Another State Just Kicked President Trump Off The Ballot! (14th Amendment)

A judge in Illinois has just ruled to disqualify President Trump from the state’s primary ballot.

Citing the so-called “insurrectionist clause” of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, Cook County Circuit Judge Tracie Porter overruled an earlier decision voted on by the Illinois State Board of Elections to keep Trump on the ballot.

Take a look at the breaking news:

🚨#BREAKING: An Illinois judge orders the removal of Donald Trump from the primary ballot pic.twitter.com/IHAmhuRBIi

— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) February 29, 2024

#Breaking News: An Illinois Judge has removed Donald Trump from the Presidential ballot in the state. This comes after the state board voted unanimously not to remove him from the ballot.

Is this democracy? One radical judge can remove a Presidential candidate from the… pic.twitter.com/Nivb5ftOym

— 🇺🇸Travis🇺🇸 (@Travis_in_Flint) February 29, 2024

The judge’s ruling comes just 3 weeks before the Illinois primary.

It is just the latest in a series of attempts by the left to tilt the scales in their favor ahead of November’s presidential election, which they have been doing ever since 2020.

Collin Rugg explained:

JUST IN: Illinois judge orders the removal of Donald Trump from the Illinois primary ballot just three weeks before the Illinois primary.

They rigged the election in 2020 and they're trying to do it again in 2024.

During a recent show, Tucker Carlson explained how the 2024… pic.twitter.com/0pAcf0GUA6

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) February 29, 2024

Despite the judge’s ruling in Illinois, Trump could still appear on the ballot in 3 weeks.

The Supreme Court is set to rule on the lawfulness of states determining whether or not Trump is allowed on the ballot soon. And, with Colorado’s primary scheduled for Tuesday, the clock is ticking.

Social media users have pointed this out:

The Supreme Court will overturn it

— Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) February 29, 2024

They are so desperate to remove Trump. This will backfire like everything else they try to do to Trump.

— RareImagery 🇺🇸 (@RareImagery) February 29, 2024

Expect more of these to come in the next few days with the hope that they can’t be challenged in time.

This is election interference, full stop.

— Mahatma Gandhi (Parody) (@GandhiAOC) February 29, 2024

If the Supreme Court overturns Illinois’ decision, then Judge Tracie Porter has said her order will be put on hold.

Reuters gave more details on the Illinois judge’s ruling:

An Illinois state judge on Wednesday barred Donald Trump from appearing on the Illinois’ Republican presidential primary ballot because of his role in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but she delayed her ruling from taking effect in light of an expected appeal by the former U.S. president.

Cook County Circuit Judge Tracie Porter sided with Illinois voters who argued that the former president should be disqualified from the state’s March 19 primary ballot and its Nov. 5 general election ballot for violating the anti-insurrection clause of the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment.

The final outcome of the Illinois case and similar challenges will likely be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, which heard arguments related to Trump’s ballot eligibility on Feb. 8.

Porter said she was staying her decision because she expected his appeal to Illinois’ appellate courts, and a potential ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court.

A Cook County judge Wednesday ordered the state election board to remove former President Donald Trump from Illinois’ March 19 primary ballot but put her order on hold until Friday in anticipation of a likely appeal.

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Judge Tracie Porter’s decision comes amid national debate over whether Trump is disqualified from the presidency because of his actions related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and whether that attack amounted to an insurrection.

In her lengthy ruling, Porter wrote that she was aware that her “decision could not be the ultimate outcome,” given that higher courts will have a chance to weigh in.

The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to rule on the controversy soon — and appeared skeptical of the arguments to kick Trump off Colorado’s ballot. The clock is ticking on the nation’s high court given that Colorado’s primary election is Tuesday. Porter also said her order would be put on hold if the Supreme court’s ruling is ultimately “inconsistent” with hers.