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Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attack (apnews.com)

submitted 8 months ago by JoMiran@lemmy.ml to c/usnews@beehaw.org

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[–] bermuda@beehaw.org 28 points 8 months ago (5 children)

Otherwise, states like Kentucky, Arkansas, and Alabama would kick Democratic candidates off the ballot non-stop.

I'm sorry, did I miss the part where Democratic candidates incited an insurrection against the Capitol?

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 15 points 8 months ago

What part of that do you think Kentucky or Tennessee will care about when they kick all Democrats off the ballot?

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 14 points 8 months ago

I don't think you understand the implications if the Supreme Court voted to uphold the ruling.

Is Trump a treasonous piece.of shit? Yes. Do I want theocratic white Christian nationalist courts from MAGA states to have the ability to block any candidate from the federal ballot that doesn't bow down to their demands? Hell fucking no!

[–] agegamon@beehaw.org 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Unlike sane people, regressive leaders do not need or care about reality in order to get people removed from the ballot. It absolutely does not matter that progressives have not invited insurrections. They'll be removed anyway if that precedent is set simply because they are an alternative option, and the voting population is sufficiently decieved or deluded to support it.

[–] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

If the power rests with the states, it's the state supreme courts who make the final determination, so it couldn't be appealed up to federal courts if a bunch of MAGA judges in Red states decided that "that darn Liberalism brainrot is a Commie insurrection against America, hyuck hyuck!" and kick all Dems off the ballots.

[–] ulkesh@beehaw.org 2 points 8 months ago

Yep, right up there with 5G being set up to control us using the COVID-19 vaccine as a delivery medium. Also, COVID-19 vaccines cause infertility and it's the Democrats who are controlling it.

I mean, whatever people believe must be true, right? Can't let an objective fact get in the way of a good ole echo chamber of morons.