The court heard arguments about whether the former president’s attempts to subvert the 2020 election disqualify him from again holding office. Justices across the ideological spectrum questioned several aspects of a ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court.
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. asked a series of questions reflecting what seemed to be an emerging consensus: that the 14th Amendment was not meant to permit states to determine whether a candidate was an ineligible insurrectionist.
“The whole point of the 14th Amendment was to restrict state power, right?” he asked, adding that the challengers’ contrary argument was “a position that is at war with the whole thrust of the 14th Amendment.”
Chief Justice Roberts noted that the challengers’ position would have empowered the former Confederate states to determine whether candidates were disqualified from holding federal office. The 14th Amendment was adopted to constrain states’ rights and empower the federal government, the chief justice said, and it is “the last place you’d look for authorization for the states, including Confederate states, to enforce the presidential election process.”
Some justices also seemed open to two other arguments: that the prohibition at issue bars candidates from holding office, as opposed to running for it, and that the president is not among the officials to whom the provision applies.
@WhitingZoeRepublican3mos3MO
The Dems are sore losers and when they lose they try to change the rules.
@R3dStateTaylorRepublican3mos3MO
It is complete election interference by the Biden administration. They know how well he is doing in the polls and the American people want Trump. They don’t want Biden and his cognitive decline. Trump will be on the ballot in November.
@OppositionDonPatriot3mos3MO
Biden is trying to fix the election by removing Trump from contention entirely.
He’s using all resources at his disposal to see it through.
If that’s not election interference, nothing is.
@RhinoScarlettDemocrat3mos3MO
Is lying about a stolen election ‘election interference’? Trump is toast. I’m sorry you can’t see you’re in a cult. Good luck.
If you want to know what the Colorado/Trump case was all about to begin with, notice they are all focusing on Clarence Thomas now that they know, and have always known, they were going to lose this.
It's always been about painting SCOTUS as a corrupt, insurrectionist branch of government that is now illegitimate.
A 9-0 ruling kills that pretty much, but they won't care. It's always been about going after the Supreme Court, again.
@CurArianaConstitution3mos3MO
Gonna be hard to make that "recusal" narrative stick after an 8-1 or 9-0 decision.
Yes that's why they are turning their attention back to Thomas.
@CurArianaConstitution3mos3MO
The court is the only thing remaining the regime doesn’t fully control. And if not for DJT, the regime would already have SCOTUS, too. When/if they control the highest court, then what? But keep on Never’Trumpin, Stephen.
@GrudgingLardDemocrat3mos3MO
If Dems have the ability to completely rig an election, why would we need to partake in election interference?
MAGA logic makes no sense
@9JSR7PY3mos3MO
I think trump should be kicked off the 2024 ballot.
@9JSLD7L3mos3MO
I think they will keep Trump on the ballot.
@9JSKMNM3mos3MO
Trump is better, don't kick him off the ballet.
@9JSLZTJ3mos3MO
Bad, Trump should be allowed to run.
@9JSGV7R3mos3MO
i think that noone should be removed from the ballot
@9JSGDFY3mos3MO
kicking him off is a good idea he has been charged with 4 charges
@9JSHYCYIndependent3mos3MO
Trump didn't do anything that should get him kicked off. The liberals are cheating and making things up in order to win the next election
@9JSFLW73mos3MO
Us government is trying to interfere with a democratic election
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