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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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1 posted on 02/08/2024 9:26:57 AM PST by conservative98
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To: conservative98
Democrats,

2 posted on 02/08/2024 9:27:13 AM PST by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Praise God!


3 posted on 02/08/2024 9:28:46 AM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: conservative98

For them it’s on to Plan B. And that really worries me.


4 posted on 02/08/2024 9:29:28 AM PST by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: conservative98

Nothing says FAIL like getting served 9-0 by SCOTUS.


5 posted on 02/08/2024 9:30:02 AM PST by Salvavida
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To: conservative98

” Chief Justice John Roberts fretted “

Oh my, was there a fainting couch handy?


6 posted on 02/08/2024 9:30:38 AM PST by dljordan
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To: conservative98

The issue for Kagan is NBC!


7 posted on 02/08/2024 9:30:42 AM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: conservative98

Oh Good! The almighty government is going to allow us a choice . For now.


8 posted on 02/08/2024 9:30:44 AM PST by Gary from Dayton (Army Vet 1986-1991)
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To: conservative98

All red states would immediately remove Biden from their ballots.


9 posted on 02/08/2024 9:30:54 AM PST by Ge0ffrey
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To: conservative98

What do they want, a cookie?


10 posted on 02/08/2024 9:31:37 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: conservative98

Wait for the order and opinion before cheering anything.


11 posted on 02/08/2024 9:32:48 AM PST by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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To: one guy in new jersey

Actually, imo, Kagan looked to be anti-Colorado.


12 posted on 02/08/2024 9:33:37 AM PST by EliRoom8
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To: Ge0ffrey
All red states would immediately remove Biden from their ballots.
Phrased differently, this was Roberts first question to Colorado's man, Murray.
13 posted on 02/08/2024 9:35:41 AM PST by EliRoom8
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To: conservative98

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.
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The stupid CO Solicitor General said Oh no that wouldnt happen

Ya wanna bet the states would readily dump your boy Joe ???


14 posted on 02/08/2024 9:36:01 AM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: Dr. Franklin

The three leftist stooges will vote in lock step according to their official religion. I don’t care how they seemed to be on the questions.


15 posted on 02/08/2024 9:36:17 AM PST by fwdude (.When unarmed Americans are locked up for protesting a stolen election, you know it was stolen.)
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To: conservative98

Does anybody know when the decision will be revealed. Surely they won’t wait until the middle of June.


16 posted on 02/08/2024 9:36:26 AM PST by odawg
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To: Tennessee Nana

wouldnt


17 posted on 02/08/2024 9:36:28 AM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: conservative98

Nikki has a sad.


18 posted on 02/08/2024 9:36:48 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dljordan

Was he leading his handmaiden, ACB, around?


19 posted on 02/08/2024 9:36:53 AM PST by Paladin2
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That rino fretted on how he could turn the tables back to the Demwits without anyone noticing. It just wasn’t today.


20 posted on 02/08/2024 9:37:02 AM PST by bgill
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