💥⚖️🗳 Supreme Court agrees to weigh whether Trump can be kicked off ballot in Colorado 💥⚖️🗳
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Even though it is a “no brainer” that the 14th Amendment, Section 3 does not apply to President Trump, it is no great comfort this rests in the hands of SCOTUS.
I would think a person would have to be convicted of insurrection before this would apply.
Trump has been accused by the media of insurrection. As far as I know, no one has yet to charge him with insurrection, let alone convict him.
But then again, we live in 🤡🌎
So he's not been convicted.
It's still to my knowledge that none of those charges are "insurrection." A bunch are about business practices, handling of classified information, and conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding. I'm not saying he's guilty of any of these things, I'm just saying that's what he's charged with, and that's what he's currently defending against.
But even if he were guilty of those specific charges, I don't think they qualify as "insurrection."
On January 6, he invited folks to DC for basically a rally and a march; both free activities protected by the 1st amendment. He himself stayed in the Whitehouse and away from the troublemakers. I think he is not guilty.
I expect nothing but the worst from SCOTUS, but they have surprised me a couple times before.
I think, as bad as they are, the lefty Justices know when they are being asked to open Pandora’s Box. They seem pretty careful about rulings that can be used against the Dems too. I think that’s why we get the occasional 9-0 rulings. Still, being in their hands is not comforting.
Roe v Wade overturn was pretty surprising.
Its actually crazy and rather terrifying how much power lies in the SCOTUS, and how many crucial rulings effectively just comes down to which political side and faction happens to dominate when certain cases are decided.
Especially this SCOTUS…
Not these days.