Staff Reports
Former President Donald Trump is facing yet another attempt to keep him off the primary ballots, but he’s not taking it lying down. The Supreme Court is set to take on this Herculean task on Feb. 8, and the Trump team is making sure they’re ready to rumble. They’re arguing that Trump didn’t do anything that even comes close to “engaging in insurrection,” and they’re calling on the Supreme Court to put an end to these efforts to disenfranchise millions of Americans with a swift and decisive ruling.
The big legal showdown all started when the Colorado Supreme Court decided to play party pooper and rule that a particular section of the 14th Amendment applies to Trump, effectively barring him from the primary ballot. But Trump’s legal eagles are swooping in to save the day, arguing that the lower court was dead wrong and that the mere suggestion that Trump had anything to do with the chaos at the Capitol is as crazy as a cat wearing a cowboy hat.
But wait, there’s more! It turns out that Maine’s Democratic secretary of state also wants to rain on Trump’s parade by saying he’s not allowed to be on the primary ballot either. Can we say “political targeting much”? It looks like Jocelyn Benson from Michigan doesn’t want to miss out on the fun, filing a brief of her own demanding a clear ruling on the matter. And let’s not forget the 179 Republican members of Congress who are backing Trump in this fight, because nothing says “let’s get things done” like a good old-fashioned show of support from the GOP.
The Trump team is not just fighting for their man; they’re fighting for the integrity of the electoral process. They’re telling the Supreme Court that allowing Trump’s eligibility for office to hinge on some wishy-washy expert-witness testimony is like letting a raccoon drive a bus — it’s just not going to end well. So, buckle up, folks, because this legal showdown is about to make fireworks look like sparklers.
