Maine’s top election official removes Trump from 2024 ballot
 

Maine’s top election official removes Trump from 2024 ballot
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/28/polit...lot/index.html

Just say "NO!" to insurrectionists.

That's two, now. We're going to need a lot more dominoes falling before this'll stick, though.

Even if Diaper Don had not loosed the mob on the Capitol with the intent of stopping or preventing the certification had he not told them to, let alone come to the capitol that day to "stop the steal", they would not have marched on the Capitol and rioted.
PS, I want to know who's responsible for the gallows being there?

Having decided to accept that the SCOTUS will be the final word on this issue. Weeks months away now from being decided.
Is not a clear turning point.
My prediction is from October to this time next year going into January will be a time filed with extreme turmoil. The smelly former guy will be getting his minions fired up and out in mass. Knowing full well that for him and his enabling henchman it is do or go to jail time.

I'm more interested in who placed the two bombs outside of both National Committee headquarters.

John Dean: ‘Trump’s in trouble’ after Maine ruling
https://thehill.com/regulation/court...ng-in-trouble/

Well, it all depends on just how loyal Thomas and Alito are to their billionaire enablers vs the Constitution, and whether those billionaire enablers are finally done with Donny. Fingers crossed...

Agree. The gallows were planned and transported and set-up, and there was buzz about executing various targets. Points to a particularly sharp branch of the conspiracy, including conspiracy to committ murder. Should have been a priority investigative target.

Another very serious matter.

Arguments I have read elsewhere is that the Maine SoS Bellows made her decision based on the J6 committee hearings, not on evidence gathered by AG Jack Smith. This then could be used as an excuse by the current GOP House members on their impeachment quest to bar Biden from red states. What happens then? Supreme court has to weigh in again as the clock keeps ticking and Trump will still be on the ballot since the decisions are stayed?

Do committee hearings have legal standing? No, since they make referrals to the AG for action.

Without a final ruling from the court on a federal level. Allowing a state by state decision will only increase the divisions in the country.

Had the explosives detonated each party would have been pointing fingers at the other. As they say in mysteries, who benefits the most? Someone that wishes both sides remain hostile to each other but who?
Something else was afoot. Something other than the mob sic'd on the House members at the Capitol.

Unclear. What is clear is that the MAGA bunch hates the "establishment" and the two national committees definitely represent what they consider to be the "establishment."

Don't necessarily think the game was that deep. These guys aren't as clever as they think they are, and are biased toward violence. Distraction and confusion were the main ideas here I think. Tie up police assets and muddy the narrative about who was behind it.

With Trump getting booted out in both Colorado and Maine, the SCOTUS needs to hand down a ruling on the following.

1. Was the second impeachment of Trump for causing an insurrection and found not guilty legally the last word? An impeachment is a political action, not a judicial one so I do not see how this will pass muster. But McConnel thought otherwise.

2. Do presidents have absolute immunity, which amounts to unlimited power? And if so, can't they pardon themselves to avoid any legal culpability?

Perhaps an oversimplification, but that's the way I see it.

And as Ricky has mentioned, a favorable decision in either for Trump will then grant the same power to Biden. If they do, I will advise Biden to dissolve the SCOTUS first. In an autocracy, who needs them.

Sounds like a plan https://audiokarma.org/forums/styles...es/beatnik.gif

Anyone else notice that none of Donny's enablers will say he's not guilty of an insurrection just that he shouldn't be removed from any states ballots because of it.

How would the arguments go if Obama was to announce he is running again?
The 14th amendment verses the 22nd.....

One is overlooked what of the other?