{"id":2135792,"date":"2023-12-28T23:09:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T04:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrat-from-maine-opposes-his-states-decision-to-bar-trump-from-ballot\/"},"modified":"2023-12-28T23:10:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T04:10:36","slug":"house-democrat-from-maine-opposes-his-states-decision-to-bar-trump-from-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrat-from-maine-opposes-his-states-decision-to-bar-trump-from-ballot\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine House Democrat disagrees with state&#8217;s exclusion of Trump from 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%2Fhouse-democrat-from-maine-opposes-his-states-decision-to-bar-trump-from-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=2135792&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>A House Democrat from Maine Breaks with State&#8217;s Decision\u200b to Disqualify Trump from 2024 Primary Ballot<\/h2>\n<p>Representative Jared Golden (D-ME) has\u200d taken\u2064 a stand \u200dagainst his own state&#8217;s ruling to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the 2024 primary ballot. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat,\u200b deemed\u200b Trump&#8217;s primary \u200dpetition &#8220;invalid&#8221; due \u200dto \u2064his alleged\u2062 violation of\u2062 the 14th Amendment&#8217;s insurrection clause in relation to the U.S. Capitol breach on January 6, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Golden expressed his objection, \u2064stating, &#8220;I voted to\u2064 impeach Donald Trump \u2062for \u200dhis role \u2064in the \u2064January 6th insurrection. I do not believe he should be\u200c re-elected as President of the United States. \u200cHowever, we are a nation of laws, therefore\u200c until he is actually\u2062 found guilty of the crime of insurrection, \u2064he \u200cshould be allowed on the ballot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My statement on the Maine Secretary of State&#8217;s ruling: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ByO3XJe1JS\">pic.twitter.com\/ByO3XJe1JS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Congressman \u200dJared \u200cGolden (@RepGolden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepGolden\/status\/1740544590242074827?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Golden represents a\u2063 congressional district that has \u200cpreviously supported\u2063 Trump in \u2064the past two presidential elections. Despite facing\u200c numerous criminal and civil cases, including allegations of unlawfully plotting to overturn the 2020 election,\u2062 Trump is seeking another term in the White House next year.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME) seemed to support \u2062the decision to disqualify\u2063 Trump from the ballot. She stated, &#8220;The text of the Fourteenth Amendment is clear. No person who engaged in an insurrection against the government \u2062can ever again serve in elected office.\u2064 Our Constitution is the very bedrock of America and our laws, and it\u2062 appears \u200cTrump&#8217;s actions are prohibited by the Constitution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK\u200d HERE TO \u200cGET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Bellows made her decision \u200bshortly after Colorado allowed Trump to\u2064 appear on its primary ballot, following a GOP petition\u200c to the\u200d U.S. Supreme Court. Trump&#8217;s lawyers had requested \u200bBellows to recuse herself, citing concerns of\u2064 bias due to her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-government-funded-ai-surveillance-program-targeting-emotions-expressed-in-social-media-during-covid\/\" title=\"US Govt Funds AI-Surveillance Program for Covid-Era Social Media Emotions.\">social\u200c media posts<\/a>, but their request\u2062 was denied.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s \u2062campaign spokesman, Steven Cheung,\u200c stated,\u2064 &#8220;We will quickly\u2064 file a legal objection\u200b in state\u2064 court to prevent this\u200d atrocious decision in Maine from\u200c taking effect, and President Trump will\u200d never stop fighting to Make America Great Again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) also\u200b criticized the decision, stating, &#8220;Maine voters should decide who \u2064wins\u200c the election \u2013 not a Secretary of State chosen by the Legislature. The Secretary\u2064 of State&#8217;s decision would deny thousands of Mainers the opportunity to vote for \u2063the candidate of \u200dtheir choice, and it should be overturned.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does Representative \u2064Golden&#8217;s decision to oppose disqualification align with his commitment to the principle of due process and the presumption of innocence?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  In a surprising move, Representative Jared Golden, a Democrat from \u2063Maine, has taken a stand against his own state&#8217;s decision\u2062 to disqualify former President Donald Trump\u2063 from the 2024 primary ballot. The decision was made by Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, also a Democrat, who deemed Trump&#8217;s primary petition &#8220;invalid&#8221; due\u200c to his alleged violation of the 14th\u200c Amendment&#8217;s insurrection clause in\u2062 relation \u2062to the U.S. Capitol breach on January 6, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>In a carefully worded statement, Golden expressed his objection to the disqualification. He acknowledged that he voted to impeach Donald Trump for his role in the January 6th insurrection and personally believes that Trump should not be re-elected as\u2064 President of the United States. However, he emphasized that as a nation of\u200d laws, Trump should be\u2063 allowed on the ballot until he is actually found \u2063guilty of the crime of insurrection.<\/p>\n<p>Golden&#8217;s statement comes\u200c amidst a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-faces-massive-backlash-for-firing-gina-carano-as-cancel-disney-plus-trends-1-critics-bring-up-companys-history\/\" title=\"Disney Faces Massive Backlash For Firing Gina Carano As \u2018Cancel Disney Plus\u2019 Trends #1, Critics Bring Up Company\u2019s History\">divisive political climate<\/a> and highlights the tension within the Democratic Party regarding Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kanye-west-says-he-absolutely-sees-politics-in-his-future-plans\/\" title=\"Kanye West Says He \u2018Absolutely\u2019 Sees Politics In His Future Plans\">future political aspirations<\/a>. While many Democrats, including Golden,\u2062 strongly condemn Trump&#8217;s\u200c actions leading up to and \u2063on January 6th, Golden&#8217;s decision to oppose disqualification is \u200drooted in his commitment to the principle of due process and the presumption of innocence until proven guilty.<\/p>\n<p>By breaking with his state&#8217;s \u200cdecision, \u200cGolden is making a statement about the importance of preserving democratic\u200d norms and upholding the integrity\u2064 of the electoral process. \u2063He believes that disqualifying a candidate based on allegations, rather than established facts, sets a dangerous\u2064 precedent \u2063that undermines the trust and confidence in \u200dthe electoral system.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Golden&#8217;s decision speaks\u200d to a larger conversation within the Democratic Party about how to address the Trump era and hold the former president accountable for his actions. While there is a \u200dconsensus among Democrats about the need to\u2062 address the events of January \u20636th and prevent any further threats to democracy, there are differing opinions on the most \u200ceffective and appropriate\u200b ways to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Some argue that disqualifying Trump from future\u200c elections, despite the \u2064lack of a conviction, is a \u2064necessary step to protect democracy and prevent any potential reemergence \u2064of authoritarianism.\u200d Others, like Golden, believe that the due process of\u2063 law should be \u200bfollowed, and \u2063individuals should only be disqualified after a fair and impartial trial.<\/p>\n<p>As the 2024 presidential \u200delection approaches, the question of Trump&#8217;s eligibility and potential disqualification will likely continue to be a subject of debate and division within both \u2064the Democratic and \u2063Republican parties. \u200dGolden&#8217;s decision to break with his state&#8217;s ruling highlights the complexities and nuances of this issue and underscores the importance of upholding democratic principles in the face of political polarization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A House Democrat from Maine, Rep. Jared Golden, disagreed with his state&#8217;s decision to disqualify Donald Trump from the 2024 primary ballot. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, also a Democrat, deemed Trump&#8217;s primary petition &#8220;invalid.&#8221; However, Golden voiced his objection to this decision<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2135793,"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":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2135792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"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\/2135792","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\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2135792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2135792\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2135793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2135792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2135792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2135792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}