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Republican secretary of state threatens to kick Biden off the ballot as Trump payback(www.nbcnews.com)

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Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft said that while he didn’t want to do it, he had to remind people of how “severe” the situation is.

A top Republican official in Missouri is threatening to remove President Joe Biden from appearing on the ballot as retaliation for the determination in two other states that Donald Trump doesn’t qualify because he “engaged in insurrection.”

“What has happened in Colorado & Maine is disgraceful & undermines our republic,” Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft wrote on the social media site X on Friday. “While I expect the Supreme Court to overturn this, if not, Secretaries of State will step in & ensure the new legal standard for @realDonaldTrump applies equally to @JoeBiden!”

Ashcroft’s post came shortly after the Supreme Court agreed to review a decision by Colorado’s high court that found Trump could be barred from the state’s primary ballot because of his actions leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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lettruthout@lemmy.world
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So yeah, if Biden commits insurgency, then his should be off the ballot. But last time I checked he hasn’t come anywhere close.

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phoneymouse@lemmy.world
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But, Republicans would have you believe “fair is fair.” Trump got impeached, so Biden should get impeached. Trump got kicked off the ballot, so Biden should get kicked off the ballot. This has nothing to do with pesky things like details and rule of law, it’s just about my side vs your side, unless my side is winning, then I’ll take the law into consideration again.

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Seraph@kbin.social
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The logic of “We’re going to punish your guy for what our guy did” makes me laugh… until I cry.

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KevonLooney@lemm.ee
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it’s just about my side vs your side

That’s what authoritarians literally believe. It’s a tribal mentality. “Might makes right.” “The ends justify the means.”

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Coasting0942@reddthat.com
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Still waiting for Harris to become a secret trans woman like Obama.

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dhork@lemmy.world
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You’re forgetting that for these people, “commit insurgency” means “supports things I don’t like”.

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nxdefiant@startrek.website
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The real question is what Thomas’s dissenting opinion would be when the SC rules otherwise, and if he gets paid by the word.

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FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world
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Excuse me? Are you just going to ignore his wanton use of the word “malarkey”?

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Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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He committed an insurgency… against the road when he got into his Mustang and put it in gear back in the 70s.

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unalivejoy@lemm.ee
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Eventually, we will have no one on the ballot.

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