It was not a surprise to me that the Supreme Court ruled that Trump could remain on the ballot to run for president. What did surprise me was the consent of all 9 justices. The liberal justices did have a dissenting opinion as to the majority ruling, but in the end agreed that a lower court could not remove a candidate from the ballot. The majority ruled that section 3 of the 14th amendment is only enforceable by Congress. They came to this conclusion based on what section 5 states. I think that any fair minded person would also read it that way. But Trump derangement what it is, the left thought it would be a slam dunk getting Trump removed. In the courts majority opinion they also stated the chaos that would ensue shuould every state start deciding to unilaterally remove candidates from the ballot.
Trump on the ballot, Super Tuesday
Trump on the ballot, Super Tuesday
Trump on the ballot, Super Tuesday
It was not a surprise to me that the Supreme Court ruled that Trump could remain on the ballot to run for president. What did surprise me was the consent of all 9 justices. The liberal justices did have a dissenting opinion as to the majority ruling, but in the end agreed that a lower court could not remove a candidate from the ballot. The majority ruled that section 3 of the 14th amendment is only enforceable by Congress. They came to this conclusion based on what section 5 states. I think that any fair minded person would also read it that way. But Trump derangement what it is, the left thought it would be a slam dunk getting Trump removed. In the courts majority opinion they also stated the chaos that would ensue shuould every state start deciding to unilaterally remove candidates from the ballot.