It appears that the ongoing paranoia, which is driving the Democrats in this country to stop Donald Trump from running for the office of President of the United States, knows no bounds. We all are aware of the four indictments that Trump is dealing with, so I will not bore you with a review of those actions.
What’s new, in case you have not been paying attention, is the effort to keep Trump off the ballot in several states. I’ll come back to explain what is happening. But first, I would like to reflect for just a minute on some history that I think is relevant to the discussion. After many hard-fought battles in Iraq, by so many of our brave warriors, along with a significant national sacrifice in blood and treasure, we finally “pacified” … and in January 2005, the people of Iraq, with the help of the United States, held free and fair elections for the first time in a country that only knew dictatorship! It appeared to all that the United States was the envoy of the world – showing how representative democracy is done.
Now, we fast forward to November of 2020. Most, if not all, of us went to sleep that night with the clear impression that Donald Trump had won reelection and would serve a second term as the 45th President of the United States. Some might say that the first lesson learned that night is don’t go to sleep! “It ain’t over ‘til the fat lady sings” – or perhaps – “it ain’t over ‘til it’s over”! While the debate about exactly what might have happened is still raging, it is clear to this writer that “SOMEBODY DID SOMETHING” to quote one of the more despicable members of Congress --- but I digress.
Now, we fast forward again to 2023. I will slide right by the riot that took place on January 6th 2021 because it is the aftermath that is relevant to the discussion. Some of you might recall a previous blog in which I posted that we should be on the lookout for the Dems to pull another “Never Trump” rabbit out of their bottomless hat. This time, the “rabbit” would be their attempt to create the argument that Trump was an “insurrectionist” and that under Article 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, he is therefore ineligible to have his name placed on the ballot.
Call it clairvoyance or perhaps just an understanding of the Dems dirty politics, but we have now arrived. Here is the headline this morning in coloradopolitics.com: Denver judge rejects Trump's attempt to dismiss ballot disqualification lawsuit. The article goes on to say: A Denver judge on Wednesday rejected former President Donald Trump's attempt to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to disqualify him from the 2024 ballot, concluding that a recent Colorado law enacted to protect free speech did not apply. And just to add another twist to the ever-twisting saga: Six Republican and unaffiliated voters filed suit against Secretary of State Jena Griswold to force her to block Trump from appearing on the ballot for next year's presidential election. The plaintiffs based their claim on allegations that Trump engaged in an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and is disqualified from holding federal office under the 14th Amendment. The Dems don’t even need to get their hands dirty --- The Never Trumpers of the Republican Party in Colorado are doing the dirty work for them – swell!
Here, in part, is what the Judge had to say: "The question before the court," she wrote, "is simple: would the preclusion of a constitutionally incapable candidate from seeking public office enforce an important right affecting the public interest and confer a significant benefit on the public? The court, again, has little trouble finding that it would." Now, I think it is important to be clear about the facts surrounding this issue.
It should be clear, to anyone who understands what Trump may or may not have done on January 6th, that there is no evidence of guilt.
How do we know this? We know because Liz Cheney’s “Kangaroo Court” … after all its interviews, testimonies and wringing of hands … did not find that Trump was guilty of insurrection – FULL STOP! So, if the man was not charged with insurrection, “how”, you ask, “can he be kept off the ballot in Colorado on the basis of a violation of Article of the Constitution?” These kinds of facts have never stopped the Dems or the Never Trumpers before. I guess we will have to wait and see what the Appeals Court and the Supreme Court of Colorado does with this, but you can almost bet that the issue winds up in the US Supreme Court.
ABC News joined the discussion to let all know that: Trump swore a presidential oath to “preserve, protect and defend” the Constitution, but the text of the 14th Amendment says it applies to those who have sworn oaths to “support” the Constitution, Blue (Trump’s lawyer) pointed out the sematic difference in an Oct. 6 filing in the case. Both oaths “put a weighty burden on the oath-taker,” but those who wrote the amendment were aware of the difference, Blue argued. “The framers of the 14th Amendment never intended for it to apply to the President,” he wrote.
So, if four indictments are not enough, the Dems’ new strategy is simply to declare Trump ineligible to be on the ballot and thereby deny a candidate … a candidate who seems to grow more popular despite all the mayhem surrounding his candidacy. And don’t think it stops with Colorado! You see, the same actions are being undertaken in Minnesota and Michigan.
I, for one, feel the voters should decide this issue at the ballot box. If the Dems are so cocksure that Biden can beat Trump head-to-head in an election with no outside help or interference, they should bring it on.
But that does not seem to be the case. The United States … once the symbol of freedom and democracy, a Constitutional Republic who taught others about free and fair elections … has become the laughingstock of the world. It is going to take an extraordinary effort to fix it!
Insanity. I am most appalled by the fact that the Dem's think we can't see their socialist campaign, one that opposes popular votes, Fair taxation and laws. Jan. 6th will certainly play into the run up to the election, but more influential will be what happens in Israel between now and then. The economy will matter, and my hope is, things will be at a place where regardless of the sins of the past, the right person will be put in place. If not, and if there are continued cry's of election fraud, we are done as a nation.
Of course Jan 6 will interfere with Nov 2024. That dude with rainbow hair and horns is campaign gold. They continue to characterize it as an insurrection. Of course the current situation in the House will be used to say Republicans are not up to governing. They may have a point.