04/03/2024
I am NOT surprised by the ruling, only that it was unanimous.... Granted, there were, as usual, some slight differences between the justices but ultimately, they were unanimous that states cannot arbitrarily remove a candidate from the ballot using Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution...
As such, Trump will not have to worry about rogue bureaucrats and partisan state officials stopping the electoral process. Instead, he'll only have to worry about rogue bureaucrats and partisan state officials doing what they did in 2020, where the rules were changed allowing for things like mass absentee ballot voting when the states' law did not allow for such..... Public "drop boxes" for ballots and 3 AM ballot dumps where of course, had NO impact on the election....
Thankfully, the Supreme Court isn't called upon often to handle these issues, may that continue to be true. Sadly though, I still feel as though our best days are behind us, not ahead and I often feel like the best we can do is slow down the wagon even as it speeds towards the cliff. Yet I pray that isn't reality but is only my perception of it.
Still, I celebrate a win when I see one. To be clear, I am not as firmly in the "Trump camp" as I was in 2016. A lot has happened in 8 years, A LOT. I am still not a fan of some of his rhetoric and, Trump isn't a spring chicken any longer himself, not that it necessarily means he cannot serve, just stating the obvious. However, the choice I am given are between him or Haley (who stands zero chance), Desantis (whom I like but is seen as tepid at best) on the GOP side.....OR I COULD vote the guy who shakes hands with ghosts, supposedly talks with ghosts, sniffs kids hair, MIGHT have pooped his pants, and routinely falls UP stairs....like...a lot...and oh by the way is pretty much completely opposite of me on nearly every issue that matters. So, these are the best choices we have for President folks. If that doesn't worry us, we aren't paying attention. Yes, I'll vote for Trump, gladly....over any of the other choices I'm given. But that doesn't mean I'm happy about my choices.
