This is the same Bible that condones slavery.
"Religious traditionalists, particularly those among the Southern Baptist Convention, also opposed the federal government’s support for equality, although they got less press in the early years of that expansion. In their view, the Bible laid out hierarchical social arrangements, especially patriarchy. Government defense of women’s equality was a direct assault on their worldview." https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/may-16-2024?r=63j6s&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email #MAGA#CivilRights#14thAmendment
JUST IN: #SCOTUS won't review #14thAmendment insurrection clause case brought by former NM County Commissioner Couy Griffin, who was convicted in connection with #Jan6. He was kicked out of office by a judge and made similar arguments to those Trump prevailed on. #legal
@GottaLaff
Sooooo...#SCOTUS is saying the #14thAmendment applies to everyone else EXCEPT Donald Trump, right? I guess this is their ersatz ruling that he does have total immunity.
One section…stands out from #SCOTUS’s decision in #Trump v. Anderson.
“Even though ‘all 9 Members of the Court’ agree that this independent & sufficient rationale resolves this case,” Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan & Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote in their concurrence, “5 Justices go on.”
That appears to be the attitude of the #SupremeCourt of the #UnitedStates, which for the 2nd time in a wk did nothing to dispel the notion that it is the #billionaire-bought #lapdog of #Trump, committed to doing literally anything to elect him.
…this morning #SCOTUS ruled — per curiam, meaning the whole court, not just the #conservative majority — that Trump can remain on the ballot in #Colorado.
…#Colorado had tried to disqualify him on the grounds that the #14thAmendment to the #Constitution, for reasons of history & prudence, bars insurrectionists from office.
Today’s decision overruling CO’s decision was made on the grounds that the Constitution makes #Congress solely responsible for enforcing §3 of the #14A, not the states. Which is funny, because the court is dominated by ideologues who normally love #StatesRights.
The US Supreme Court effectively nullified the #14thamendment today and paved the way for any insurrectionist to become president – as US Congress will never agree on rules how to enact the constitution, something the majority of judges defined as a condition for banning a candidate in its ruling.
CREW President Noah Bookbinder: "While the Supreme Court allowed Donald #Trump back on the ballot on technical legal grounds, this was in no way a win for Trump. The Supreme Court had the opportunity in this case to exonerate Trump, and they chose not to do so." #SCOTUS#14thAmendment#legal
In a relatively brief, 13 pg opinion, accompanied by one concurrence from Justice #AmyConeyBarrett & another from the 3 #liberals on the bench, the court decided that the #Constitution leaves the question of #Trump’s disqualification to #Congress. [bullshit]
“Responsibility for enforcing Section 3 against federal officeholders & candidates rests w/Congress & not the States,” the Court ruled.
The ruling brings one of the most prominent efforts to hold #Trump accountable for his attempt to stay in #power after losing the #2020election to an end. #SCOTUS, in oral arguments & in its Monday opinion, went out of its way to dodge the question of whether that attempt — which culminated in the #Jan6 storming of #Congress — constituted an #insurrection.
Instead, the opinion focuses on a threshold question which all but ensures that the #Disqualification Clause will remain a dead letter, at least as applied to #Trump’s 2020 #coup attempt. The justices focused instead on whose job it is to enforce §3 of the #14thAmendment, neatly excluding themselves from the equation. Instead, they kicked the issue of who should bar those who have taken an oath to the #Constitution & then engaged in #insurrection from holding office to #Congress.
In so doing, the Court set up a new rule which extends beyond #Trump: that #Congress, & not the states, is responsible for enforcing #disqualification against federal officeholders & candidates. To do that, the majority held, Congress MUST act.
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to resolve a dispute today over states' ability to remove former President Donald Trump from the ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
#SCOTUS to post a decision Mon, possibly on #Trump#ballot access?
The #SupremeCourt is set to announce ≥1 opinion AM, leading to speculation the justices could rule on Trump’s eligibility for the #Colorado ballot the day before #SuperTuesday — when presidential primary #elections are held in that state & >12 others.
#SCOTUS took the unusual step Sunday of scheduling an opinion announcement for a day when it is not in session. The justices typically issue rulings from the bench, w/the author of the majority opinion presenting a summary of the court’s decision. Instead, the court said opinions could be posted on its website Mon at 10AM.
JUST IN: #SCOTUS sets unusual, short-notice opinion release for Monday morning. Appears to signal that ruling on #Trump ballot eligibility is looming. #14thAmendment#legal
🤦🏻♀️ "#Arizona Senate Passes Bill Preventing Presidents From Ballot Removal Under #14thAmendment
As states eagerly await the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on if #Trump should be allowed on the ballot for supporting an insurrection, Arizona Republicans took the first step on Monday to ensure Trump won’t be removed from their state’s ballot"
#SCOTUS is currently considering the broader dispute.
A judge in Cook County, IL, on Wed ruled that §3 of the 14th Amendment, aka the "#InsurrectionClause," bars Trump from the 2024 Republican primary ballot.
The order overrules a Jan determination from the IL BOE that Trump could remain #eligible.