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2024-03-01 Home Front: Politix

If Illinois prevails in keeping Trump off of the ballot, our republic is finished

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Posted by Besoeker 2024-03-01 04:26|| || Front Page|| [41 views ] Top

#1 So if we write in Trump's name will the vote ever be counted?

Posted by 3dc 2024-03-01 04:33|| 2024-03-01 04:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Let's just suppose the Supreme Court steps in and forbids the States from removing Trump. What happens when the States, or a single State, simply refuses to comply with the Supreme Court ruling ?

The election process is destroyed.

The Supreme Court is destroyed.

Constitution as we know it, is destroyed.

Whomever is president now, stays president.

Rhetorical of course, but whom might be the beneficiaries of such a debacle ?

Posted by Besoeker 2024-03-01 04:38|| 2024-03-01 04:38|| Front Page Top

#3 The constitution requires a 'republican' form of government in each state. If states do not comply, they are not republican in nature, ergo they forfeit their electoral votes.

Section 4

The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-03-01 06:32|| 2024-03-01 06:32|| Front Page Top

#4

Simply put in legal terms groundless.
Trump has NOT been convicted of any felony.

The judge has clear violated the US Constitution and the legal code.

Unless Illinois has succeeded from the USA and now is Banana Republic? Where are the calls for his immediate dismissal.

How about Texas or Fla. or ____ all removing Biden's name for the his well document lists of violations?

Posted by NN2N1 2024-03-01 07:03|| 2024-03-01 07:03|| Front Page Top

#5 The fact that a traffic court judge can take jurisdiction over statewide ballot eligibility for national office will probably have some bearing on Supreme Court arguments about immunity. Not sure how the are calling Trump a Tin Pop Dictator in the same universe as this judge.

Posted by Super Hose 2024-03-01 09:49|| 2024-03-01 09:49|| Front Page Top

#6 ^ Spot on Supe.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-03-01 10:12|| 2024-03-01 10:12|| Front Page Top

#7 #5 is exactly right. LIttle Tracie has a very bad case of megalomania.

Of course, for a lot of people, megalomania is just fine as long as you hate Donald Trump.

Posted by Tom 2024-03-01 10:51|| 2024-03-01 10:51|| Front Page Top

#8 ^ Soetoro-Brennan handmaidden ?

Posted by Besoeker 2024-03-01 10:53|| 2024-03-01 10:53|| Front Page Top

#9 Little Tracie has a very bad case of megalomania.

Combine latest (I've lost count) wave feminism with racial "reparations" (not making an African-American feel bad, no matter that) ...

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-03-01 11:40|| 2024-03-01 11:40|| Front Page Top

#10 #2 Dems have already shown us that they have no problem with this course of action.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2024-03-01 12:36|| 2024-03-01 12:36|| Front Page Top

#11 This is one of the many costs of allowing the myth of January 6th to spread.

Posted by Crusader 2024-03-01 14:25|| 2024-03-01 14:25|| Front Page Top

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