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?