In a surprise move, an Illinois judge has removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s ballot based on the 14th Amendment’s so-called “insurrectionist ban.”

The decision is paused, giving Trump a short period of time to appeal.

Wednesday’s unexpected decision comes as a similar anti-Trump challenge from Colorado is pending before the US Supreme Court, which is widely expected to reject arguments that Trump is barred from office.

Cook County Circuit Judge Tracie Porter heavily relied on the prior finding by the Colorado Supreme Court, calling Colorado’s “rationale compelling.”

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    10 months ago

    Try looking at things on a case-by-case basis then life will start to make more sense.

    After that, look into the concepts of “civil disobedience” and the “social contract.”

    Come back when you’ve educated yourself more on the subject matter.

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      10 months ago

      Who decides which SCOTUS cases can be ignored? Because right now, Alabama is ignoring a SCOTUS ruling to stop their racist gerrymandering. No one is able to stop them from doing it. Insulting me will not change the fact that ignoring a SCOTUS ruling is, right now, allowing official state racism to stand. And there has been no civil disobedience enough to stop it.

      So, without insulting me- how do you ensure the South doesn’t just ignore Plessy vs. Ferguson?

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        10 months ago

        Federal law has never controlled state elections.

        Why do u think scotus has any power over how state elections are run here? Plessy v Ferguson doesn’t even apply here.

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        10 months ago

        Why don’t you just make your own thread to talk about your specific case instead of trying to hijack my comments?

        You clearly can’t understand the words being put in front of you, so why would I continue this discussion?

        Goodbye.

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          I don’t think your insults are called for and I don’t think it would be hard to answer my question if it is such a simple matter.