{"id":2193285,"date":"2024-03-05T17:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T22:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-legal-expert-blasts-democrats-for-trying-to-ban-trump-from-ballot-doomed-to-fail-will-fuel-trump-to-white-house\/"},"modified":"2024-03-05T17:16:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T22:16:31","slug":"cnn-legal-expert-blasts-democrats-for-trying-to-ban-trump-from-ballot-doomed-to-fail-will-fuel-trump-to-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-legal-expert-blasts-democrats-for-trying-to-ban-trump-from-ballot-doomed-to-fail-will-fuel-trump-to-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN legal expert criticizes Democrats&#8217; attempt to bar Trump from the ballot, deeming it futile and potentially boosting his chances of winning the White House"},"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\">50<\/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%2Fcnn-legal-expert-blasts-democrats-for-trying-to-ban-trump-from-ballot-doomed-to-fail-will-fuel-trump-to-white-house%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=2193285&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>CNN Analyst Slams Democrats&#8217; Failed Attempt to Remove Trump from\u2064 Ballot<\/h2>\n<p>In a scathing critique, CNN senior legal analyst and New York Magazine columnist Elie Honig <a href=\"https:\/\/nymag.com\/intelligencer\/article\/14th-amendment-trump-ballot-effort-was-doomed.html?utm_source=tw&#038;utm_campaign=nym&#038;utm_medium=s1\">blasted Democrats<\/a> for \u200btheir futile efforts to remove former President\u200b Donald Trump from the ballot. Honig argues that not\u200c only was the attempt \u2062doomed from \u2063the start, but it will also only serve \u2064to strengthen Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-jordan-shares-potential-timeline-for-bringing-impeachment-articles-against-biden\/\" title=\"Jim Jordan outlines timeline for Biden impeachment articles\">position moving forward<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>The Supreme Court&#8217;s Unanimous\u200b Ruling<\/h3>\n<p>The Supreme Court recently \u200dissued \u2064a \u200cunanimous ruling stating that the\u2062 state of Colorado cannot\u2062 exclude Trump from the primary ballot using \u200cSection 3 of the 14th Amendment. This ruling, with a vote of 9-0, further solidifies Trump&#8217;s\u2064 eligibility.<\/p>\n<p>Honig dismisses the \u200didea that Trump&#8217;s removal was ever a realistic\u2063 possibility, calling \u200bit\u200d a &#8220;wild law-school hypothetical sprung to life.&#8221; He\u2064 believes that this\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-kelly-same-people-criticizing-trump-peddled-russia-collusion-hoax\/\" title=\"Mike Kelly: Same People Criticizing Trump Peddled Russia Collusion Hoax\">failed attempt<\/a> will only provide Trump with more ammunition in his quest to regain \u2064the White House.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>&#8220;You&#8217;ll be forgiven\u200b if you expected a different \u2064result. After all, we&#8217;ve endured months \u2062of cocksure\u200d guarantees from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/broken-promises-biden-hasnt-revisited-presidential-immunity-despite-campaign-pledge\/\" title=\"Broken promises: Biden hasn't revisited presidential immunity despite campaign pledge\">leading constitutional scholars<\/a> that \u200cColorado&#8217;s application of the 14th Amendment \u200dagainst Trump was legally &#8216;unassailable in every single respect&#8217; \u2014 this from a retired judge who assured us not to worry because &#8216;I&#8217;ve been studying this specific question in great \u2063detail \u200bfor the past three years. So, you know, I consider myself, personally, an expert on the question.&#8217;\u200b Other thought leaders offered up an &#8216;amen&#8217; chorus, disparaging any argument that the 14th\u2064 Amendment might not work as &#8216;extremely weak&#8217; and &#8216;just complete nonsense.&#8217; \u2062Turns\u2063 out you can&#8217;t bludgeon the Constitution into the ground with \u200dhyperbolic, conclusory rhetoric.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Honig points out that previous attempts to prevent Trump from holding \u200coffice using the 14th Amendment have also failed. He highlights the Supreme Court&#8217;s rejection of the state-by-state approach and\u200d the surprising cross-ideological consensus among the justices.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>&#8220;The\u200b Supreme Court has now \u2064made clear\u200d what was already apparent on the face of the Constitution itself: Without some specific enabling\u200c act of Congress, it&#8217;s not up\u2062 to the \u2064states. This shouldn&#8217;t have been some sort of mystery. \u2062It&#8217;s right there in the\u2063 14th Amendment&#8217;s plain text: &#8216;The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the\u200c provisions of \u2064this article.&#8217; At any point since the 14th Amendment&#8217;s ratification in 1868, Congress could\u2062 have passed a law saying, in essence, &#8216;We&#8217;ll let the states \u2063decide, so long as they use reasonably fair procedures.&#8217; But it&#8217;s \u200cbeen 150-plus years now and Congress has done no \u2064such thing. Unless and\u2064 until that changes,\u2063 the 14th Amendment will remain a dusty, nonfunctional\u2062 curiosity.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Honig concludes by highlighting the wasted resources, loss of \u2064credibility, \u200cand political\u200d capital that went into this futile endeavor. He predicts that Trump&#8217;s supporters\u2062 will\u200d rally around this failed effort, viewing it as an attempt by elitist law professors to deny voters a\u2063 choice and undermine\u2063 the \u200dRepublican front-runner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/absolutely-bats-colorado-democrat-dragged-for-msnbc-melodrama-over-scotus-ballot-ruling\">\u2018Absolutely\u200b Bats***\u2019: Colorado Democrat Dragged For MSNBC\u2062 Melodrama Over SCOTUS Ballot Ruling<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How\u2063 does the \u2063failed attempt to remove\u2063 Trump from\u2063 the ballot impact his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-headlines-save-america-rally-in-sarasota-fla\/\" title=\"President Trump headlines Save America rally in Sarasota, Fla.\">political standing<\/a>?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Rt on \u2063this.'&#8221;\u200b\u200b<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>The Impact on Trump&#8217;s Standing<\/h3>\n<p>Honig points\u200d out that \u200bthe Democrats&#8217; failed attempt to \u200dremove Trump from the\u2063 ballot\u2062 will only strengthen his political position. He\u2064 argues that \u2062Trump can now present himself as a victim of unfair treatment, rallying\u2062 his supporters and \u2062enhancing his appeal to voters.<\/p>\n<p>The attempts to\u2063 remove Trump from the\u2063 ballot only serve\u2064 to further energize his base and\u2063 solidify their \u2064loyalty. Trump can \u200cnow use this as evidence that \u200bhe is\u2064 being unjustly targeted by Democrats, reinforcing the narrative that he \u200dis the target of a witch hunt and a symbol of resistance against the &#8220;establishment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>A Lesson for \u2062Democrats<\/h3>\n<p>Honig\u2062 emphasizes\u200d the \u2064need\u200b for \u2062Democrats\u2064 to choose their\u2062 battles carefully and avoid engaging in \u200cfutile endeavors. He suggests that Democrats should focus\u2063 their efforts elsewhere, such as \u200bdeveloping \u2062strong \u200cpolicy platforms and presenting a clear alternative vision for the country.<\/p>\n<p>The failed attempt to \u200cremove Trump from the ballot is a wake-up call for Democrats, reminding\u200c them that they \u2064cannot rely solely on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/knowing-they-will-lose-at-the-ballot-box-soros-funded-leftists-turn-to-lawfare-to-defeat-trump\/\" title=\"Soros-backed leftists resort to lawfare against Trump, anticipating electoral defeat.\">legal\u200c maneuvers<\/a> to achieve\u200c their goals. Honig\u2063 urges Democrats to focus on winning over\u2064 voters with compelling ideas and\u200d effective campaigns rather than wasting their energy \u2062on doomed tactics.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>CNN analyst Elie Honig&#8217;s \u200bscathing critique of the Democrats&#8217; failed attempt\u2062 to remove \u200dDonald\u2064 Trump from the\u2062 ballot\u200d highlights\u200d the futility of their efforts and the\u2062 unintended\u200b consequences of \u200ctheir actions. \u200bHonig warns that\u2062 such\u2062 attempts only serve to strengthen Trump&#8217;s position and rally his supporters, further solidifying his\u200c appeal to voters. He advises \u200bDemocrats to learn from this experience and focus on more \u2062productive endeavours \u200cin their quest to \u200bregain \u200bpolitical power.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN&#8217;s Elie Honig criticized Democrats&#8217; attempt to remove Donald Trump from the ballot, calling it doomed to fail and ultimately benefiting him. 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