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.
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Praise God!
For them it’s on to Plan B. And that really worries me.
Nothing says FAIL like getting served 9-0 by SCOTUS.
” Chief Justice John Roberts fretted “
Oh my, was there a fainting couch handy?
The issue for Kagan is NBC!
Oh Good! The almighty government is going to allow us a choice . For now.
All red states would immediately remove Biden from their ballots.
What do they want, a cookie?
Wait for the order and opinion before cheering anything.
Actually, imo, Kagan looked to be anti-Colorado.
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 ???
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.
Does anybody know when the decision will be revealed. Surely they won’t wait until the middle of June.
wouldnt
Nikki has a sad.
Was he leading his handmaiden, ACB, around?
That rino fretted on how he could turn the tables back to the Demwits without anyone noticing. It just wasn’t today.
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