Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said Tuesday on CNN’s “Newsroom” that the Supreme Court unanimously overturning a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that disqualified former President Donald Trump from the ballot was SCOTUS punting.
Raskin said, “The, court didn’t exactly disagree with it. They just said that they’re not the ones to figure it out. It’s not going to be a matter for judicial resolution under Section Three of the 14th Amendment, but it’s up to Congress to enforce it. I disagree with that interpretation just because the other parts of the 14th Amendment are self executing. People can go to court and say that something violates equal protection, even if there’s not a federal statute that allows them to do that. But any event, the Supreme Court punted and said, it’s up to Congress to act.”
More at https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/03/04/raskin-scotus-punted-on-trump-ballot-its-up-to-congress-to-act/
Congress did act by impeaching him the second time and the Senate acquitted him.
And the Supreme Court didn't punt, they ruled that Congress, not states, enforce Section 3 as it says.
If a decision is 9-0 it can never be considered a punt.
That's what I'm afraid of.
Congress calling their bluff.
Saying to SCOTUS "Your terms are acceptable," and crafting legislation declaring Trump ineligible in ALL states.
Then, the whole time the battle rages in court over whether that law is Constitutional, guess who isn't president.
Maybe it won't go that way. We'll have to see what happens
We can squeeze another Trump impeachment in before November right?
They are playing straight into Trump's hands. Imagine trying to revive this, but new evidence comes pouring in and legitimately washes over all the lies of the past impeachment.
Imagine forcing a bill to keep Trump off the ballot using a novel interpretation of section 3 of the 14th, when Trump has never been indicted for insurrection much less tried and convicted. These absurdities are piling up and even the normies are noticing. I hope they try. The House will never even let it come to the floor and the Awakening will grow.
So let's have Congress act and declare that obstructing protection of the border is an act of insurrection.
I don't think such legislation would be constitutional anyway. Their only play was to charge him with insurrection but they didn't because they couldn't.
Yeah, imagine the discovery!
Man this bs is just dragging on, Idk... how can they even charge him with insurrection, DJT was president on Jan6. He was insurrecting his own administration?
I hope every communication from every house, senate member, and all the security staff is released (with time stamps) soon
Any info on Pelosi's missing laptop from that day?
I am not too worried if Mike allows it back on the floor. It will reopen flood gates to all the evidence the House committees have been acquiring until now, causing a legitimate full disclosure that washes away the lies.
Perhaps why not all Jan 6th videos havent been publicised? Much better to put it in front of public in a setting initiated by the Dems and no doubt all their followers would be glued to their TVs.
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Oh, the drama, what a movie, wait till the credits roll, a lot of questions will be answered.
Nope
Answer me one, and only one question. Where, and when was DJT ever indicted, tried, and convicted of Insurrection?
I give you a hint. No F'ing where, at no frigging time was DJT ever indicted, or even charged for insurrection, PERIOD!!
Trump will win the election and re-enter the White House 2024. Nothing will stop it.
And yet butthurt c*nts like CO's SoS Jena Griswold will continue to trot out the "InSuRrEcTiOnIsT!!" charge on all of the failing cable news nets like it's Gospel truth. Of course, useless idiots like her constantly practice the "tell a lie often enough and it becomes truth" trick...
Swamp Creature Raskin, Do you think that SCotUS rolled out the decision the day before Super Tuesday on accident?
What Raskin chooses to ignore, but what Trump rallies show, along with the primaries thus far, is that the majority wants DJT as President. People feel the judicial system and Congress by their RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA, two impeachments (not passed by the Senate), and endless judicial proceedings against Trump, while ignoring illegalities by Clinton, Biden and Pence are all because of fear of DJT holding THEM accountable resulting in a loss of power and their gravy train. Congress works for us not for themselves.
ratskin and his pathetic band of misfits got triggered BIGLY by the S.C. following the constitution.