{"id":2147348,"date":"2024-01-12T10:07:10","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T15:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-too-extreme-to-be-on-ballot-in-virginia-top-leader\/"},"modified":"2024-01-12T10:09:01","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T15:09:01","slug":"trump-too-extreme-to-be-on-ballot-in-virginia-top-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-too-extreme-to-be-on-ballot-in-virginia-top-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Top leader deems Trump &#8216;too extreme&#8217; for Virginia 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\">18<\/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-too-extreme-to-be-on-ballot-in-virginia-top-leader%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=2147348&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>Virginia House\u200d Speaker:\u2063 Trump is &#8220;Too \u2064Extreme&#8221; for the Ballot<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Virginia&#8217;s state \u2062House\u2062 Speaker, Don\u200c Scott, the first black man to hold the position, has voiced his \u2062opinion that former President Donald Trump\u2062 is &#8220;too extreme&#8221;\u2064 to be included on the state&#8217;s ballot \u200bfor the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-rand-paul-offers-dr-rachel-levine-as-example-of-radical-agenda-riding-bidens-coattails\/\" title=\"Sen. Rand Paul Offers Dr. Rachel Levine As Example Of Radical Agenda Riding Biden\u2019s Coattails\">upcoming presidential election<\/a> in November.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This statement comes as two other states, Colorado\u2064 and Maine, have taken steps to prevent Trump from appearing on their respective ballots. The U.S. Supreme Court has also agreed to hear an appeal regarding the 14th Amendment\u2063 insurrection clause\u200c argument\u2062 against Trump&#8217;s ballot access.<\/p>\n<p>However, a \u200dprevious \u2064attempt to bar Trump from Virginia&#8217;s ballot was dismissed by U.S. District Judge Leonie \u200bM. Brinkema. Several \u2064other states have also ruled against similar attempts\u2063 to exclude Trump from the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>According to Speaker Scott, Trump&#8217;s extreme views are not \u2062aligned with the \u2064values of Virginia, and this sentiment is unlikely to change.<\/p>\n<p>The judge in Virginia ruled that although the question of disqualifying \u2063Trump from running for \u200bpublic office raises important issues, \u2063the court \u2064lacks jurisdiction to address the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, expressed\u2062 his\u200c support for the\u200c court&#8217;s decision, emphasizing that \u200bthe choice \u200bshould be made by the voters rather than the courts.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court is scheduled\u2064 to hear oral \u2062arguments regarding Colorado&#8217;s ballot\u200d ruling on February 8.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read\u200b more from The Washington \u2064Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What is Speaker Scott&#8217;s reasoning for opposing the inclusion\u2063 of former\u2064 President Donald Trump on\u200c Virginia&#8217;s ballot?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  In a recent development, Virginia&#8217;s state House Speaker,\u200b Don Scott, has made a notable statement regarding\u200b the inclusion of former President Donald Trump on the state&#8217;s ballot for the upcoming presidential election in November. As the \u2063first black man to hold\u200d this prominent position, Speaker\u2063 Scott has voiced his opinion that Trump is &#8220;too extreme&#8221; to be featured\u2064 on the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>This announcement comes at a time when two other states, \u2062Colorado and\u2063 Maine, have also taken measures \u200bto prevent Trump from appearing on their respective ballots. Additionally, the U.S. Supreme Court has announced its decision to hear an appeal\u2062 concerning the argument against Trump&#8217;s ballot access based on the 14th Amendment&#8217;s\u2064 insurrection clause.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is important to note that a previous attempt to bar Trump from Virginia&#8217;s ballot was dismissed by U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema. Furthermore, several other states have ruled \u2063against similar efforts \u2063to\u200d exclude Trump from the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Speaker Scott&#8217;s opposition to Trump&#8217;s inclusion\u2062 on Virginia&#8217;s ballot stems from the belief that Trump&#8217;s extreme views do not\u2063 align with the values of the state. It appears that this sentiment is unlikely to change, \u2062emphasizing the divergence between Trump&#8217;s political stance and the preferences of Virginia&#8217;s residents.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063judge presiding over the case in Virginia ruled that while disqualifying Trump from running for public office raises significant issues, the court lacks the jurisdiction to address the matter. This decision resonated \u2064with Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, who \u2062expressed his support for the court&#8217;s decision. Governor \u2063Youngkin emphasized that the choice regarding Trump&#8217;s inclusion should ultimately be made by the voters \u200dthemselves, rather than through the intervention of the courts.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Supreme Court is set to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-abortion-groups-assemble-file-lawsuit-over-unthinkable-texas-law-allowing-americans-to-sue-abortion-clinics-doctors\/\" title=\"Major Abortion Groups Assemble, File Lawsuit Over \u2018Unthinkable\u2019 Texas Law Allowing Americans To Sue Abortion Clinics, Doctors\">hear oral arguments<\/a> regarding Colorado&#8217;s ruling \u2062on the ballot on\u2062 February 8th. \u2064This\u200d case will likely add further nuance to the nationwide debate surrounding Trump&#8217;s eligibility and whether his extreme \u200dviews should impact\u2063 his presence on \u200bfuture ballots.<\/p>\n<p>As the discussion continues to unfold, these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-blocks-most-of-indianas-restrictions-on-gender-transition-medicine-for-minors\/\" title=\"Judge halts Indiana's limits on gender-transition medicine for minors.\">legal battles highlight<\/a> the \u200bimportance of weighing the principles of democracy, voter choice, and the limits of judicial authority.\u200b The outcome of these\u200b cases will undoubtedly shape the landscape\u2063 of \u2062future\u200b elections, carrying far-reaching implications for the political \u2063landscape of the\u2062 United States.<\/p>\n<p>For more detailed information \u2064on this topic, please refer to The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia\u2019s first black state House Speaker, Democrat Don Scott, believes former President Donald Trump is &#8220;too extreme&#8221; to appear on the state&#8217;s ballot for the November election. Scott expressed his opinion to Axios, stating that Trump should not be included. This statement coincides with two other Democrats making similar remarks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2641,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2147348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2147348","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\/2641"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2147348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2147348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2147348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2147348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2147348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}