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THREE justices actually behaved like, well...judges.

The 133-page opinion, which was unsigned and issued by the four justices in the majority, drew three dissents.

Chief Justice John Boatright argued that removing Trump from the ballot would require “an insurrection-related conviction.” Trump was impeached by the House for his role in the Jan. 6 attack, but he was acquitted by the Senate. And while he is facing a slew of federal and state criminal charges stemming from his efforts to subvert the election, he has never been criminally charged with committing or inciting an insurrection.

Justice Carlos Samour echoed Boatright’s concerns but went further, contending that the court was depriving Trump of due process.

“Even if we are convinced that a candidate committed horrible acts in the past — dare I say, engaged in insurrection — there must be procedural due process before we can declare that individual disqualified from holding public office,” he wrote.

Justice Maria Berkenkotter also dissented, arguing that Colorado courts don’t have the authority to consider the question presented by those challenging Trump.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/19/colorado-disqualify-donald-trump-00132578

It' not really Deep State @Patrick.

It's all out in the open. Democrats are going Full Metal Stalinist.

Tucker is on a roll:

https://sashastone.substack.com/p/tuckers-speech-at-turning-point-usa

SCOTUS will overturn

Shit. Peeps are getting red pilled on this. Even Dems.

More red pilling:

PumpingRedheads says

THREE justices actually behaved like, well...judges.

Normies: "Why, Judges are unbiased executors of the law"

Also Normies: "Why, if so-and-so gets elected to SCOTUS or State Supreme Court, it'll be bad!"

Well, if they're unbiased... how could any wonderful unbiased judge be bad.

There's videos on Youtube of Judges being tyrannical little assholes, fining some regular guy $500 trying to defend himself on a petty charge or minor civil matter for not knowing what to do or say precisely, and then footage of the same judges being arrested for a DUI and swearing at the cops and demanding they call so-and-so and big cheese this and that.

mell says

SCOTUS will overturn

Yep, why the Dems want Thomas out so bad before 2024 gets going

By the way, this shit was normal in the 19th Century, maybe not at the Fed level but definitely the State levels.

The difference is, today the Republicans don't fight back as dirty. They just act as a "Heel" when it comes time to cut taxes or start a war to the Democrats' Happy World Love "babyface".

He didn't need CO anyway. Still could get it as a write in, long shot though.

As long as he's on the East Coast swing state ballots, this is likely all but over. I really don't get what Dems are trying to do. Every race will get nasty, but the R's have people in waiting after Trump. The Democrats are literally looking to destroy their party. They have no talent or potential future candidates. Literally none. No one can even contest Biden. Newsom is dead in the water nationally. The midwest swing states he'd get trashed.

They're gonna dump Biden. If it's Newsom it will be a blood bath. I like the people I've met in CA. I like CA. The rest of the country doesn't really like CA. Newsom is a clown. I don't think Biden is the nominee. He drops out. We'll see. 2024 is gonna be a shit show.

WookieMan says

He didn't need CO anyway. Still could get it as a write in, long shot though.

What makes you think they are gonna stop at CO?

What makes you think they are gonna stop even if SCOTUS bitchslaps this?

WookieMan says

I really don't get what Dems are trying to do

Seriously?

Once again:

Seems true:

https://thefederalist.com/2023/11/03/knowing-they-will-lose-at-the-ballot-box-soros-funded-leftists-turn-to-lawfare-to-defeat-trump/

Got it in one:

Patrick says

Is RFK even on the CO ballot? They will probably keep him off too.

https://twitter.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/1737260590798671982

@VivekGRamaswamy

This is what an actual attack on democracy looks like: in an un-American, unconstitutional, and unprecedented decision, a cabal of Democrat judges are barring Trump from the ballot in Colorado. Having tried every trick in the book to eliminate President Trump from running in this election, the bipartisan Establishment is now deploying a new tactic to bar him from ever holding office again: the 14th Amendment. I pledge to withdraw from the Colorado GOP primary unless Trump is also allowed to be on the state’s ballot, and I demand that Ron DeSantis, Chris Christie, and Nikki Haley to do the same immediately - or else they are tacitly endorsing this illegal maneuver which will have disastrous consequences for our country.

Today’s decision is the latest election interference tactic to silence political opponents and swing the election for whatever puppet the Democrats put up this time by depriving Americans of the right to vote for their candidate of choice.

The 14th Amendment was part of the “Reconstruction Amendments” that were ratified following the Civil War. It was passed to prohibit former Confederate military and political leaders from holding high federal or state office. These men had clearly taken part in a rebellion against the United States: the Civil War. That makes it all the more absurd that a left-wing group in Colorado is asking a federal court to disqualify the 45th President on the same grounds, equating his speech to rebellion against the United States.

And there’s another legal problem: Trump is not a former “officer of the United States,” as that term is used in the Constitution, meaning Section 3 does not apply. As the Supreme Court explained in Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (2010), an “officer of the United States” is someone appointed by the President to aid him in his duties under Article II, Section 2. The term does not apply to elected officials, and certainly not to the President himself.

The Framers of the 14th Amendment would be appalled to see this narrow provision—intended to bar former U.S. officials who switched to the Confederacy from seeking public office—being weaponized by a sitting President and his political allies to prevent a former President from seeking reelection. Our country is becoming unrecognizable to our Founding Fathers.

3:56 PM · Dec 19, 2023

Holy Fuck. RINO consultant and Trump hater Frank Luntz just jumped on board.

https://twitter.com/thevivafrei/status/1737265773712748574



The order is actually stayed until Jan 4th by themselves, the day before the state decides who is on the Republican primary ballot.

My asks whether those judges in Colorado are elected. Maybe this is also a bid to get re-elected on their part.

Patrick says

My asks whether those judges in Colorado are elected. Maybe this is also a bid to get re-elected on their part.

Way ahead of you.

I looked it up. When they are first nominated, they serve on a probationary basis for two years and then face an election. They win that, they serve for life.

So the weird thing is the ones who are oldest on the court are the ones who went with this bullshit. It was the newest ones who dissented.

This just became the GOP's abortion issue. Only Dems who think it 'ok' are much more clueless about the ramifications than GOPers are about abortion restrictions.

Primary ballot only.

RWSGFY says

Primary ballot only.

So?

WookieMan says

He didn't need CO anyway. Still could get it as a write in, long shot though.

It amazes me how fucking stupid people can be.

This isn't about whether he needed Colorado or not.

This is about whether someone's rights can be taken away w/o due process.

Unbelievable

@Patrick check this out. Seems we have our answer.