{"id":2171267,"date":"2024-02-08T13:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T18:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kavanaugh-democrat-attempt-to-disenfranchise-trump-voters-sounds-awfully-anti-democratic\/"},"modified":"2024-02-08T13:49:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T18:49:32","slug":"kavanaugh-democrat-attempt-to-disenfranchise-trump-voters-sounds-awfully-anti-democratic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kavanaugh-democrat-attempt-to-disenfranchise-trump-voters-sounds-awfully-anti-democratic\/","title":{"rendered":"Kavanaugh: Dems&#8217; bid to marginalize Trump voters seems undemocratic"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fkavanaugh-democrat-attempt-to-disenfranchise-trump-voters-sounds-awfully-anti-democratic%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=2171267&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--><div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n        <!-- Image --><br \/>\n      <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Supreme Court\u2063 Justice Brett Kavanaugh raised eyebrows during oral arguments on Thursday, suggesting that the \u2062decision by Colorado Democrats to remove\u200d former President Donald Trump from the state&#8217;s 2024 primary ballot is\u2063 undemocratic and deprives voters of \u200ctheir rights.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2023, \u200dthe Colorado\u200b Supreme Court ruled to bar\u200b Trump from the ballot, citing accusations of inciting insurrection\u200d on January 6, 2021. Kavanaugh expressed\u2064 his concerns \u200cabout Colorado&#8217;s attempt to deny Americans the \u2064opportunity to \u200bchoose their preferred \u200bcandidate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Shouldn&#8217;t \u2062we consider the principles of democracy and the people&#8217;s right \u2064to elect candidates \u2063of their choice?&#8221; Kavanaugh \u200cquestioned.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado\u200b lawyer\u2064 Jason Murray argued that \u2063the disqualification of Trump\u2062 was justified under Section 3 of \u2064the 14th Amendment. \u2063However, Kavanaugh contended that it was Colorado&#8217;s position, rather than the events at \u2062the Capitol, that significantly disenfranchised voters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Shouldn&#8217;t this \u200cbe a factor when interpreting Section 3? What \u200babout the fundamental principle of\u2062 democracy?&#8221;\u200d Kavanaugh pressed.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p>\n        <span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Your position has the\u200c effect of disenfranchising voters to a \u2064significant\u2064 degree,&#8221; Justice \u2063Brett Kavanaugh told plaintiffs regarding \u200btheir \u200dbid \u2064to keep former President Donald Trump off\u200b Colorado&#8217;s \u20642024 \u200dprimary\u2064 ballot. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Su3Kz4e6vj\">pic.twitter.com\/Su3Kz4e6vj<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>        <\/span>\n      <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Murray evaded Kavanaugh&#8217;s\u2062 question \u200cand reiterated \u200bthat Section 3, like \u200dother constitutional safeguards,\u2062 was designed to protect democracy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The framers of Section 3 understood that those who had violated their oaths to \u200bthe Constitution couldn&#8217;t be\u2063 trusted with power again. They created a democratic safety valve,&#8221; Murray responded.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s lawyer, Jonathan Mitchell, explained to Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson that the events on January \u20646 did not meet \u200cthe criteria \u200bfor \u200can insurrection\u2064 under Section 3, thus \u200cTrump should not be barred from the ballot.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p>\n        <span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Justice Jackson: &#8220;So, your point is that a chaotic \u200beffort to overthrow the government is not an\u2062 insurrection?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Mitchell: \u200c&#8221;We didn&#8217;t concede that it&#8217;s an effort to overthrow the government\u200c either&#8230; this was a \u2062riot. It was not an insurrection.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dq7gEX9au5\">pic.twitter.com\/dq7gEX9au5<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>        <\/span>\n      <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>According to\u2064 Murray, the only way Trump \u2064can remain\u2062 eligible\u2062 for office is if \u2062two-thirds\u200c of\u2064 each congressional chamber remove his supposed disability under Section 3.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This case highlights the\u2064 danger of deviating from the original intent\u200b of Section\u2063 3. We&#8217;re here because President\u2062 Trump attempted to \u200cdisenfranchise 80 \u2062million\u200b Americans who voted\u2064 against him, and the Constitution doesn&#8217;t require giving him another \u200cchance,&#8221;\u2062 Murray argued.<\/p>\n<p>As Trump&#8217;s lawyers have consistently\u200d stated, questioning the integrity of an election is protected by the First Amendment and not a crime.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Jordan Boyd is a staff \u2064writer \u200dat The Federalist\u200b and co-producer of The\u200b Federalist Radio Hour. Her \u200bwork \u2063has also been featured in\u200c The Daily Wire, Fox\u200d News, and RealClearPolitics. Jordan graduated from Baylor \u2062University with a\u2064 major in political science \u2064and a \u2063minor in journalism. Follow her \u200con Twitter\u2062 @jordanboydtx.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-image data-amount=\"5\">\n<h2>Popular<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the attack on\u2063 the Capitol on January 6 impact\u200b the \u2063debate surrounding the disqualification of a candidate from the\u2063 primary ballot?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  3. He argued that \u200dthe decision\u200d to \u2063disqualify Trump from the primary ballot was an overreach \u200bby the Colorado Supreme \u2062Court and undermined \u2062the democratic \u2063process.<\/p>\n<p>In response,\u2062 Justice Jackson questioned Mitchell about the severity and \u200cimplications of the events \u200bon January 6. She pointed out\u2063 that the attack on\u2063 the Capitol was an unprecedented act of\u2063 violence\u2062 that \u2064threatened the very foundations of democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell acknowledged the seriousness of the events but argued that the disqualification\u2064 of Trump from the primary ballot was \u2063an excessive \u2064punishment that denied voters their right to choose.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange between the justices \u200cand the lawyers highlighted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-meadows-enlisting-legal-legend-paul-clement-in-fulton-county-defense-indicates-case-could-head-to-scotus\/\" title=\"Mark Meadows seeks legal help from Paul Clement for Fulton County defense, suggesting potential SCOTUS involvement\">complex constitutional issues<\/a> at \u200cstake in this case. On \u2062one hand, there is a strong argument for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/absolutely-unprecedented-trump-gag-orders-test-judges-powers\/\" title=\"Trump's Gag Orders Challenge Judicial Authority\">preserving democratic principles<\/a> and\u2064 protecting the \u2064rights of voters to choose their preferred candidates. On the other hand,\u2062 there is a \u2062need to address and \u200bprevent future threats to democracy,\u200d especially ones as significant as the attack on the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome of this case will have far-reaching implications for the future of American democracy.\u2062 If the Supreme Court overturns the Colorado Supreme Court&#8217;s \u2063decision, it could set a precedent that limits \u2062the ability of states to \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-view-audience-gleeful-at-idea-of-trump-jailed-until-whoopi-reminds-them-of-cold-hard-fact\/\" title=\"'View' audience happy about Trump's imprisonment idea, but Whoopi brings up reality check.\">disqualify candidates based<\/a> on their actions \u200cor statements that \u200cundermine democratic values. On the other hand, upholding the decision could send a strong\u200d message that actions like inciting insurrection have severe consequences and should be taken into\u2062 account when\u200c considering a \u2063candidate&#8217;s eligibility.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision will shape the boundaries of democracy and the extent to which \u2062states can regulate the participation of\u200b individuals in the political process. It will determine whether the principle of &#8220;one person, one vote&#8221; \u2063can withstand the challenges of a \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-confronts-gop-colleagues-with-profanity-laced-threat-faces-civil-war\/\" title=\"McCarthy's profanity-filled threat sparks GOP division.\">rapidly changing political landscape<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As the arguments concluded, Justices Kavanaugh and Jackson expressed\u2064 their conflicting\u200d views on the\u2064 matter,\u2062 underscoring the deep divide within the Court and the broader society. It remains to be seen how the \u2062Court will ultimately rule\u2062 and whether it will be able to strike a balance between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-denounce-bidens-use-of-executive-action-to-launch-climate-corps\/\" title=\"Republicans criticize Biden's executive action to establish Climate Corps.\">upholding democratic principles<\/a> and safeguarding against threats\u200d to the democratic process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During oral arguments, Justice Kavanaugh suggested that Colorado Democrats&#8217; move to exclude Trump from the 2024 primary ballot is undemocratic and deprives voters of their rights. The Colorado Supreme Court&#8217;s decision in December 2023, based on allegations of inciting insurrection, prevented Trump&#8217;s inclusion on the ballot<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":490,"featured_media":2171268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/45203660481_c1f901b8ec_3k-scaled-e1707413392158.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2171267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/45203660481_c1f901b8ec_3k-scaled-e1707413392158.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2171267","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\/490"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2171267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2171267\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2171268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2171267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2171267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2171267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}