Numerous House Democrats have signaled that they would not certify a 2024 presidential election win from Donald Trump, relying on the 14th Amendment to claim Trump is an insurrectionist and thus ineligible from holding office.
Democrats including Reps. James Clyburn (SC), Jamie Raskin (MD), Adam Schiff (CA), Eric Swalwell (CA), and even House Minority Leader Hakeem Jefferies refused to say that they would confirm Trump to office if he won the 2024 election.
As Dan McLaughlin explained at National Review, Democrats could have the votes to sustain an objection to a Trump win if they take control of the House. “Only a simple majority is required, and unlike when the House chooses a president under the Twelfth Amendment, they don’t vote by states,” he wrote. “Unlike in 2016 or 2004, when they were in the minority, House Democrats could be playing with live ammunition.”
Still, a majority of senators would have to object to a Trump win, too. This would likely take 51 senators, and as McLaughlin pointed out, this would be a tough task for Democrats: They “either have to hold every seat they currently occupy (good luck in West Virginia), or take a Republican-held seat (the bluest of which is either Ted Cruz’s in Texas or Rick Scott’s in Florida),” he said.
A potential way around some of this chaos rests at the Supreme Court, which heard oral arguments earlier this month in Trump v. Anderson, a case about whether or not a state, in this case Colorado, can keep Trump off the ballot based on the 14th Amendment. If the high court gives clarity on the issue of Trump eligibility, specifically that he is eligible, then Democrats would not have room to object on this basis.
The arguments, so far, have bode well for Trump. Nearly every single justice, including the liberal ones, seemed exceedingly uncomfortable with siding with Colorado based on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Notably, that provision was enacted immediately following the Civil War in an effort to keep anyone who engaged in an “insurrection” from holding office.
Attorney Jonathan Mitchell, who argued on behalf of Trump, argued that Section 3 doesn’t mention “president,” but an “officer of the United States,” which he says includes appointed officials, not elected officials. Another argument centered around Colorado adding a qualification to Trump by deeming him an insurrectionist and then disqualifying him before the election.
Some of the strongest pushback to Colorado’s claims came from Justice Elena Kagan. “Why should a single state have the ability to make this determination not only for their own citizens but also for the nation?” she pressed the Colorado legal team. “It sounds awfully national to me … if you weren’t from Colorado, and you were from Wisconsin, or you were from Michigan, and what the Michigan secretary of state did is going to make the difference between whether candidate A is elected over Candidate B is elected? I mean that seems quite extraordinary.”
BREAKING: Best Supreme Court Quote Just Now By Justice Kagan: "The question that you have to confront is why a single state should decide who gets to be President of the United States." pic.twitter.com/ftN4tNV7sG
— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) February 8, 2024
28 comments:
Tit for tat?
A dotard donald Coup d'Etat should DEFINITELY not be certified. Democrat patriots might need to "walk by streets" and enter a public building to ask their representatives questions. In order to save democracy.
btw, "Sore loser Democrats"? Democrats WON in 2020. dotard donald is the bigliest sore loser in HISTORY. Did he ever concede? You know, like Hillary Clinton did?
"Sore loser Democrats" = complete horseshit.
Democrats are planning a coup = more horseshit.
What does it matter if Joe Biden can't win? You admit Michelle Obama will NOT be the Democratic nominee?
Though Joe Biden CAN and WILL be elected to a second term. While dotard donald will be sentenced to prison. After being convicted in JUST trials.
The Joe Biden impeachment has collapsed with the arrest of the Russian agent Alexander Smirnov. You've got more dirty tricks and lies that you're hoping will get dotard donald back in the White House?
Joe Biden is old? Are you going to continue gaslighting the American people about Joe Biden's "dementia". When it is dotard donald who clearly is in cognitive decline?
The nutter Mystere thinks God is going to do something. To get his "anointed leader" dotard donald back in the presidency. Because God hates America, apparently. Wants his "anointed leader" to continue destroying it.
So your actually fine with coup's, if you like the dictator. Good to know? All I wanted was election integrity.
You have that backwards. You are fine with coups if you like the dictator. *I* want election integrity.
I am also for adhering to the Constitution. dotard donald isn't eligible to serve as president. It is pretty dumb for republiturds to be going with him as their candidate, given that (if he wins) his "win" cannot be certified as per the 14th.
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You want electionitegrity? Acta non verba. You seem inordinately lethargic except at the mouth.
Because rightturds like you think "action" to support "election integrity" involves stopping more people from voting. I strongly oppose the "election integrity" you want. To me, an election has more integrity the more citizens vote.
Dervish makes noises from his bottom hole as he bends over and stinks up the place.
Dead people and illegals aren't voting enough? Better send out a few more absentee ballots.
Votes from dead people and illegals are statistically insignificant. But, yes, we should be allowing more voting by mail.
Brookings: There is no evidence that mail ballots increase electoral fraud.
Mystere is babbling about boofing pies again. Is this a video of Mystere in the bathroom after boofing a bunch of pies?
Dervish is fixated on boofing pies? Too much info, Assface. Keep your sick queerness to yourself, Assface.
They're so statistically insignificant that they've never tried counting them... e-r-r-r-r-p!
So where'd they get the statistics?
From words of "believe me, I'm expert"... ogh'coughs. :-))))))
Minus: So where'd they get the statistics?
They counted the the number of people convicted of voter fraud.
btw, what they found is that more republicans cheat than Democrats.
Minus: So where'd they get the statistics?
Conviction records.
Qtard: From words of "believe me, I'm expert"... ogh'coughs.
But there are no such words. Because the "believe me, I'm expert" is an imaginary group of people. The "believe me, I'm expert" only exists in the delusions of mentally ill rightturds.
Look at my link. The convictions in each state can be checked. They are from court records. NOT any (imaginary) "believe me, I'm expert".
Yet Qtard (due to imbecility and extreme paranoia) likely believes the data is all faked. Lies told by evil "believe me, I'm expert". They are hiding all the real stats.
FYI, sore loser republicans know tRump can't win. Why they are planning coup 2: 2024.
Conviction records...
From Blue prosecutors in Blue cities? Exactly. Gyges, your cloak has now been dry-cleaned.
Dervy expects to see convictions for unprosecuted crimes.
Dervish Sanders February 28, 2024 at 12:16 PM
"...tRump can't win. Why they are planning coup 2: 2024."
WOW ∆$$£∆¢€ ‽€₹√¡$‡! Is it wise to blab what your stink tank plans to do to keep your pants pooper Joey RobbingIt Bidet in office?
It should read "Biden can't win. Why we Democrats are planning coup 2: 2024."
You do know we conservative patriots see through your clown plots, don't you, ∆§§\/\/¡₱€ ‽€₹√¡$‡ ß¡Π §∆+∆Π §∆Π¿€₹$666?
Mystere's comment should read... "You do know we conservative traitors are executing our clown plots, don't you?"
\\Look at my link. The convictions in each state can be checked. They are from court records.
Of dead people judged? ;-P
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Dervish loves RINO traitors
Я с нетерпением жду того дня, когда моя коммунистическая партия получит полный контроль над страной. Мы сделаем Америку лучшей нацией в мире, когда узурпируем Конституцию США и объявим ее недействительной.
Qtard: \\Look at my link. The convictions in each state can be checked. They are from court records\\ Of dead people judged? ;-P
Crazy cretin thinks zombies are voting? Ghouls? Ghosts?
When "dead people" vote, it's someone using the dead person's identity to vote fraudulently. That person (who is alive) is the one who is judged. And convicted. But cretin probably thinks the undead are being charged with crimes. Insane imbecile thinks the judge says "No, zombie, you can't vote. Voting is only for living people. I therefore find you guilty and sentence you to prison".
Mystere: Dervish loves RINO traitors.
No, I don't love you Mystere. I don't love your Orange Turd cult leader, dotard donald tRump either.
\\Crazy cretin thinks zombies are voting? Ghouls? Ghosts?
You? ;-P
Zombies, ghouls and ghosts aren't real. They don't exist and therefore cannot show up and vote.
Your "you?" question means you think I think they can?
But I said what I think in the next paragraph. I wrote, "When dead people vote, it's someone using the dead person's identity to vote fraudulently".
Yet you STILL asked if I think zombies vote? When I was asking you? AND I already gave my answer -- so there was no reason for the question?
Asked anyway. Because? Because you are a cretin. Obviously.
\\Blogger Dervish Sanders said...
\\ Zombies, ghouls and ghosts aren't real. They don't exist and therefore cannot show up and vote.
Why you talking/writing that BS here, then? ;-P
Or... that was some alter-ego... AGAIN... one which reside in your rotten dumb scull... and actually believes in zombies??? :-))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
And you trying to argue with it? ;-p
Here.
\\Your "you?" question means you think I think they can?
WHY ELSE IT started talking/writing about it??? %-)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
\\But I said what I think in the next paragraph. I wrote, "When dead people vote, it's someone using the dead person's identity to vote fraudulently".
As *I* said.
Give moniker -- so I'd know which of your alter-ego thinks talks so.
\\Yet you STILL asked if I think zombies vote? When I was asking you? AND I already gave my answer -- so there was no reason for the question?
Yawn.
Gibberish.
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\\Asked anyway. Because? Because you are a cretin. Obviously.
Yeah... why you keep asking questions (like just above) only your neighbour-scull alter-egos can answer? ;-P
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No cretin's retorts here? ;-P
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