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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,036 posts)
Thu Feb 8, 2024, 03:19 PM Feb 8

Republicans are sticking to Trump -- they're about to reap the whirlwind

Welcome to the whirlwind.

Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat and constitutional lawyer, says he doesn’t believe the Republicans can win this fall. “They are floundering to find something to run on,” he said. “They’re losing all over the place. They don’t want solutions, they want problems. With them it’s rule or ruin. Either they want to rule everything or ruin our chances of progressing. That’s a fascistic strategy.”

According to Raskin, the Republicans won’t accept the result of elections unless they win, and are using immigration as a campaign issue for Donald Trump — who may well be ineligible to run for office. “I don’t think he’s legally qualified to be on the ballot,” Raskin said. “It’s clear to me that section 3 of the 14th amendment disqualifies Donald Trump because he participated in an insurrection or rebellion. He violated his oath.” Raskin hopes the Supreme Court will come to the “unavoidable” conclusion that Trump is ineligible for the presidency.

Like I said, the whirlwind.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/republicans-sticking-trump-theyre-reap-141950563.html

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Republicans are sticking to Trump -- they're about to reap the whirlwind (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 8 OP
Raskin is wrong about this. The USSC will not rule the way he hopes. SlimJimmy Feb 8 #1

SlimJimmy

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1. Raskin is wrong about this. The USSC will not rule the way he hopes.
Thu Feb 8, 2024, 03:32 PM
Feb 8

As a matter of fact, it looks like it's going to be a 9-0 decision.

“I don’t think he’s legally qualified to be on the ballot,” Raskin said. “It’s clear to me that section 3 of the 14th amendment disqualifies Donald Trump because he participated in an insurrection or rebellion. He violated his oath.” Raskin hopes the Supreme Court will come to the “unavoidable” conclusion that Trump is ineligible for the presidency.
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