Before anyone gets upset or celebrates, let’s digest what really happened.
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows determined former President Donald Trump cannot appear on the state’s March 5th primary ballot due to the 14th Amendment:
“I conclude… that the record establishes that Mr. Trump, over the course of several months and culminating on January 6, 2021, used a false narrative of election fraud to inflame his supporters and direct them to the Capitol to prevent certification of the 2020 election and the peaceful transfer of power,” Bellows said in a statement. “I likewise conclude that Mr. Trump was aware of the likelihood for violence and at least initially supported its use given he both encouraged it with incendiary rhetoric and took no timely action to stop it.”
HOWEVER! The decision is suspended “until the Superior Court rules on any appeal or the time to appeal has expired, according to a news release from her office.”
Nothing will happen until it goes through the courts even though Maine’s secretary of state has the ability “to adjudicate ballot challenges to candidates’ eligibility.”
I saw Trump people freaking out because he is on the ballot in Colorado despite the Colorado Supreme Court ruling he’s ineligible.
Guess what. Trump never left the ballot because the court immediately put a stay on the decision to give him time to appeal and SCOTUS to make a move.
So that story is a non-story.
The Democrats have not learned from their massive mistake of eliminating the 60 vote threshold to confirm judges.
They really want to open a large door, using the 14th Amendment to take out political opponents who have not been charged or convicted of such activities under the amendment.
Everyone, including Democrats, will be fair game.
It will affect everyone in the future long after Trump is gone. But Orange Man Bad we have to do it now!
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