Posted on 12/20/2023 12:18:35 PM PST by SeekAndFind
California’s lieutenant governor on Wednesday sent a letter calling for the secretary of state to explore options for taking former President Donald Trump’s name off California’s 2024 presidential primary ballot.
Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis’ letter to Secretary of State Shirley Weber comes after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled this week that Trump’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the Capitol disqualified him from standing for the presidential election as part of the 14th Amendment’s ban on insurrectionists.
Section 13 of the 14th Amendment says that insurrectionists can’t serve as senators, representatives, presidential electors, “or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State.” The text does not specifically mention the presidency, but the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that the provision applies.
The court paused its 4-3 decision ahead of an expected appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court by Trump.
Kounalakis’ letter cites the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision, saying it “is about honoring the rule of law in our country and protecting the fundamental pillars of our democracy.”
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I’m so old I remember when the Democrats claimed to be against fascism.
Every repub state should ‘explore’ ways to keep Biden off the ballot.
Wow! You are older than 200+ years???!?
Cra-Cra
The states have no power to do this.
All prerequisites for President are in the Constitution.
The states cannot decide who can and cannot run.
If they could, it would eventually create a disaster for the Electoral College.........................
they are messing with Trump on the primaries
They really do want a Civil War, don’t they?
Yes. They want the right to fire ONE shot, then bring down the entire country via martial law.
Pffft... Like Trump would win Kalifornia anyways.
Just more virtue signaling to their braindead voters.
It isn’t about the votes for Trump. It’s the votes for the remaining down-ticket GOP candidates.
Democrats are a disgusting lot.
Soapbox, ballot box, jury box....
Kounalakis’ letter cites the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision, saying it “is about honoring the rule of law in our country and protecting the fundamental pillars of our democracy.”
So she believes in “democracy” and free and fair elections, as long as you aren’t allowed to vote for a Republican such as Trump?
How is this fundamentally different, from “elections” in communist countries, in which communists are the only candidates allowed on an election ballot?
If anyone wondered about that ancient chinese curse about ‘interesting times’, these are they.
That is not a good idea.The democrats would love to get rid of Sbitbag Biden.
Lt. Gov. Eleni “Carmen Sandiego” Kounalakis
I can’t see how any state has authority over a federal election.
Every institution of public function is now officially broken. Happy? The only people getting a slice are the Beltway sanctioned agents of chaos and change.
The US Army is too tiny to enforce martial law on the USA.
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