![]() ![]() As awful as the Capitol riot was, it doesn’t seem to fit the intent of the amendment. Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment was aimed at preventing politicians that sided with the confederacy from winning office and obstructing Reconstruction. It would be bad politics and for GOP candidates, to appear as though they are endorsing the disenfranchising efforts of Democratic election officials. everyone else.Įven if only Democratic state election officials block Donald Trump, blue states are still relevant for both party primaries–particularly since Trump won all the blue state Republican primaries in 2016.īut publicly, every Republican presidential candidate would have to express outrage about Trump being kept off the ballot. This clears the way for a wide open primary, instead of Trump vs. Trump is the most likely to lose to Biden in a general election. The Republican Party might well benefit the most if these leftwing dark money groups get their way. Give Americans the chance to defeat him-or, well, elect him – since that is how democracy works. It would be a terrible show of weakness by Trump enemies and suggests the Left is worried he will win in 2024.Īlso, Trump is at his best when he plays a victim of the establishment and a champion of the people. So, let’s suppose Democratic secretaries of state across the United States decide to kick Trump off the ballot. “Secretaries of state - who in most cases are in charge of deciding who gets on the ballot – must refuse to place Donald Trump’s name on the 2024 ballot, based on the clear meaning of section three of the 14th amendment to the US constitution,” Reich wrote. Robert Reich, the labor secretary under President Bill Clinton who is a public spokesman for MoveOn, wrote in The Guardian that Donald Trump committed “treason” in attempting to get state officials to send alternate electors and attempting to get former Vice President Mike Pence not to certify election results. This is the only time the law has been applied in 150 years, according to ABC News. The state judge determined Griffin “engaged in insurrection.” The New Mexico Supreme Court dismissed Griffin’s appeal. However, in a New Mexico case, CREW succeeded in getting a state judge to disqualify Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin from being on the ballot and holding office because of his role in Jan. As for Greene, a court dismissed her case since she was only sworn in a few days before the riot–and her actions (though she objects to certifying Joe Biden’s victory) didn’t constitute an insurrection.īoth cases represented special circumstances. Although a federal judge rejected Cawthorne’s First Amendment defense, the case was never concluded since he lost the Republican primary. Madison Cawthorne, R-N.C., and Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., from the ballot in 2022. But the legal theory hasn’t been outright rejected–and if anything was advanced.įree Speech for the People tried to use Section 3 to eliminate Reps. The groups have used trial balloons for lowly officeholders that supported Donald Trump, with mixed results. Let voters decide.Įither way, the end result is just going to mean making Trump look stronger and his opponents look like a bunch of lawless out-of-touch suppressors. The same could be said of any other politician that rubs a lot of Americans the wrong way. Trump’s political fate should be up to voters, not a clever means to have him booted from the ballot. ![]() These include a strong economy, a border that was under control for most of his presidency, and sweeping success in naming judges. 6, would vote against him and muster up majorities to keep him out of office.īut, hey, there are a few reasons to vote for Trump – at least in comparison to the Joe Biden presidency. Those who oppose his agenda, or think him to be a threat to democracy because of his election denial and Jan. For those who support his agenda, he’s petulant and self-destructive enough that he might be the least likely Republican to achieve it. There are more than a few good reasons not to vote for former President Donald Trump. No Donald Trump in 2024 in some states? A couple of dark money groups – in the name of defending democracy – are attempting to limit voters’ choices. ![]()
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