Maine Drops Trump From Presidential Ballot

Former President Donald Trump has been removed from Maine’s 2024 primary ballot. This is based on the 14th Amendment’s insurrectionist ban.

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows lowered the verdict. However, Trump’s removal is not yet set in stone. Bellows put the decision on pause, awaiting a potential appeal in state court. Trump’s team has expressed intentions to file.

This development echoes Colorado’s recent Supreme Court ruling, marking Maine as the second state to disqualify Trump from the 2024 election. The legal battleground is expanding, and the controversy surrounding Trump’s potential candidacy is far from over.

The Capitol Riot on January 6th continues to cast a long shadow. At least 16 judges have attributed blame to Donald Trump for the incident. This includes the Colorado Supreme Court. All seven judges concurred in declaring it an outright insurrection. However, the decision to hold Trump accountable to the constitution was only 4-3.

The intricacies of state rights are now taking center stage. Michigan allows political parties to determine their own primary ballot candidates, even if they’re not qualified. In contrast, Maine puts the power to decline candidates in the hands of the Secretary of State. Meanwhile, Colorado operates under its own distinct set of rules.

With the inevitable journey to the Supreme Court looming, the real question is which aspects of what cases will they hear. There is also the question of how far they’ll go in interpreting the Constitution. Most people feel that the Supreme Court will make a decision in the Republican party’s favor based on politics. However, the Supreme Court has not fed into Trump’s antics thus far.

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