Republicans want to prevent history from repeating itself…
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) will introduce legislation barring federal funds for election administration from states “misusing” the 14th Amendment.
“Regardless of whether you support or oppose former President Donald Trump, it is outrageous to see left-wing activists make a mockery of our political system by scheming with partisan state officials and pressuring judges to remove him from the ballot,” Tillis said in a press release announcing the bill's upcoming introduction.
“American voters, not partisan activists, should decide who we elect as our President. The Constitutional Election Integrity Act would put any constitutional challenges in the sole place they belong: the U.S. Supreme Court,” Tillis continued.
The bill seeks to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002, adding language to the law stating that the Supreme Court has “sole jurisdiction to decide claims arising out of section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.”
Tillis's proposal came on the same day former President Trump was booted from Colorado's Republican primary ballot under section three of the 14th Amendment by the Colorado Supreme Court. (RELATED: Colorado Supreme Court Bans Trump From Ballot)
“We do not reach these conclusions lightly,” the upper court wrote in its decision. “We are mindful of the magnitude and weight of the questions now before us. We are likewise mindful of our solemn duty to apply the law, without fear or favor, and without being swayed by public reaction to the decisions that the law mandates we reach.”
Other Republican lawmakers also criticized the Colorado Supreme Court's ruling.
“Regardless of political affiliation, every citizen registered to vote should not be denied the right to support our former president and the individual who is the leader in every poll of the Republican primary,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) wrote in a statement, adding he trusts the U.S. Supreme Court will “set aside this reckless decision and let the American people decide the next president of the United States.”
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