Maine Bars Trump From 2024 Primary Ballot

Breaking news from Maine! The Secretary of State, Shenna Bellows, has officially ruled that Trump is ineligible to be on the 2024 primary ballot, mirroring what Colorado did just a week ago.

Read the ruling here.

Ms. Bellows joined CNN shortly after the news broke and laid out a compelling case for why she issued this ruling. The key part of what she had to say was this:

"So, again, I am so mindful, and I said this in my decision that it is unprecedented. No Secretary of State has ever deprived a Presidential candidate of ballot access based on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, but no Presidential candidate has ever engaged in insurrection and been disqualified under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment."

This ruling is sure to be appealed, as the Colorado one will be. The part of the Constitution that is being utilized to bar Trump from the ballot is Section 3 of the 14th Amendment which barred those who had sworn an oath the Constitution from holding office again if they engaged in insurrection.

Although Trump has not been charged, let alone convicted, of insurrection, 2 states have found that he engaged in it and therefore cannot be on the ballot.

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