The campaign to use the U.S. Constitution's “insurrection” clause to bar former President Donald Trump from running for the White House again enters a new phase this week as hearings begin in two states on lawsuits that might end up reaching the U.S. Supreme Court.

DENVER (AP) — The campaign to use the U.S. Constitution’s “insurrection” clause to bar former President Donald Trump from running for the White House again enters a new phase this week as hearings begin in two states on lawsuits that might end up reaching the U.S. Supreme Court.

A weeklong hearing on one lawsuit to bar Trump from the ballot in Colorado begins Monday, while on Thursday oral arguments are scheduled before the Minnesota Supreme Court on an effort to kick the Republican former president off the ballot in that state.

  • hydrospanner@lemmy.world
    2·
    1 year ago

    Then the appeals process starts, and it probably gets fast-tracked to SCOTUS.

    That does not give me a warm fuzzy feeling.

    Wouldn’t surprise me to see that totally backfire for Trump’s opponents once it gets to the SCOTUS level.

    McConnell and RBG have seriously fucked things up for the next few decades, sadly.

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
      1·
      1 year ago

      RBG

      What did Justice Ginsberg do here except work until almost her death?

      But yeah: if they can’t get justice Clearance Thomas off the bench and break the politically-fixated court of its partiality problems, then we’re screwed.

      Don’t take people’s vote, and don’t rob them of justice, lest there be cars flipped and burning in the street.