Supporters of Donald Trump have stated their intention to cast write-in ballots for the former president in the upcoming 2024 presidential election, in the event that he is deemed ineligible to run due to the 14th Amendment.
Those who have taken an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States, but then participated in acts of insurrection or rebellion, are prohibited from assuming any position, whether in the civil or military sectors.
Several prominent Democratic Party members have speculated that the 14th Amendment could potentially function as a legal barrier prohibiting Donald Trump from running for president in 2024.
Among the individuals expressing their perspectives on the matter are Virginia Senator Tim Kaine, who posited the existence of “a powerful argument to be made,” and Representative Adam Schiff, who asserted that the clause in question “fits Donald Trump to a T.”
Polling data indicate that Trump is presently the most popular likely Republican candidate among GOP supporters. This situation has the potential to give rise to legal disputes regarding his ability to serve a second term. The former president denies any wrongdoing in relation to his alleged efforts to subvert the results of the 2020 election during the Capitol disturbance on January 6, 2021. President Trump has consistently expressed his disapproval of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation, claiming that it is motivated by political considerations.
Trump’s supporters have pledged to continue supporting him as a write-in candidate on X, formerly known as Twitter, should he be disqualified. Charles Downs wrote in a publication associated with Alex Jones, National File, that “A lot of Americans will write in Trump if he is illegally removed off the ballot. That being said, it’s more likely than not SCOTUS [Supreme Court of the United States] will block efforts to kick Trump off the ballot. In America the people, not the Deep State, choose the president.”
A lot of Americans will write in Trump if he is illegally removed off the ballot. That being said, it’s more likely than not SCOTUS will block efforts to kick Trump off the ballot. In America the people, not the Deep State, choose the president.
pic.twitter.com/wVqDSlXiFU— Charles R Downs (@TheCharlesDowns) September 2, 2023
Amy Kremer, one of the co-founders of Women for Trump, posted a photo of the former president’s photograph in Georgia along with the following statement: “If Trump is removed from the ballot, I will write him in.”
If Trump is removed from the ballot, I will write him in… pic.twitter.com/PZsM3Lu61d
— Amy Kremer (@AmyKremer) September 4, 2023
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Kremer was the main organizer of the March for Trump cross-country bus tour that culminated with Trump’s speech at the Ellipse in DC on January 6. She and her organization, Women for America First, condemned the violence that a few participated in that day.
Kandiss Taylor, the individual who initiated an unsuccessful primary contest against Georgia’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp in the year 2022, expressed agreement by stating, “Same!” CONTINUE READING…