“I will be asking the attorney general’s office for their input,” Secretary of State David Scanlan told the Globe. “And ultimately whatever is decided is probably going to require some judicial input.”
A debate among constitutional scholars over former president Donald Trump’s eligibility for the 2024 presidential race has reverberated through the public consciousness in recent weeks and reached the ears of New Hampshire’s top election official.
Secretary of State David Scanlan, who will oversee the first-in-the-nation presidential primary in just five months, said he’s received several letters lately that urge him to take action based on a legal theory that claims the Constitution empowers him to block Trump from the ballot.
Scanlan, a Republican, said he’s listening and will seek legal advice to ensure that his team thoroughly understands the arguments at play.
I’m in NH. We still have people out on the corner with Trump flags.
NH is the Florida of the north.
I see them in Merrimack. So cringe. How are these full grown adults out here slinging trump flags still
If you deny these peoples ability to vote for trump, things could get real bad real fast
Either way it’s bad. They won’t accept another loss. They will be even more violent
Trump supporters are idiots. If they get upset. Fuckem. Give zero fucks for there feelings.
They may be idiots, but I don’t think this is a good idea
Too bad I guess
I guess……
I’m glad this is getting the attention it deserves right now, but this issue should have been front page news THE DAY Trump announced he was running.
“Donald Trump announces new bid for presidency, but may not qualify”
Betteridge’s law of headlines: Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no.
It doesn’t end in a question mark. It ends in the answer to the question. It’s not clickbait.
Parties are parties. The republican party could have a squid reach for ballons with candidates names on them to choose their nominee. The only thing that the consitution disqualifies him is running in the general.
Of course, if the Republicans had a rule saying only valid candidates for general can run in the primary, then there is trouble, as he won’t get disqualified until after the trial, which is after the primary.
The NH AG, John Formella, seems like a party man. I would be surprised if he would agree with this argument, especially in the administration of Chris “I’m a Trump guy through and through” Sununu.
Be especially wary of Republicans who are pushing this “ineligible even without judicial input” argument. Many of them would love to rid themselves of the Trump albatross, but even more, would LOOOOVE the idea of simply declaring people ineligible with no oversight.
To most people, Trump’s involvement in Jan 6 is obvious, but without a conviction, the door is wide open for people like DeSantis and his lackies to just start erasing names off the contender list with the thinnest of justifications. “Oh, Biden supports the Paris Climate Accords. He doesn’t believe in American sovereignty, which is tantamount to treason, therefore he won’t be on the Florida ballot in 2024.”
This is an excellent point and why we should allow some kind of process. I’m not sure what that process should be, but something that can’t be easily abused by Republicans.
Republicans will do it now anyway. Their only regret at this point is that they hadn’t thought of it before. The GOP has become so baldfaced uncouth, they don’t care anymore if their dirty tricks are performed in broad daylight. Watch trump has taught them there is (so far) little to no repercussions for breaking “tradition” or “precedence”.
Im not American, but whats the point of disqualifying Trump? There are 3 others worse candidates always.
Because he incited a coup and called for the heads of elected officials.
All of whom don’t have nearly the charisma or following that Trump does. DeSantis couldn’t sell air to a drowning man.
Wouldnt need to, he would just say its legal to force you to breath and have navy/marines strap you to a chair and force a tube down your throat to make it happen.
Yeah… This would be one of the worst things possible.
The idea you could take someone to court to disqualify them means you’re allowing the courts into politics.
But hey I already see people here celebrating this because “Fuck Trump” Right? Yet don’t see they’re creating a new loaded gun that can be turned against them in the next election…
And before someone says “Four cases”… any bar would be able to be met by a politically motivated group, but again you do you, just realize shit like this has long lasting repercussions.
The courts have already been involved in politics. Like, all the fuckin time.
The US Supreme Court literally decided the 2000 election that largely led us to where we are now.
Politicians need to face repercussions for their actions.
means you’re allowing the courts into politics
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Meh. I don’t really care. With the bias in the senate and all the Gerrymandering on the state level, we might as well have the crazies disqualify candidates as random. Look at Georgia and kemp, they are already doing it. Let’s let them do it more so people wake up and realize this is not acceptable.
