South Dakota Republican Women commends US Supreme Court for ruling on state-level decisions removing Trump from primary ballots
On January 11, 2024, the Executive Committee of The South Dakota Federation of Republican Women passed a resolution commending the United States Supreme Court for exercising jurisdiction and reviewing state-level decisions removing Donald J. Trump from 2024 primary ballots.
In America, we honor the presumption of innocence: citizens cannot be punished until proven guilty. Each American has the right to due process of law and the right to defend him or herself if accused of crimes. We teach children that America is the land of the free. Refusing to suffer the rule of tyrants and despots, we choose leaders via free and fair democratic elections. Donald Trump has not been convicted of insurrection – removing his name from primary ballots contravenes fundamental rights. For Trump is entitled to the same protections as all Americans. He deserves due process. Removal from the ballot punishes him for a crime for which he has not been convicted. But, perhaps more importantly, his removal punishes millions of innocent Americans, abnegating their basic right to vote for the candidate of their choice.
Even Trump’s primary opponents decry the injustice and dangerous precedent this sets. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said, “The idea that one bureaucrat in an executive position can unilaterally disqualify someone from office turns on its head every notion of constitutional due process this country has abided by for over 200 years. It opens up Pandora’s box…” Unless the Court rectifies this injustice, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy pledged to withdraw from the Colorado and Maine primaries, warning “This is what an actual threat to democracy looks like. The system is hell bent on taking this man out, the Constitution be damned.” Secretary Nikki Haley’s campaign issued a statement saying: “It should be up to voters to decide who gets elected.” A spokesperson for Governor Chris Christie said Trump should “remain on the ballot until convicted of insurrection following a trial that featured evidence that’s accepted by a jury.” It’s telling that those who have the most to gain from Trump’s removal are united in decrying the decision to remove him.
This is about far more than partisan politics. This is about America and whether she remains the land of the free. Multiple state courts have considered Trump’s removal and reached inconsistent results. In such cases, the United States Supreme Court should intervene before things spiral out of control. And we’ve reached that dire threshold. Maine’s Secretary of State declared herself judge, jury, and executioner of Trump’s campaign.
Hence, the South Dakota Federation of Republican Women commends our nation’s Highest Court for granting certiorari and ruling on the merits, ensuring each state follows the Constitution and that no state denies an American citizen’s fundamental rights.
The Supreme Court must defend American voters’ right to choose their President.
I think the States control election rules in their jurisdiction under the Constitution. It’s fundamental to the “State’s Rights” doctrine. Ex-President Trump must present the case to the Supreme Court that he has been discriminated against by the Colorado Secretary of State. It is interesting as, in most States, the Secretary of State determines the eligibility of all candidates to be on the ballot.
The U.S Constitution is supreme, and set the only requirements for President, the States cannot over rule it, nor interfere in the American Peoples right to associate and place their choice on a ballot. Democrats and Neo-Con Republicans are highly misrepresenting Section 3 of the 14 Amendment. It does not say anything about giving the States, nor the Federal Government the right to remove candidates or even Initiatives from a ballot.
You put Trump on the ballot, and then as Congress counts the votes in January, they can take a vote of both chambers by super majority, to remove any such disability. The Establishement is about as dumb as a box of rocks.
Harvard Law degree?
I think Trump’s SCOTUS picks, in particular, Gorsuch, who’s precedent and opinion was cited in this case, would disagree with your layman’s point of view.
“For Trump is entitled to the same protections as all Americans. He deserves due process. Removal from the ballot punishes him for a crime for which he has not been convicted.”
So… can we assume that the SD Republican Women were even more mortified when they saw that Donald Trump tried to overturn a legitimate election? One that was certified by all Secretaries of State. And confirmed by sixty COURT CASES. But wait… you didn’t care what the courts had to say back then, did you?
You say “The Supreme Court must defend American voters’ right to choose their President.” But obviously… only when Trump wins.
How can this be?
The election of Republicans to the US House was legitimate. Republicans were elected to the US Senate. Governors and state legislators were elected. All legitimate. All certified. But somehow only Trump’s race was “rigged”? Because… he… says… so.
Wow. Some of you will believe anything.
Did you watch ANY of the state Senate hearings? Did you hear ANY sworn testimonies from PA, GA, WI, etc.? It wasn’t because Trump said so. It’s because some of us with our own brains paid attention to the regular poll workers and delivery drivers (no party affiliation) and believed them who had no reason to lie. And most of those court cases weren’t heard so that’s a big leap to say he’s guilty. Keep up with the facts.
It is interesting that Jefferson Davis, who led the Confederacy in insurrection against the federal government of the United States was never tried in a court of law or found guilty of anything, yet, never ran for any elected office after 1865. He was imprisoned for two years under military guardd and then released. He lived for another 24 years, became very popular again in the South and his home state of Mississippi, yet never again stood for election.
It’s because the insurrection clause was written so as to not require a conviction to bar anyone that participated in an insurrection. The GOP back then knew that to hold trials for every single Confederate would have lengthened the time it would take to heal the nation.
trump convinced a crowd of revved-up fools that their attack on the capitol building could make congress keep trump as president, negating the legal outcome that millions of voters in the majority gave to joe biden. physical danger to congress members and the potential death of mike pence were in the balance during three hours that trump let the attack go in and on, while he worked the phones to line up senators to help him steal the election from the actual winner.
trump’s actions from before that election, all the way through his exit from the white house, are a matter of public record thanks to the j6 committee’s work. these states have plenty of actual facts which they can weigh before giving anyone approval to be on a ballot. i too welcome the us supreme court review, i think it’ll tell us more about whether they really care about, and we need to know what that is.
i catch enough fox news social media to understand the high holy image of trump you are constantly given, as well as the slanderous sleaze they put out about biden and a whole host of “enemies of freedom.” i just know this is a huge country of many cultures working hard to find ways to build a nation that everyone can share and feel like they’re part of. nowhere in today’s gop politics is there a shred of any kind of sharing, there’s just attack attack dismantle dismantle, and some big payoff down the road for the faithful.
there are real truths and facts about trump, which anyone can find. if you want him so bad, you got him.
This is true. I don’t want to share a country with the folks who wanted to lock me up, or take my kids, or lose my job, for not taking their experimental scam “vaccine.” I don’t want to share a country with the idiots who closed my business, church, and schools. I don’t want to share a country with those who sit back and watch our land invaded by hostile immigrants. I and many others will not forget or forgive. The die has been cast.
well, that’s sickening. thanks.
You expect me to forgive you for that? lol no
lol nasty nasty nasty.
Say you spend too much time on Facebook, without saying you’re on Facebook all of the time LOL….
Enquirer ..I agree with your point…A second Trump term would be a disaster for the country…think about who would work in his administration, his foreign policy which would destroy NATO and make the US a second class power, like Britain, and the constant attack on our national institutions, the military, police, and the courts.
terry – you’re a good blog buddy, thanks for your comments. this fox-oan-newsmax-generated “never forget never forgive” stuff from the trump-or-death crowd is very tiresome at times. we have to insist on truth, just like galileo did.
Here’s the truth: you are the enemy. Not Russia, not China. You.
It really doesn’t matter if Trump wins or loses.
you aren’t even from here, are you. it’s pretty obvious. i’ve been here in sd every day for six and a half decades, and i can say for sure you stick out like a sore thumb. emphasis on “sore” i guess. go sleep it off somewhere and stop bothering good people.
Sorry boomer, I’m the majority. If you don’t believe that, just wait until you see who wins the Republican primary.
it won’t matter, commie.
The blog buddies: terry, elk, and enquirer. The three stooges of the DWC!
i wanna be curly. he had the most fun and the best lines.
Terry & Enquirer, I’m just curious. Do you think Biden is doing a good job? All Terry said about a second Trump term is exactly what’s happened under Biden. We are WEAKER, the world is weaker. Russia would have never invaded Ukraine under Trump. Trump would’ve never left the disaster and horror (and military equipment) behind. Biden has weakened our nation more than any president before him. So, I think your answer will be a tell-tale sign of what we should think of you and I am very curious if you think Biden has done a good job. Thanks!
Just so we’re all clear on this: a state’s Secretary of State can arbitrarily deny someone who wants to be on a primary ballot, but a County’s Register of Deeds can’t arbitrarily deny an application for a marriage license, and a County’s Auditor can’t arbitrarily refuse to let somebody vote.
Got it.
Anyone who supports this anti-democratic banana republic crap doesn’t seem to realize that it’s just a question of whose ox is being gored. I won’t feel a bit of sympathy when the shoe is on the other foot.
Biden should be disqualified for mental incompetence.
That man couldn’t pass a driver’s permit exam & everybody knows it.
Perhaps the state should just impose a requirement that in order to be on a ballot, a candidate has to pass the written test administered to applicants for a driver’s permit. We aren’t concerned with physical limitations, just the mental ones, so the written test would be sufficient.
Funniest thing about this is that somebody took the time to write this and then pass it. Do they think that their vote and press release on this issue makes a lick of difference?
jeez don’t spoil any of this with logic and sense.
upshot: out-of-state gop women were called to be on the record about this because some colorado gop women are suing to keep trump off their ballot .
‘ Maine’s Secretary of State declared herself judge, jury, and executioner of Trump’s campaign’. Trump is just an example of what the future of our elected leaders could face. Is that really America? If they can do it to him they’ll do it to you if you want to run for office, even if you haven’t been convicted of a crime. THANK YOU to the South Dakota Federation of Republican Women for speaking out on this topic. We have so few willing to take a stand. It’s refreshing to know that ‘someone’ out there has our failing country’s back.
I love their quote from ronald reagan…the right to vote is a crown jewel…yet the state party has closed primaries and never advocate for a total overhaul of the presidential primary/caucus system.