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Supreme Court justices indicate they’ll keep Trump on 2024 ballot in landmark case
NY Post ^ | Feb. 8, 2024, 12:08 p.m. ET | Ryan King

Posted on 02/08/2024 9:26:57 AM PST by conservative98

WASHINGTON — A clear majority of the Supreme Court’s nine justices signaled Thursday that they would overturn a Colorado ruling barring former President Donald Trump from the state’s Republican presidential primary ballot.

The former president, 77, and his lawyers were appealing the Dec. 19 decision by Colorado’s Supreme Court that found Trump ineligible for the March 5 Republican contest by virtue of violating the Constitution’s so-called “Insurrection Clause” during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

Trump’s team argued separately that Congress — not the states — was tasked with enforcing the clause, that the provision did not apply to the office of president, and denied that the 45th president engaged in an insurrection by seeking to remain in office after his 2020 election defeat by Joe Biden.

During oral arguments, Chief Justice John Roberts fretted about the possibility that upholding the Colorado ruling would open the door to red and blue states removing politicians of opposing parties from the ballot on a whim.

“It’ll come down to just a handful of states that are going to decide the presidential election. That’s a pretty daunting consequence,” Roberts said.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: colorado; elections; scotus; trump; trump2024
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To: metmom

Yes, I am not sure how he went from supporting Trump in 2016 to being what seems bitter enemies. Unless, Trump knows things about Sununu and his finances like how did he come up with the money to buy Waterville Valley Ski area and then invest millions into new infrastructure there.

Look for a PM message from me.


121 posted on 02/09/2024 5:40:25 AM PST by woodbutcher1963
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To: woodbutcher1963

OK.


122 posted on 02/09/2024 5:55:15 AM PST by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus…)
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To: CFW

pfl


123 posted on 02/09/2024 11:33:04 AM PST by gloryblaze
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