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8. It was judicial activism on both the left and the right, choosing to eviscerate Section 3.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Mar 4, 2024, 06:00 PM

Mar 2024

Albeit, they had different reasons.

The conservative justices did it to protect Trump.

The liberal justices did it because they were afraid corrupt red states would kick liberal candidates off the ballot using trumped up Section 3 charges.

It is such a sad commentary on where we are as a country.

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Supreme Court's liberal justices fault scope of Trump 14th Amendment decision [View all] riversedge Mar 2024 OP

Just shut up Conehead. ananda Mar 2024 #1

ACB actually agreed with the 3 liberal justices that Deminpenn Mar 2024 #15

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GOP SCOTUS is in the weeds bucolic_frolic Mar 2024 #3

Exactly! creeksneakers2 Mar 2024 #14

No. Either they are states right or not. The inconsistency is how we know it's complete bullshit. onecaliberal Mar 2024 #4

The State's Rights doctrin Zeitghost Mar 2024 #13

I think there is standingtall Mar 2024 #21

IF WE WIN in Nov, Biden MUST appoint more justices to balance the court ArkansasDemocrat1 Mar 2024 #5

But they won't. We fight AK's with a butter knife. onecaliberal Mar 2024 #6

we'd better start not doing that or we're done ArkansasDemocrat1 Mar 2024 #7

We're already done. onecaliberal Mar 2024 #10

I agree. hamsterjill Mar 2024 #22

It was judicial activism on both the left and the right, choosing to eviscerate Section 3. SunSeeker Mar 2024 #8

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No FBaggins Mar 2024 #16

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I'm not sure why your post begins with "but" FBaggins Mar 2024 #18

But CO didn't say Trump couldn't be president. limbicnuminousity Mar 2024 #19

Actually they did FBaggins Mar 2024 #20

Well you just said what I said. Farmer-Rick Mar 2024 #23