I gotta ask: Why didn't every GOP congressman sign this? 🤔
Seems like Senators Romney, Collins, Murkowski, and Rand Paul (the heck?) didn't sign.
Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) filed a Supreme Court amicus brief in the case Donald J. Trump v. Norma Anderson, et al. Leader Scalise and Sen. Cruz were joined on the brief by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), 135 other House Republicans, and 41 other Senate Republicans.
In Trump v. Anderson, the U.S. Supreme Court is weighing whether former President Donald Trump should remain on the ballot in the State of Colorado, after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that he should be removed, even though he is the current frontrunner to be the Republican Party's presidential candidate. Leader Scalise, Sen. Cruz, and their colleagues argue in their brief that "the Colorado Supreme Court's opinion tramples the prerogatives of members of Congress."
They argue that the court "raced past numerous textual and structural limitations … which are primarily designed to ensure that Congress controls the enforcement and removal" of a president from office, and that the court "adopted a malleable and expansive view of ‘engage in insurrection,' which will easily lead to widespread abuse" against the political opponents of those in power in the U.S. The legislators urge the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the Colorado Supreme Court's decision.
If Dems actually cared about a fair playing field, they'd stand up for Trump's right to be on the ballot too. After all, if Dems can kick the GOP frontrunner off a ballot, why can't Republicans do it to Dems? And if no one can vote on a ballot for the candidate of their choice, what will they vote with to get the government they want?
The backup for not being able to solve problems and create a future with words (the 1st Amendment) is force (2nd Amendment). I'll just put it that way.
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