Maine barred Donald Trump from the primary ballot Thursday, making it the second state in the country to block the former president from running again under a part of the Constitution that prevents insurrectionists from holding office.

The decision by Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) is sure to be appealed. The Colorado Supreme Court last week found Trump could not appear on the ballot in that state, and the Colorado Republican Party has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case. The nation’s high court could resolve for all states whether Trump can run again.

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  • TallonMetroid@lemmy.worldEnglish
    301·
    10 months ago

    Obviously they’re not operating in good faith, so they’ll come up with some nonsense justification as to why president loser deserves a 3rd term or something anyway. But that’s still a novel approach.

    • intensely_human@lemm.ee
      2·
      10 months ago

      Do you really believe, in your heart of hearts, that someone deciding to bar Trump based on this “third term” argument is acting in good faith?

      • TallonMetroid@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        Why wouldn’t they be? Just because a premise is farcical doesn’t mean you can’t accept it for the sake of argument.