{"id":2129905,"date":"2023-12-20T13:49:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T18:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-tillis-proposes-banning-states-that-misuse-14th-amendment-from-receiving-federal-funds\/"},"modified":"2023-12-20T13:52:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T18:52:10","slug":"sen-tillis-proposes-banning-states-that-misuse-14th-amendment-from-receiving-federal-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-tillis-proposes-banning-states-that-misuse-14th-amendment-from-receiving-federal-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Tillis suggests withholding federal funds from states that &#8216;misuse&#8217; the 14th Amendment"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fsen-tillis-proposes-banning-states-that-misuse-14th-amendment-from-receiving-federal-funds%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=2129905&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\">U.S. Sen.\u200c Thom Tillis \u2064(R-NC) participates in\u200b a Senate Banking Committee hearing at the\u200b Hart \u200dSenate\u2062 Office Building on \u2062December\u2064 06, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/sam-valk\">Sam Valk<\/a><br \/>10:40 AM \u2013 Wednesday, December 20, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Senator Thom Tillis has introduced legislation\u200c to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-rep-bishop-introduces-amendments-to-ban-all-federal-funds-promoting-critical-race-theory\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Bishop Introduces Amendments To Ban All Federal Funds Promoting Critical Race Theory\">ban federal funds<\/a> from going to\u2064 states that \u2063abuse the 14<sup>th<\/sup> amendment.<\/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>On Tuesday, \u2064Tillis (R-N.C.) offered his amendment which \u2064would mandate that the Supreme Court be the only jurisdiction that can remove federal candidates from the ballot under \u200cthe \u206414<sup>th<\/sup> amendment.<\/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\">It\u2019s outrageous to see left-wing activists make a mockery of our political system by scheming with partisan\u2064 state officials \u2063to remove presidential candidates from the ballot. That\u2019s why I\u2019ll be\u2063 introducing legislation to stop \u2063this nonsense\u2064 and ensure any constitutional challenges\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Thom Tillis (@SenThomTillis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenThomTillis\/status\/1737272297889689777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 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 bill is in response to \u2063Colorado\u2019s Supreme Court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/colorado-supreme-court-disqualifies-pres-trump-from-ballot-trump-team-likely-to-appeal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">removing<\/a> 45<sup>th<\/sup> President Donald Trump from the ballot in the state citing the 14<sup>th<\/sup> amendment.<\/p>\n<p>The North Carolinian said that regardless of how you \u2064personally\u2062 feel about\u2064 the president,\u200d it\u2019s outrageous to see left-wing activists make a mockery of the political system \u2063by removing him from the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! 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Subscribe\u2063 here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Colorado Supreme Court disqualifies Donald Trump\u200d from Colorado\u2019s\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clark-colorado-ruling-will-help-pres-trumps-poll-numbers\/\" title=\"Colorado ruling boosts Trump's poll numbers, says Clark\">2024 presidential primary ballot rocking<\/a> the political world\u2062 late Wednesday\u2063 evening. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Monica Rodriguez takes a look at the latest coordinated \u200cattacks on President Trump from the meat\u200c puppets in the Mockingbird Media.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with\u200b Jeffrey Tucker<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Libby Emmons<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>San\u200d Francisco police Sergeant David Radford \u200dcontacted Tesla about data on an \u200dalleged stalker\u2019s remote access to a vehicle.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google will pay $700 million and revamp its Play app store to allow \u2062for greater competition as part\u200b of an \u2064antitrust settlement with\u2063 U.S. states and consumers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Apple said it would pause sales of the smartwatches as it deals with a \u200cpatent dispute over the technology that enables the blood oxygen feature on the devices.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The SEC denied a petition \u2064by the country\u2019s largest crypto exchange Coinbase Global asking the agency to create new rules for the\u200b digital\u2064 asset industry.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What concerns does \u200bSenator Tillis have regarding state courts removing\u200d federal candidates \u200bfrom the ballot based \u200don constitutional\u200b challenges?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Out President Trump, it is important to protect \u200bthe integrity of the electoral process.\u2062 He argued\u200b that allowing state courts to remove federal candidates\u2063 from \u2064the ballot\u200b based on constitutional \u200cchallenges undermines the democratic principles of fair elections and the representation of voters.<\/p>\n<p>Tillis\u200b emphasized that the Supreme \u2063Court should be \u200cthe ultimate authority when it comes \u2062to constitutional\u2064 matters and should have the final \u200dsay\u2064 on whether a federal candidate can be removed from the ballot. His legislation, if passed, would prohibit federal funds \u2062from\u200b being allocated to states \u200dthat abuse\u2062 the 14th\u200d amendment \u2062by\u2063 removing candidates \u200cfrom the ballot through\u2063 state \u200bcourts.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c senator&#8217;s proposed bill comes in the wake of the Colorado Supreme Court&#8217;s decision\u200d to disqualify President \u200bTrump from the state&#8217;s ballot. The court cited the \u206214th amendment as the basis for its\u200c decision. Tillis believes that this\u2064 ruling sets a dangerous precedent \u2063and opens the door for future \u200bpartisan \u200bmanipulation of the electoral process.<\/p>\n<p>In a tweet, Senator Tillis expressed his\u200b frustration with \u2062left-wing activists \u2062collaborating \u2062with partisan state\u200d officials to undermine the integrity\u200d of\u200d the\u200b political \u200csystem. He called for\u200d an\u200c end to \u2063such\u2062 actions and vowed to introduce legislation to \u200bprevent these\u2062 abuses and protect\u200b constitutional challenges from\u2064 being used as a means to remove \u2062candidates from the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Critics\u200b argue that Tillis&#8217;s legislation is a partisan \u200cmove to protect President Trump&#8217;s \u200bcandidacy, as \u2064he \u200bis a Republican\u200b senator. However, Tillis maintains that his bill\u2062 is about preserving the principles of fair elections and ensuring that the \u2063Supreme Court is\u200b the final arbiter \u2062in matters\u200c of federal candidates&#8217; eligibility.<\/p>\n<p>This\u200c legislation\u200c is likely \u2064to\u200d spark a heated debate in Congress,\u200c with \u200copinions divided along party lines. Some may see it as a necessary safeguard against potential abuses of the electoral process, while others may view\u200b it \u200bas an attempt to\u2063 limit states&#8217;\u200b rights and \u2062undermine their \u2063authority in deciding who appears on their election ballots.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the outcome,\u200b Senator Tillis&#8217;s\u2063 proposed legislation highlights the\u2062 ongoing importance of \u2064ensuring the integrity and fairness of the electoral process. It raises crucial questions about the balance of power between state and federal jurisdictions, as well as the role of \u2064the Supreme Court in resolving constitutional\u200d challenges that arise \u2063during elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) has proposed a bill to prohibit federal funds from being allocated to states that engage in abusive practices. This legislation was announced during a Senate Banking Committee hearing in Washington, DC. 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