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Just a few hours ago, donald trump appealed to the united states supreme court to overturn colorados ruling to kick him off that states primary ballot. the ex president starts off his appeal by arguing that it is a fundamental principle of our representative democracy embodied in the constitution that people should choose whom they pleased to govern them. although that seems to suggest voters should decide, without restriction, ignoring all the restrictions on presidential candidates in the cons...

Position. the fifth point in this brief, point five, roman numeral five, is he didnt engage in insurrection. it is not number one. the reason is, its because his arguments are very, very weak. if you look at the question in terms of should president trump be removed from the ballot, its kind of a shocking notion to those of us who havent lived, until now, in an era where public officials engage in insurrection. but it was familiar to the people who enacted the 14th amendment. when you go through...

Trump on his path to the nomination because if somebody doesnt meet him in one of those first two states, its really hard to imagine how he loses this nomination. >> and when we talk about him losing the nomination, what about the head to head? david jolly, the president is challenged with four major cases, 91 indictments. going to see legal action next week in the appeals court as well as the closing arguments in his new york fraud case, and with every legal action and with potentially whats ha...

A new challenge to former President Trump’s ballot eligibility under the 14th Amendment was brought in Illinois on Thursday. Filed on behalf of five Illinois voters, the objection marks nonprofit Free Speech For People’s fourth challenge seeking to remove Trump from the ballot in various states. The Supreme Court is actively weighing whether to take…

Insurrection. is it self-executing, based on a criminal charge, based on a conviction. nobody knows the answer and they arent going to weigh in? >> what they could do is congress has to tell us how this works, congress has to tell us what the process is, and thus far -- >> congress has to define an insurrection? >> no. tell us who gets to decide whether there is an insurrection and by what means. thus far in the 150 years since the amendment was passed all congress has done is pass the criminal ...

Team officially has petitioned the supreme court to overturn last months colorado supreme court ruling that trump engaged in an insurrection on january 6th and, therefore, is barred from the state primary ballot by the 14th amendment. the colorado republican party already appealed the decision, and because of a stay on the ruling, trumps name will appear on the ballot until the u.s. supreme court takes action. trumps lawyers argue the 14th amendment statute does not apply to the presidency, slam...

Donald J. Trump’s eligibility for the presidential ballot has been challenged in more than 30 states, but only a handful of those cases have gained traction so far.

The Supreme Court is deciding whether to take up Trump’s candidacy under the 14th Amendment.

The petition, similar to those filed in more than 12 other states, claims Trump is ineligible to hold office because he encouraged US Capitol attack in 2021.

Correct. i think constitutionally under the principle because we have seen the actions, not something that he may do, its something hes already done. ien adopt know why people think hes going to do anything differently if we let him get his way. >> to put what michael said another way, whether donald trump uses the 14th amendment challenges to make himself a martyr, as he wants to do, that has no bearing on the law. right? >> this is exactly right. and to call this undemocratic, no, its part of ...