The Trumpster's sooper-majority on SCOTUS. Huge, monstrous piles of fetid, smelly doggy poopies.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/04/supreme-court-rules-in-trump-colorado-ballot-case.html.....Are they worried about POLITICAL implications? Party vs. Party revenge-moves? That's not their job, actually. ORK! And if such were to occur, the Parties could sue and SCOTUS could block such revenge-moves. The Orange Doink clearly initiated the riot/insurrection on 06 Jan, '21. Clearly, transparently guilty. Disqualified under Sec. 3 of 14th Amendment.
The way that snake wiggles away from accountability makes my blood boil.
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And what would logically follow? If Biden were elected by those states "allowing" him to run, then Texas et al would simply "not recognize" him as the president. Not that they do now, much.
https://thehill.com/homenews/4506721-barrett-liberal-justices-supreme-court-trump-ballot-ban/
“'For the reasons given, responsibility for enforcing Section 3 against federal officeholders and candidates rests with Congress and not the States,' the ruling said. 'The judgment of the Colorado Supreme Court therefore cannot stand.'”
I agree with OJ that individual states shouldn't decide which candidates can run for president.
This would inevitably lead to an untenable situation.
However, I'm upset that an individual who clearly fomented an insurrection
is allowed to run for any political office never mind the presidency.
Free elections and the peaceful transfer of power are hallmarks of our democracy.
This is an absolute mockery of our democracy.
I'm not a constitutional scholar and therefore can't confirm that "enforcing Section 3
against federal officeholders and candidates rests with Congress."
What happens if Congress collectively shirks its responsibility and fails to enforce Section 3?
What recourse do U.S. citizens have when this occurs?
Don't tell me voters can decide at the ballot box because insurrectionists shouldn't be on ballots in the first place!
The SCOTUS ought not to have made that further step, to specify such a thing: that only Congress has the authority to eliminate a candidate for federal office from ballots. The reporting I watched said it was highly unusual. They did not need to do that in order to adjudicate this case. So, now: IF and when Congress gets around to passing a law which spells-out by what criteria and process such disqualification must happen, then there will be something in place which would make it happen. Until then, we're just screwed.
The Founding Fathers never anticipated such a spineless, lying, conscience-less Orange bag of Farts to ever get within shouting distance of the White House. But he LIVED there, for four years. A testimony to the ignorance of American voters, and an indictment of the worthless, stoopid, idiotic, ridiculous goddam Electoral College.