful of voters seeking to bar former President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot in Colorado under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment based on his alleged involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The suit -- quickly dismissed by Trump's team -- marks one of the first serious challenges to his qualifications as a presidential candidate based on a 14th Amendment argument.
Section 3 states that someone isn't eligible for future office if, while they were previously in office, they took an oath to support the Constitution but then "engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or [gave] aid or comfort to the enemies thereof," unless they are granted amnesty by a two-thirds vote of Congress.
Supporters of this theory argue this applies to Trump because of his conduct after he lost the 2020 election but sought to reverse the results. Previous such efforts focused on other Republicans have failed, but CREW last year successfully pushed to remove a county official in New Mexico who was convicted of trespassing in connection with the attack on the Capitol.
A Trump campaign spokesman, Steven Cheung, blasted the new suit in a statement to ABC News.
"The people who are pursuing this absurd conspiracy theory and political attack on President Trump are stretching the law beyond recognition," Cheung said, in part, adding, "There is no legal basis for this effort except in the minds of those who are pushing it."
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It’s inevitable that Trump will be removed from the ballot in at least 2-3 swing purple states. Obama/Biden judges will uphold it, to cause max chaos. The GOP simply does not have the will to stand up to Democrat lawfare.
Washington-based watchdog group = astroturf DNC operatives.
Come on ABC. It’s the 21st century.
Crazed libtards try to block Trump in a free election because he sends mean tweets and exposes corrupt Libtards
It’s already been smacked down by other court decisions, but they will try this nonetheless.
Good luck with that!
Gosh I thought you had to be proven guilty in a court of law in this country.
Several lawsuits trying to get Trump removed from the ballot via the 14th Amendment have failed recently. I think precedent has been set.
yet no ethical stand against Jail House Joe and Humper Biden.
This was a major part of the plan all along.
The political opponent of the Dem candidate, leading the opposition political party, and is the former President, now struggling to be permitted to be on the ballot in each state one by one is a big consumer of money and time.
While the Dem breezes around glad handing with media puff piece coverage of smiles.
Evan McMullin and airhead Claire McCaskill are on the board - listed as doing ‘1 hr per week on average’ of work.
Their financials:
https://www.citizensforethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/FY21-CREW-Form-990-Public-FINAL.pdf
Most of their cash is from The Bonner Group, billed as a fundraiser (read: telemarketer) for progressives.
He is also involved in Project 65. Total scumbag.
Trump has not been found guilty of insurrection in a court of law.
so tell us G.E., are you in favor of a weaponized government whose only purpose is to target political opponents?
Or have you declared an unconstitutional rejection of a leading opponent so a distant opponent might have opportunity?
Any word of objection to this or have you declared guilt in spite of judicial redress?
A deep red state with conservative Judges needs to do the same ASAP, and run it through the courts as fast as they can to put it in from of the USSC and end this charade NOW.
The breathless media cites Dem billionaire-funded “ethics” watchdogs. Like the free and fair elections and Russian disinformation. All Commie BS
He has not been formally accused of it, either.
Watch this and share it.
youtube.com/watch?v=PDFkxN_vLJA
I didn’t always trust Newt (he is, after all a politician) and the 2008 video at the second link will speak to that. BUT, NEWT HAS CHANGED (AND AGED) AND GOT THIS ONE SPOT ON!
From his lips to God’s ear!
https://youtu.be/lIo8FJJMps8
When people make claims like this it demoralizes the voters.
Is that your real intention?
If Biden runs Red states should remove him the Criminal
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