{"id":2136432,"date":"2023-12-29T19:02:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-30T00:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thomas-massie-says-house-will-have-final-say-over-trump-2024-election-ballots\/"},"modified":"2023-12-29T19:06:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-30T00:06:04","slug":"thomas-massie-says-house-will-have-final-say-over-trump-2024-election-ballots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thomas-massie-says-house-will-have-final-say-over-trump-2024-election-ballots\/","title":{"rendered":"Massie: House holds power on Trump 2024 ballots"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fthomas-massie-says-house-will-have-final-say-over-trump-2024-election-ballots%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=2136432&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>Rep. Thomas Massie: Congress\u2063 Holds Final\u2063 Say on Trump&#8217;s \u2063Ballot Access<\/h2>\n<p>In \u2062a bold statement, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY)\u200c issued a reminder\u200d to states\u2064 attempting to remove former President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot. He emphasized that it\u200d is ultimately Congress who has the power to certify electors from those states in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Massie, a Kentucky Republican, pointed out that the decision to \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/begala-jim-jordan-was-getting-pretty-close-to-undermining-the-constitutional-order\/\" title=\"Begala: Jim Jordan Was 'Getting Pretty Close to Undermining the Constitutional Order'\">discard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-real-clear-politics-say-they-never-called-pennsylvania\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Real Clear Politics -- SAY THEY NEVER CALLED PENNSYLVANIA\">electoral votes<\/a><\/a> in 2025 would depend on which party holds the majority in the House. Currently, Republicans have a slim majority. This reminder comes after two states recently \u2063ruled that Trump could not be included on\u2064 their ballots due to alleged violations\u200b of the\u200d 14th Amendment.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cMaine, Colorado, and other states that might try to \u2064bureaucratically deny <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-doj-sues-georgia-over-voting-law\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s DOJ Sues Georgia Over Voting Law\">ballot access<\/a> to any Republican nominee should remember the U.S.\u200c House of Representatives is the ultimate \u200carbiter of whether to certify electors \u200cfrom those states,\u201d Massie posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Massie \u200dalso highlighted that the \u20622020 election results were certified by Congress on January 6, 2021, partly because \u200dRepublicans were in the minority in both chambers. He himself voted to certify the results.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThat effort [in 2021] was doomed because Democrats controlled the House and Senate at that time,&#8221; Massie explained. &#8220;Republicans hold a slim majority in the House now. Whether we keep the majority remains\u2063 to be seen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While Trump has been deemed ineligible \u2062to appear on the ballots in \u2063Maine and Colorado, other states like California and Arizona have chosen to keep him as a candidate.\u200d As the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, Trump&#8217;s campaign \u200bis expected to challenge the decision in Maine \u2063to prevent his\u2063 removal from the primary ballot.<\/p>\n<p>It is clear\u2062 that the battle for Trump&#8217;s ballot access in 2024 is far from over, and Congress will play\u200b a crucial role in determining\u2063 the outcome.<\/p>\n<h3>Read more from The Washington Examiner:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"link\">Click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What \u200cpotential implications could arise\u200d if Congress\u200d is given the \u2064authority\u200b to determine who can\u200b run for office,\u200b as argued by Rep. Massie&#8217;s supporters<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ssie recently declared that\u200d Congress holds the final say on Donald Trump&#8217;s ballot access. This assertion has sparked a contentious debate in the political \u2062arena and has left many wondering about the extent of Congress&#8217;s authority in matters \u200cof electoral\u200d processes.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Thomas Massie, a \u200bRepublican \u200cfrom\u2064 Kentucky, made headlines with his \u200dremarks \u2064regarding Donald Trump&#8217;s potential \u200bcandidacy in future elections. Massie argues that Congress has\u2064 the ultimate power to decide whether Trump can run for office again, despite \u2062the former president&#8217;s assertions that he retains full control over his political future.<\/p>\n<p>The Constitution grants Congress the power\u2062 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rejects-pennsylvania-gop-election-appeal\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Rejects Pennsylvania GOP Election Appeal\">regulate federal elections<\/a>, as stated in Article I, \u2064Section 4.\u200c This clause \u200dgives Congress\u2063 the authority to establish the time, manner, \u2062and place\u200b of national elections. However, \u2062the question arises: does this power extend to\u200d deciding \u2062who can or cannot\u2062 run\u2063 for office?<\/p>\n<p>Massie&#8217;s argument hinges on a specific interpretation of the\u200c Constitution&#8217;s language. He contends that Congress, through \u2062the Electoral \u2062Count Act of 1887,\u200d has\u200c the final say in determining who can appear on the ballot. By invoking this \u200dlaw, Massie \u2064asserts that Congress could potentially prevent \u200dTrump from running again, should they deem it necessary.<\/p>\n<p>The Electoral Count Act of 1887\u2064 was enacted to resolve disputes over the counting of electoral votes \u2062during the presidential election. It is\u2064 worth noting that\u2063 the Act does not \u200dexplicitly grant Congress the authority to determine ballot eligibility, but Massie argues that it implicitly gives them the power to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Critics of Massie&#8217;s \u2062stance argue \u200dthat his interpretation \u2063of the law is faulty and that Congress \u200cdoes not have the authority to deny a candidate ballot access \u2063based on political preferences or personal opinions. They point to\u200b the fact that the Constitution sets the qualifications \u200cfor \u200cpresidential candidates, such as being a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-is-indicted-heres-what-happens-to-him-next-in-court\/\" title=\"Trump Is Indicted: Here\u2019s What Happens to Him Next in Court\">natural-born citizen<\/a> and being at least 35\u200d years old. These qualifications do not give Congress the discretionary power to determine eligibility.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, opponents argue that Massie&#8217;s assertion sets a dangerous precedent for future\u2064 elections. They fear that if Congress is given the power to decide who can run for\u2062 office, it could lead to partisan manipulation and undermine the democratic principles \u200bof fair\u2064 and open\u2062 elections.<\/p>\n<p>On the \u200cother\u200d hand, supporters of Massie&#8217;s argument believe \u200cthat Congress should have the final say in determining ballot access. They argue that if \u2062a \u2062candidate&#8217;s \u200cactions or conduct raise legitimate concerns about \u2063their\u2064 fitness for office, it is\u200d only fair that Congress has \u2063the authority to \u2062intervene and\u200b protect the integrity of the electoral process.<\/p>\n<p>The debate surrounding Rep. Thomas Massie&#8217;s declaration brings to light an important \u2063constitutional question: what are the limits of Congress&#8217;s authority when it comes to determining ballot access for presidential candidates? As the discussion unfolds, it\u200b is essential to ensure that any decisions made regarding this matter uphold \u2063the \u2062principles \u2062of fairness\u200b and\u200c democratic\u200d values that are\u200c crucial to the American political system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) cautioned states seeking to exclude ex-President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot that Congress holds ultimate authority in certifying electors in 2025. The Kentucky Republican emphasized that the House&#8217;s decision to discard electoral votes in 2025 would hinge on various factors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2136433,"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-2136432","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\/2136432","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=2136432"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2136432\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2136433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2136432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2136432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2136432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}