{"id":2094545,"date":"2023-11-08T19:53:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T00:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-supreme-court-blocks-attempt-to-keep-trump-off-primary-ballot\/"},"modified":"2023-11-08T19:55:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T00:55:14","slug":"minnesota-supreme-court-blocks-attempt-to-keep-trump-off-primary-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-supreme-court-blocks-attempt-to-keep-trump-off-primary-ballot\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Supreme Court Blocks Attempt To Keep Trump Off Primary 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\">22<\/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%2Fminnesota-supreme-court-blocks-attempt-to-keep-trump-off-primary-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=2094545&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/stephanie-stahl\">Stephanie Stahl<\/a><br \/>4:51 PM \u2064\u2013 Wednesday, November 8, 2023<\/p>\n<h2>The Minnesota Supreme Court Allows Trump to Remain on GOP Primary Ballot<\/h2>\n<p>The Minnesota Supreme Court has made a \u2063significant decision\u2062 regarding former President Donald Trump&#8217;s participation in the state&#8217;s GOP primary. They have rejected a lawsuit that invoked the 14<sup>th<\/sup> Amendment&#8217;s &#8220;insurrection clause,&#8221;\u200c allowing Trump to stay \u200bon the ballot.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit argued that\u2063 the \u2063&#8221;insurrection clause&#8221; of the 14<sup>th<\/sup> \u200b Amendment,\u2063 which prohibits individuals who have &#8220;engaged in insurrection&#8221; from \u2063holding office, should disqualify \u2063Trump. However, the court ruled that \u200cstate law \u200callows political parties to choose their primary \u200dcandidates as they see fit.<\/p>\n<p>This decision is seen as a \u2063victory for Trump in the \u20622024 \u2063GOP primary, where he currently\u200b holds\u200b a \u200dsignificant lead in recent polls.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: The Minnesota Supreme Court has DENIED a request to \u2062exclude former\u2064 President Donald Trump from the \u20632024 ballot based\u2064 on \u200cthe U.S. \u200dConstitution&#8217;s insurrection clause. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mxfDgycHLH\">pic.twitter.com\/mxfDgycHLH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Simon \u2063Ateba \u200d(@simonateba) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simonateba\/status\/1722387071510212668?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The 14<sup>th<\/sup> \u200dAmendment, ratified after the Civil War, includes \u2063a ban on individuals who \u200bhave taken an oath\u2062 to uphold\u200d the Constitution and later engaged in insurrection from\u2063 holding future office.\u200b <\/p>\n<p>However, the Amendment does not specify how \u2062to enforce this ban, and it \u200chas only been applied twice in the \u2063last century.<\/p>\n<p>While Trump can participate \u2062in\u2062 the GOP primary due to the Minnesota Supreme Court&#8217;s \u200ddecision, challengers may \u200brenew their claims if he secures\u200d the Republican nomination. <\/p>\n<p>The court emphasized that there is no state\u2062 statute preventing \u2063a major political party from including\u200d an ineligible \u200dcandidate on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-supreme-court-blocks-attempt-to-keep-trump-off-primary-ballot\/\" title=\"Minnesota Supreme Court Blocks Attempt To Keep Trump Off Primary Ballot\">presidential nomination\u2063 primary ballot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>In a \u200bstatement, Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung said the decision &#8220;is further validation of the Trump Campaign&#8217;s \u200dconsistent argument\u2062 that the 14<sup>th<\/sup> Amendment\u2063 ballot\u2064 challenges are nothing more than strategic, un-Constitutional attempts to \u200dinterfere with the \u200celection.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cheung added that these lawsuits &#8220;should be\u2063 summarily thrown out wherever \u200bthey next\u200d arise.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A social media account on X, formerly known as Twitter, reposted \u200bTrump&#8217;s reaction to the case being dismissed, which he originally posted on Truth Social, where Trump called\u200c the \u2063lawsuit\u2063 &#8220;unconstitutional.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ridiculous 14th\u200b Amendment lawsuit just thrown out by Minnesota Supreme Court. &#8220;Without Merit, \u200bUnconstitutional.&#8221; Congratulations to all who fought this HOAX!<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump Truth Social Post 05:08 PM EST 11\/08\/23<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donald J. Trump\u2062 Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/1722399516756955435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November\u2064 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed!\u200b Receive breaking news blasts directly to your\u2063 inbox for free. 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They\u200b have rejected a lawsuit that invoked the 14th Amendment&#8217;s &#8220;insurrection\u200c clause,&#8221; allowing Trump to \u2063stay on the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit argued that the &#8220;insurrection \u2064clause&#8221; of the 14th Amendment, which prohibits individuals who have\u2064 &#8220;engaged in insurrection&#8221; from holding office, should disqualify Trump. However, the court ruled that state law \u2063allows political parties to choose their primary candidates as they see fit.<\/p>\n<p>This decision \u2062is seen as a victory for Trump in the 2024 GOP primary,\u2064 where he\u2064 currently holds a significant lead in recent polls.<\/p>\n<p>The 14th Amendment, ratified\u200b after the Civil War, includes a ban\u200b on individuals who have taken \u2062an oath to uphold the \u2063Constitution and later engaged in\u200c insurrection from holding future office.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Amendment does not specify how to enforce this ban, and it \u200chas only been applied twice in the last century.<\/p>\n<p>While Trump can participate in the GOP primary due to the Minnesota\u2063 Supreme Court&#8217;s decision, challengers \u200bmay renew their claims if he secures the\u2063 Republican nomination.<\/p>\n<p>The court \u200cemphasized that there is no state statute preventing a major political party from including an ineligible candidate on the presidential nomination primary ballot.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In a statement, Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung said \u200cthe decision &#8216;is further validation of \u2064the Trump Campaign&#8217;s consistent argument that the 14th Amendment \u2062ballot challenges are nothing more than strategic, un-Constitutional attempts to interfere with \u2062the election,'&#8221; the article stated.<\/p>\n<p>Cheung added that these lawsuits &#8220;should be summarily thrown out wherever they next arise.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A social media account on \u200cX, formerly known \u200das Twitter,\u2062 reposted Trump&#8217;s reaction to \u2064the case \u2062being\u200b dismissed, which he originally posted on Truth Social, where\u200d Trump \u2063called the lawsuit &#8220;unconstitutional.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the Minnesota Supreme \u2062Court&#8217;s decision allows \u2063Trump to\u2062 remain on the GOP primary ballot,\u200d giving him an advantage\u2063 in the upcoming 2024 primary elections. However,\u200d it remains \u2062to be seen how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/student-athletes-notch-victory-in-high-court-on-road-to-full-compensation\/\" title=\"Student Athletes Notch Victory in High Court on Road to Full Compensation\">future legal challenges<\/a> may influence his candidacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minnesota Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit invoking the 14th Amendment&#8217;s &#8220;insurrection clause,&#8221; allowing former President Donald Trump to stay on the state&#8217;s GOP primary ballot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2416,"featured_media":2094547,"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":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2094545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"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\/2094545","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\/2416"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2094545"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2094545\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2094547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2094545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2094545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2094545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}