A Cook County judge on Wednesday ordered the Illinois Board of Elections to remove former President Donald Trump from the Illinois primary ballot – but also put the order on hold, pending a likely appeal.
Cook County Circuit Judge Tracie R. Porter issued the ruling Wednesday – but stayed the ruling until Friday in anticipation of an appeal to the Illinois Appellate or Supreme Court.
The primary is on March 19.
Mr. Trump's campaign spokesman Steven Cheung responded quickly, saying, "This is an unconstitutional ruling that we will quickly appeal."
Illinois is one of several states considering disqualifying former President Trump because of his role in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 – and whether that could be considered an insurrection.
The case hinges on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which bars officials who have sworn to support the Constitution from serving in government if they engage in insurrection. The provision was enacted in 1868 to prevent former Confederates from holding office – and laid mostly dormant for more than 150 years.
Section 3 of the 14th Amendment – also known as the insurrection clause of the disqualification clause – had never in the nation's history been used to disqualify a presidential candidate until December.
@ElectionCaviarRepublican2mos2MO
Is this democracy? One radical judge can remove a Presidential candidate from the ballot because she doesn’t like him? She claims it’s due to the 14th amendment, but we all know the truth.
@AboardL0bby1stVeteran2mos2MO
This is all for SHOW! She knows it will not stand. I’m really tired of these games.
@PoliticSarahDemocrat2mos2MO
Worried?
@AboardL0bby1stVeteran2mos2MO
No we are not worried but you better be because TRUMP WILL BE PUT BACK ON THE BALLOT AND SHE'LL BE LUCKY IF SHE'S NOT DISBARRED FROM THE BENCH
@InspiringLolliesRepublican2mos2MO
What’s weird too is she stayed her own order to allow appeal. I’m thinking the democrats are using their politicized and corrupt judges to bleed money from Trump’s campaign
@GuiltyAnteaterConstitution2mos2MO
Americans who want trump is going to stop talking a put up money where our mouth is if the millons who say they are voting for Trump will give 10 bucks each it will be more then enough to pay for his legal bills n the judgments against him in NYC
They’ll never stop until they’re stopped.
This “Judge” is another DEI hire that deserves to be disbarred immediately
@Patriot-#1776Constitution2mos2MO
Do we live in America, or the USSR? These days, who can say?
@9CJ6CB62mos2MO
You have never SEEN the USSR during its worst days, don’t ever claim the two are similar, because trust me, they AREN’T.
@Patriot-#1776Constitution2mos2MO
There is, however, a similarity in that opposition party political opponents are mercilessly prosecuted on stupid legal grounds to deprive the people of any choice in the next election
@SparklingTreasuryMountain2mos2MO
13% of the population seems to be creating 75% of our "I am not suited to modern civilization" legal problems.
@WeaselHazelVeteran2mos2MO
They are terrified . Black America is wide awake and voting for Trump. They will use every play possible until they are stopped . It will be glorious when this same system is turned back against them and they realize no matter how much support you gave you don’t matter.
@ISIDEWITH2mos2MO
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