{"id":2050151,"date":"2023-09-29T19:10:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T23:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberal-group-files-lawsuit-to-disqualify-donald-trump-from-michigan-ballot\/"},"modified":"2023-09-29T19:12:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T23:12:37","slug":"liberal-group-files-lawsuit-to-disqualify-donald-trump-from-michigan-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberal-group-files-lawsuit-to-disqualify-donald-trump-from-michigan-ballot\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberal group sues to remove Trump from Michigan ballot."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fliberal-group-files-lawsuit-to-disqualify-donald-trump-from-michigan-ballot%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2050151&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Liberal Group Files Lawsuit to Disqualify Trump from Michigan Ballot in 2024<\/h2>\n<p>The liberal group Free Speech \u200cFor People has made a bold move by announcing a lawsuit seeking to disqualify \u2063former \u2063President Donald Trump from the ballot\u200d in Michigan for the 2024 election. Their argument\u2063 is based\u2062 on section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which they claim\u200b disqualifies Trump due to his alleged\u200c involvement in the\u2063 Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, \u2064which\u200d they consider an insurrection.<\/p>\n<h3>All Eyes on Gavin Newsom as Dianne\u200d Feinstein&#8217;s Death Creates Senate Vacancy<\/h3>\n<p>Ron Fein, the legal director for Free Speech For People, strongly stated, &#8220;Donald \u2063Trump violated his oath of office and incited a violent\u2064 insurrection\u200c that attacked the\u200d U.S. Capitol, \u200dthreatened the assassination of \u200dthe Vice President and congressional leaders, and\u200d disrupted the peaceful transfer of\u2062 power for the first time in our \u200cnation&#8217;s history.&#8221; Fein emphasized the\u200c importance of the Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause, enacted by our predecessors to protect the republic\u200b from individuals like Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit \u200dhas been\u2064 filed with the court of claims \u2064in Michigan, marking \u200cthe first challenge \u2062to Trump&#8217;s eligibility for the 2024 presidential election \u2063in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-poll-watcher-it-expert-non-trump-supporter-affidavit-sudden-surge-of-20000-mail-in-votes-for-biden-in-early-hours-on-nov\/\" title=\"GA Poll Watcher, IT Expert, Non-Trump Supporter Affidavit: Sudden Surge of 20,000 Mail-In-Votes For Biden In Early Hours On Nov\">critical swing state<\/a>. Winning Michigan is crucial for\u2062 Trump&#8217;s \u200bchances of securing \u2062another term in the White House, \u2062as he won the state in 2016 but failed to do so in his 2020 reelection bid.<\/p>\n<p>While some election officials have dismissed the idea of\u2062 disqualifying\u2063 Trump based on the\u2064 14th Amendment, other groups\u200c and officials \u2062are pushing forward with legal challenges.\u2062 Trump himself has criticized these challenges, claiming they have &#8220;no legal basis or \u2063standing&#8221; and are merely attempts to derail his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the controversy, Trump remains the front-runner in the Republican presidential primary and holds a slight advantage over President Joe Biden in a hypothetical \u200d2024 \u2063matchup, according to the RealClearPolitics polling average.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington\u2062 Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> According to \u200cFree Speech For People, \u2063what are \u200cthe actions and behaviors\u200c exhibited by Trump that they argue should disqualify him from running for and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitch-mcconnells-betrayal-hurts-the-nation-goodwin\/\" title=\"Mitch McConnell\u2019s betrayal hurts the nation\">holding public office<\/a> in the future<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Lawsuit aimed at disqualifying former \u200dPresident Donald Trump from being placed on \u2064the ballot in Michigan for the 2024 \u2062presidential election. This\u2064 lawsuit comes in the wake of the 2020 \u200delection, which\u2062 saw a divided nation and accusations of voter suppression and election fraud. \u200dFree Speech For People \u200bargues\u200c that Trump&#8217;s alleged role in inciting the January 6th Capitol insurrection disqualifies him \u200cfrom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberal-group-files-lawsuit-to-disqualify-donald-trump-from-michigan-ballot\/\" title=\"Liberal group sues to remove Trump from Michigan ballot.\">seeking future political office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit states that Trump&#8217;s false claims about\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-nevada-a-corrupt-cash-for-votes-scheme-is-hiding-in-plain-sight\/\" title=\"In Nevada, A Corrupt Cash-For-Votes Scheme Is Hiding In Plain Sight\">widespread voter fraud<\/a> and his incendiary rhetoric leading up to the 2020 election played \u2064a substantial\u2062 role\u200b in inciting the deadly attack \u2062on the Capitol. \u2064This attack not only threatened the lives of many elected officials and government employees but also\u200c undermined\u200b the foundation of American democracy. The\u2064 group contends that such actions should disqualify him from running for and holding public office in the future.<\/p>\n<p>The argument presented in this lawsuit is multifaceted. Free Speech For People \u200bargues \u2062that Trump&#8217;s false assertions\u200d about \u200cvoter fraud\u2063 and his encouragement\u2063 of his supporters to \u200cchallenge the legitimacy of \u2062the election were intentional\u200c falsehoods aimed at sowing doubt in the\u2062 democratic process. These \u2062claims, they allege, were a direct\u2062 cause of the violent actions witnessed on January 6th.<\/p>\n<p>The liberal group\u200d also points out that Trump&#8217;s repeated attempts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-happening-pennsylvania-state-legislature-files-resolution-disputes-statewide-2020-election-results\/\" title=\"It's Happening: Pennsylvania State Legislature Files Resolution -- DISPUTES STATEWIDE 2020 ELECTION RESULTS\">overturn election results<\/a> through legal \u200bchallenges, many of\u2062 which\u200d were dismissed \u200bfor lack of evidence, demonstrate a disregard for the integrity of \u2064the democratic process. This behavior, the \u200dlawsuit argues, is indicative of a \u200dlack \u2064of moral character expected from public officials and should preclude Trump from future electoral considerations.<\/p>\n<p>While some may view\u2063 this lawsuit as another instance of political partisanship, Free Speech For People maintains that\u2064 its legal \u200dactions are driven by a commitment to defending the principles \u200dof democracy. They argue that their aim is not\u200b to suppress \u200cTrump&#8217;s free \u200dspeech or political participation,\u2063 but rather to hold \u2063him accountable for his\u2062 alleged role in inciting insurrection and undermining the democratic process.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome of this lawsuit will \u2062likely be \u200cmet \u2063with\u200c deep\u200c divisions among \u200bAmericans. Trump&#8217;s supporters may perceive it as an attempt to silence their chosen leader, while his detractors may view it as a\u200d necessary\u2064 step towards preserving the integrity of\u200d American democracy. Regardless of the court&#8217;s decision, the lawsuit underscores the ongoing tensions\u2063 and \u200cquestions \u200csurrounding accountability for political leaders who may have contributed to the January 6th Capitol\u200d attack.<\/p>\n<p>Amidst the political \u2062wrangling\u2064 surrounding the 2020\u200b election and its aftermath, it is crucial\u200c to remember the importance of adhering to the principles and values that underpin democracy. \u200bThe lawsuit \u200dfiled\u2064 by\u2064 Free Speech For People \u2062serves \u2062as a reminder that political accountability must \u200dremain a fundamental aspect \u2063of any functioning democracy. As the legal\u2064 battle \u200bover Trump&#8217;s potential disqualification from the Michigan \u200cballot continues, the nation will be \u200bclosely watching and debating\u200d the outcome, \u200das\u2064 it carries implications far beyond\u2062 one individual&#8217;s political future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free Speech For People, a liberal group, has filed a lawsuit to disqualify ex-President Donald Trump from Michigan&#8217;s 2024 ballot. Citing the 14th Amendment&#8217;s section 3, they claim Trump&#8217;s alleged role in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, renders him ineligible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2050152,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2050151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2050151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2050151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2050151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2050152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2050151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2050151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2050151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}