{"id":2135764,"date":"2023-12-28T21:50:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T02:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-removed-from-presidential-ballot-in-maine\/"},"modified":"2023-12-28T21:52:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T02:52:56","slug":"trump-removed-from-presidential-ballot-in-maine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-removed-from-presidential-ballot-in-maine\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump disqualified from Maine presidential 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\">12<\/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%2Ftrump-removed-from-presidential-ballot-in-maine%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=2135764&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-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former US\u2064 President and 2024 \u200dpresidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa, on December \u200d19, 2023. KRZACZYNSKI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>4:34 PM \u2013 Thursday, December 28, \u200d2023<\/h2>\n<p>On Thursday,\u200c Maine became the second state in the nation to prohibit 45<sup>th<\/sup> President Donald Trump from competing in the primary.<\/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<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: \u200bMaine has ruled that Donald Trump \u2063is ineligible\u2062 to appear on the primary \u200cballot \u2062in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The communists are \u2064out in full force.<\/p>\n<p>Maine&#8217;s Secretary of \u200cState Shenna Bellows ruled that Trump could \u2062not be\u2062 on the primary ballot under the\u2063 14th Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063decision is\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dbqeSbiu2B\">pic.twitter.com\/dbqeSbiu2B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2064 Collin Rugg\u200c (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1740525425372377420?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, \u200b2023<\/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>It is expected that there will be \u2064an appeal of Maine Secretary of State Shenna \u2064Bellows\u2019 \u200druling. The Colorado \u200cRepublican Party has requested \u200bthat the United\u200c States Supreme Court consider the matter after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled last week that Trump\u200c could not be listed on the state\u2019s ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Whether \u200cTrump may\u2063 run for office \u2064again could be decided for all states by the country\u2019s highest court.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. ratified\u200b the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/constitution\/amendmentxiv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">14<sup>th<\/sup> Amendment<\/a> to the Constitution\u2062 in 1868, three \u2064years after the Civil War had ended, \u2063to \u2064provide former slaves certain legal protections. Furthermore, if \u2064an individual participated in an insurrection, Section 3 of the amendment prohibited them\u200c from holding office even though they had pledged\u2064 allegiance to the Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>While it was utilized at the\u200c time to prevent former Confederates from holding public office, \u2064this clause has hardly been brought up \u2064in \u2062decades.<\/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\">Maine Democrat Congressman blasts \u200dthe decision to remove Pres. Trump from \u200dthe ballot. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cBemHa1qhm\">https:\/\/t.co\/cBemHa1qhm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daniel Baldwin (@baldwin_daniel_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/baldwin_daniel_\/status\/1740550647379042681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 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>Following the Capitol\u200b breach on January 6<sup>th<\/sup>, 2021, Trump\u2019s detractors used that particular clause of the Constitution, claiming that\u2062 Trump\u2019s activities leading up to and during\u2062 the riot had\u2063 allegedly incited\u2064 and contributed to \u201can insurrection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Only Maine and Colorado\u200c have supported those contesting\u2064 his right \u2064to run for\u200c office again thus far. While the Supreme Court decides whether to hear the case, the Colorado court has\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/colorado-secretary-of-state-trump-will-remain-on-ballot-for-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">postponed its 4-3 ruling<\/a>. His name will still\u2062 be listed on the primary ballot for the time being.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe \u2064events of\u200d January 6, 2021, were unprecedented and tragic,\u201d\u2063 Bellows wrote. \u201cThey were an attack not only upon the Capitol and government\u200c officials, but\u200d also an attack on the rule\u2064 of law. The evidence here demonstrates \u2064that they occurred at the behest of, and with the \u200bknowledge and support of, the outgoing President. The \u200cU.S. Constitution does\u2064 not tolerate an assault on\u200c the foundations of our government,\u200d and [Maine law] \u2064requires me to act in response.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to campaign \u2064spokesperson Steven Cheung,\u2062 Trump\u200b will file an immediate appeal of the Maine\u200c ruling.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cDemocrats in \u2064blue states are recklessly and unconstitutionally suspending the civil rights \u2062of the American voters by attempting to summarily \u2062remove President Trump\u2019s name from the ballot,\u201d Cheung said in a statement. \u201cMake no mistake, these\u2064 partisan election interference efforts are a hostile assault on American democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Super Tuesday, falling on March 5<sup>th<\/sup>, is the day for the primaries in over a dozen states, including in Colorado and Maine. In \u200dorder for election authorities to produce ballots and ship\u200d them to absentee voters, including to \u2062those who are abroad, they need definitive responses regarding\u200b who can appear\u2062 on ballots weeks \u200cin advance.<\/p>\n<p>Since Republicans will \u2064not select their nominee until after state \u2062nominating contests and the party\u2019s national convention in July, \u200bthe objections to Trump\u2019s candidacy have centered on state \u200cprimaries. By then, \u200bthe focus would switch to the general election if Trump\u2019s eligibility to run had not been decided.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts\u2062 directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe \u2062here. <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>Two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unpacking-africas-role-as-the-worlds-breadbasket\/\" title=\"Africa's pivotal role as the global breadbasket unraveled\">business owners operating<\/a> out of Africa explain how \u200bAmerica has\u200d the resources to\u2064 become the world\u2019s next \u200dbreadbasket. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Gypsy Rose Blanchard is released early from her 10-year sentence. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Special Counsel Jack Smith ignored a stay placed on\u2063 pre-trial proceedings and demanded a Federal judge place\u200c limits on\u200b what 45th President Donald Trump\u2019s team can and cannot \u200bintroduce as evidence at trial. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Biden \u200cAdministration Approved 250-Million Dollars In Additional Military Assistance To\u200c Ukraine As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiktok-app-requesting-some-users-to-input-their-iphone-passwords\/\" title=\"TikTok app asks for iPhone passwords from certain users\">closed-door talks reveal<\/a>\u2064 a potential negotiation\u200d plan\u200d may be \u2064on \u200bthe table.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>December 22, 2023 \u2013 6:05 AM PST HONG KONG\u2063 (Reuters) \u2013 Chinese regulators announced on Friday a wide range of rules aimed\u2026\u2062 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One of the main bottlenecks for Tesla\u200b is \u2064the speed it can make \u2064the 4680 batteries used in the Cybertruck with its \u2063new dry-coating technology.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A group of 11 nonfiction authors have joined a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court that accuses OpenAI and \u200bMicrosoft of misusing books the authors have written to train their models.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>San Francisco police Sergeant\u200c David \u2064Radford contacted Tesla about data on an alleged stalker\u2019s remote access to a vehicle.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What are the implications of Maine&#8217;s\u2063 decision to remove Donald \u200cTrump from\u2062 their primary ballot based on the \u2064evidence of his involvement\u2062 in the events of January 6th<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Title: Maine Prohibits \u200dDonald Trump&#8217;s Candidacy:\u200d A Look into the 14th\u200b Amendment\u2063 and \u200cits\u200b Implications<\/p>\n<p>Introduction:<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Maine became the second\u200b state \u200bto \u200cprohibit former US\u200d President Donald Trump from\u200c running in\u200b the \u200cprimary election. This decision has \u2064led\u2063 to\u2064 discussions about the 14th\u2062 Amendment, which plays a crucial role in\u2064 determining\u2063 Trump&#8217;s\u2062 eligibility. While there\u2064 is an expected\u2063 appeal, the controversy surrounding Trump&#8217;s candidacy raises questions about the\u200c legal boundaries of holding office and the impact of historical events on constitutional interpretations.<\/p>\n<p>The 14th Amendment and its Historical Significance:<\/p>\n<p>Ratified\u2062 in 1868, the 14th Amendment was a response to\u2064 the end \u200dof the Civil War and sought to provide\u200c newly freed slaves \u2064with legal protections. Section 3 of this amendment states that individuals who participated in an insurrection or rebellion against the United \u200dStates are barred from holding public office. Although initially \u200baimed at \u2063preventing former Confederates \u2063from assuming positions of power, this clause has seldom\u2063 been invoked in recent decades.<\/p>\n<p>The Use\u2062 of the 14th Amendment:<\/p>\n<p>Following the storming of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, Trump&#8217;s opponents began \u200cinterpreting \u2062the amendment&#8217;s\u200b insurrection \u200cclause as grounds to challenge his eligibility for future office. They argued that Trump&#8217;s actions leading up to and during the riot contributed to an insurrection. Only Maine and Colorado have\u2062 supported these objections to Trump&#8217;s candidacy thus\u2063 far. While the Colorado Supreme Court has postponed its ruling, Maine has \u200cmade the \u2063decision to remove\u2064 Trump from their primary ballot, citing the evidence of his \u2063involvement in the events of January 6.<\/p>\n<p>The Secretary of State&#8217;s Decision:<\/p>\n<p>Maine&#8217;s Secretary of State, Shenna Bellows, states that her decision was necessitated by\u2063 the need to uphold the rule of law and protect the foundations of the \u200bgovernment. She emphasizes that the events of January 6 were an attack on both the Capitol and the democratic\u200d process. Bellows argues that the \u2064evidence indicates Trump&#8217;s involvement\u200b and\u2063 support for the insurrection, making him ineligible to run for public \u200coffice.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s Response and the Future:<\/p>\n<p>In response to the ruling, Trump&#8217;s campaign spokesperson has criticized the decision as \u2064an unconstitutional \u200cinfringement on the civil rights of American \u200dvoters. They argue that removing Trump&#8217;s name\u2063 from the ballot is\u200d a partisan effort to interfere with the electoral process. With \u2062an immediate appeal filed, the case may eventually reach the United States Supreme Court, which will have the final \u2062say on whether Trump\u200c can be listed on the\u2063 ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion:<\/p>\n<p>Maine&#8217;s decision to prohibit Donald Trump&#8217;s candidacy \u200din the upcoming primary election \u2062sheds light on the\u200c rarely invoked insurrection clause of the 14th Amendment. This \u200dcontroversy brings attention to the legal boundaries\u2063 of holding public office and raises questions about the interpretation and application of constitutional principles. As the case \u200cprogresses, the country&#8217;s\u2063 highest court may determine whether Trump&#8217;s\u200c eligibility \u200bcan be decided for all states, making this\u2063 an essential moment in\u2062 American political history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maine joins as the second state to bar former President Donald Trump from participating in the primary, following a campaign event in Iowa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1866,"featured_media":2135765,"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-2135764","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\/2135764","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\/1866"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2135764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2135764\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2135765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2135764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2135764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2135764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}