The Michigan Supreme Court has rejected efforts to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the primary ballot based on the 14th Amendment, contrasting with a decision made by Maine's Secretary of State Shenna Bellows. Bellows ruled that Trump was ineligible due to his alleged engagement in insurrection, invoking Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. This follows a similar ruling by the Colorado state supreme court. The move by Bellows has been criticized by a Maine Democrat Congressman and GOP Sen. Collins, who believes the decision should be overturned. The contrasting rulings in Michigan and Maine, which were made on procedural state law grounds, highlight a broader national debate on Trump's eligibility, with the potential for the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene as more states may follow Maine's example, as suggested by Rep. James Comer. The legal process is ongoing, and both decisions are currently on hold.
If you were looking for the perfect example of Democrat hypocrisy when they screech about preserving democracy, remember that this is the ME secretary of state, who unilaterally decided Donald Trump should not be on the ballot in Maine. Not a court decision, no one else just one… https://t.co/1lAN2bNjDk
Democracy and voting rights for me, but not for thee. #maine https://t.co/X3vOv0YReV
CNN Legal Analyst Honig Destroys Maine’s Clownish Decision to Keep President Trump Off the 2024 Ballot https://t.co/mts1QhWX1L https://t.co/xox81cCR7f
Maine Republican Defends Dumping Trump From Ballot on CNN: He's 'Not Qualified' to Run https://t.co/eflI7ifAM2
First, Colorado's Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump wasn't eligible to run for his old job in that state. Then, Maine's Democratic secretary of state ruled the same. Both decisions are on hold while the legal process plays out. https://t.co/oVv3GGdqFQ
JUST IN: Maine state Rep. John Andrews signals move to impeach Maine’s Secretary of State Shenna Bellows for stripping Trump from Maine’s ballot. She should be imprisoned too. “I wish to impeach her on the grounds that she is barring an American citizen and 45th President of… https://t.co/MwuOMcCo73
Maine’s Secretary of State said Trump lit the match amid a tinder box. Then she ruled to strip his name from the primary ballot https://t.co/wCuDzwCeSv
This is the woman who “banned” the people of Maine from being able to vote for President Trump. @shennabellows is a Communist. https://t.co/mr019uGMeH
Maine GOP Sen. Collins says Trump removal from ballot "should be overturned" https://t.co/ECfDn5KbWn
Democrat Secretary Of State Kicks Trump Off Maine Ballot, Takes MSM 'Victory Lap' https://t.co/ov2fc8YV5M
It is no surprise that the fascist Republicans backing violence at the Capitol aiming to criminally overturn an election reject the very clear language of the Constitution voiding Donald Trump's eligibility for the Presidency. https://t.co/fqwljiFUHy
Maine Secretary of State Who Took Trump Off Ballot, Was Invited to The White House in March and June via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/LN6ukdXzDl
Maine Democrat says Trump should be on ballot: "We are a nation of laws" https://t.co/Bo8nYXdRzt
State Rep. John Andrews Moves to Impeach Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows Removing President Trump from Maine Primary Ballot via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/jp0khf9RJ8
Maine's Democratic Secretary of State, Shenna Bellows, made the unprecedented decision on Thursday to exclude former President Donald Tru... Read more: https://t.co/PtRmz5OUtK ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️
Rep. James Comer "not surprised" by Maine ballot ruling on Trump, expects more states to follow https://t.co/6eL4YRVqzA
The USA cannot claim to be democracy anymore. It is a Banana Republic doomed for civil war. Donald Trump kicked of Maine Ballot for 2024 Presidential Election. https://t.co/56G39QvWOh
Just remember folks, if you’re actively trying to kick your main political opponent off the ballot, you are the bad guy.
If the Supreme Court doesn’t disallow the decisions of Colorado & Maine — and it should be a 9-0 decision rejecting both — then many other blue state supreme courts and governors, potentially including Michigan, Wisconsin & Pennsylvania, will remove Trump from their ballots too.
Yes this is real. This is the lady that decided Trump can’t be on the ballot in Maine. https://t.co/PTsLKt6bx9
The Maine Secretary of State who kicked Trump off the ballot is a former voting rights activist. You can’t make this stuff up. https://t.co/xAXdkYoPik
Shenna Bellows after removing Trump from the ballot: “No secretary of state has ever deprived a presidential candidate of ballot access based on section 3 of the 14th amendment. But no presidential candidate has ever engaged in insurrection.” https://t.co/pSkqlZ4rPR
Everything about taking Trump off the ballot prior to being convicted is wrong. Short-sighted and dumb. Morally wrong. Strategically wrong.
The Maine Secretary of State who just kicked Trump off the ballot was the executive director of her state’s ACLU chapter for nearly 10 years. She also campaigned for same-day voter registration and ranked-choice voting. https://t.co/vH3Pu218Zi
"Maine and Michigan Issue Rulings on Trump and Section 3 Disqualification." My take on Maine decision disqualifying Trump from state primary ballot, and Michigan ruling refusing to do so, on procedural state law grounds: https://t.co/KYLT5ZjwXk
You don't get to remove candidates just because you don't like them. That is an actual threat to democracy. In fighting your fake monster, you've become an actual monster, @shennabellows. https://t.co/cCTbtjHQo4
You don't get to remove candidates just because you don't like them. That is an actual threat to democracy. In fighting your fake monster, you've become an actual monster. https://t.co/cCTbtjHQo4
Maine Democrat Congressman blasts the decision to remove Pres. Trump from the ballot. https://t.co/cBemHa1qhm
It's really wild that the Maine Secretary of State just seized the power to unilaterally block presidential candidates from the ballot, based on a brand new non-judicial administrative procedure she literally just made up herself, supposedly to enforce the federal 14th Amendment https://t.co/ZakI28ewrk
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows: "In reviewing the facts presented, the evidence, the law, the history, we determined under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment that Mr. Trump engaged in insurrection, and therefore was disqualified." https://t.co/zRJA7OCOWf
Here’s the Democrat partisan secretary of state — posing alongside Joe Biden of course — who took Trump off the ballot in Maine. This is what actual election interference and attacks on democracy looks like. Everything they told you Trump would do, they actually do. https://t.co/1xdKjEX7ap
A public official you almost certainly won't see on Fox tonight: Maine secretary of state Shenna Bellows, who's been on CNN and MSNBC in the past hour, after ruling that Trump can't be on the 2024 primary ballot Will Fox try to book her on any program?
“No secretary of state has ever deprived a presidential candidate of ballot access based on section 3 of the 14th amendment. But no presidential candidate has ever engaged in insurrection..” https://t.co/7cb5IUvwIn
The unilateral decision of Maine’s secretary of state to disqualify Donald Trump from the ballot is insane, reckless, and indefensible. It’s another example of extraconstitutional decision-making that doesn’t come close to meeting any legitimate standard of due process of law.
Unless SCOTUS strikes down Colorado and Maine, we will end up in a situation where judges and election officials all over the country begin disqualifying candidates for any number of reasons. We will find ourselves unable to hold elections that most Americans consider legitimate.
Shenna Bellows just removed Trump from the ballot in Maine. Apparently Americans only have a “fundamental constitutional right to vote” as long as they’re not voting for the most popular candidate on the opposing side. Shenna Bellows is most definitely not a “democracy hero.”… https://t.co/WeO6GS6fkj
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has decided to add her name to the ignoble list of Democratic officials claiming to defend democracy by preventing its exercise for millions of Trump supporters. Here is the decision...https://t.co/ENZUrybA6i
my opinion is Maine Secretary of State's decision to remove Trump from ballot sets a dangerous precedent. It may be short term gain for Democrats (I expect Supreme Court to overwhelming decide in bipartisan way) against this and Colorado, but it is longterm bad for democracy.
BREAKING - BANANA REPUBLIC: Maine Secretary of State, Democrat Shenna Bellows, removes @realDonaldTrump from primary ballot claiming that he incited an instruction on January 6, borrowing from Colorado's playbook. https://t.co/pCHhFkuaci
This is Shenna Bellows, the Maine Secretary of State who just removed Trump from the ballot. She said the right of every American to vote freely and fairly is the premise of our democracy. By her own standards, she is the real threat to our democracy! https://t.co/V66SWbVxUC
Here's a Q&A I did in 2014 with Shenna Bellows, the Maine secretary of state and former ACLU leader who just found Trump disqualified from the ballot, back when Bellows was a longshot US senate candidate: https://t.co/y8MI7OJTqY @Salon https://t.co/kyQraAxlYX
Trump Docket, heading to the Supreme Court edition: Maine just became the 2d state to declare Trump ineligible. Maine Sect of State Bellows made the decision, arguing under 14th Amendment Trump cannot serve because he “engaged in insurrection.” W'Sup Ct beat https://t.co/5E3k38wFiz
A Maine court didn’t remove Trump from the ballot. One Democrat politician, the Maine Secretary of State, did. You tell me how we come back from where we are. Because I don’t see the way.
This is what an *actual* threat to democracy looks like. The system is hellbent on taking this man out, the Constitution be damned. I stand by my prior pledge to *withdraw* from any state’s ballot that ultimately removes Trump from its ballot. I call on DeSantis, Christie, and… https://t.co/ucpTI7o86K
So, Michigan’s Supreme Court shall allow Donald Trump to remain on the primary ballot. It plans, however, learned Frank Drucker, to disband the Pistons…
Letter to the editor: Absent a conviction proving Trump’s engagement in an insurrection, barring him from running for re-election presupposes his guilt. The court is imposing a verdict without benefit of due process, which itself is unconstitutional. https://t.co/JqPfEOC3xw
The court said Wednesday it will not hear an appeal of a lower court's ruling from groups seeking to keep\Trump from appearing on the ballot. https://t.co/UZmASXVc9k https://t.co/UZmASXVc9k
The Michigan Supreme Court has joined other states in rejecting the disqualification effort. Unlike the four Colorado justices, these and jurists in other states show that many Democratic jurists can resist the temptation of bagging Trump at any cost… https://t.co/svla4eoVG4
Showdown: Michigan SC Rejects 14th Amendment DQ on Trump The US Supreme Court has remained mightily quiet in the days since the Colorado state supreme court ruled Donald Trump ineligible, but Michigan’s state supreme court may force them into action. https://t.co/2Dp9CmnWY1