The U.S. Supreme Court handed down a landmark ruling Monday blocking attempts at keeping President Donald Trump banned from the 2024 ballot.
Florida Rep. Greg Steube praised the high court on X Monday, “The left is so terrified of President Trump that they tried to kick him off the ballot and prevent voters from having a choice this election.”
“Today’s unanimous decision is a big win for our country and democracy! Even the far-left Democrat-appointed justices agreed it was unconstitutional,” said Steube.
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The news came Monday as voters in 16 states, including Colorado, prepare to vote on Super Tuesday.
After the Colorado court ordered Trump booted from the ballot, Maine’s leftist secretary of state Shenna Bellows did likewise in December.
Last week, a Democratic judge also ordered Trump removed, even as the Illinois State Election Board had voted 8-0 to keep Trump on the ballot.
The Supreme Court has never previously ruled on the provision that was at issue, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
That language was included to bar former Confederates from serving the federal government after the Civil War.
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Despite multiple legal battles in multiple states, Trump has never been charged nor convicted of insurrection, which is a federal crime.
Among that and other arguments, Trump’s lawyers have also noted that the 14th Amendment references banning federal “officers” but does not specifically mention the president.
During oral arguments on Feb. 8, the justices seemed to side with Trump and cast doubt on Colorado’s claim to be the one state to decide who gets on or remains on the ballot.
“Because the Constitution makes Congress, rather than the States, responsible for enforcing Section 3 against federal officeholders and candidates, we reverse,” the court’s ruling stated.
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“Today’s unanimous Supreme Court decision underscores the bedrock principles of our democracy and the rule of law,” said Trump’s Counsel, Harmeet K. Dhillon, founder and managing partner of the Dhillon Law Group. “This victory is not just for President Trump but for the integrity of our electoral system and the rights of voters across the country. The attempt to use the 14th Amendment in this manner was a dangerous overreach that, if left unchallenged, could have set a perilous precedent for future election. We are proud to have defended the constitutional rights at stake and grateful for the Supreme Court’s unequivocal affirmation of these fundamental principles.”
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