Arr, ye scallywags be tryin' to keep Trump from the ballot, afraid the voters be too daft to choose wisely!
2024-03-05
Arrr mateys! The scurvy dogs in the House be schemin' to prevent former President Trump from seekin' the presidency in 2024! Ye can bet yer doubloons they'll be walkin' the plank if they try to disqualify him! Aye, 'tis a troublemaker's tale indeed!
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D., Md., along with Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., and Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., plan to reintroduce a bill to disqualify former President Donald Trump and many Republicans from taking office. They seem to fear letting the public choose their next leaders, preferring chaos in Congress over democracy. Raskin vowed to prevent the right to vote from being restored and declared those involved in the Jan. 6 events as engaging in insurrection.Efforts to disqualify Trump and other Republicans have been criticized as undemocratic and hypocritical, as Raskin himself sought to block the 2016 election certification. The Supreme Court unanimously rejected state disqualification efforts, prompting Raskin to push for Congress to enforce disqualification. Despite claims that the justices supported their stance, the court simply stated that Congress has the authority to act.Raskin's actions have eroded any moral high ground post-Jan. 6, with Democrats seemingly trying to prevent voters from exercising their rights. Accusations that the justices are cowards for not supporting disqualification efforts and calls for dissolving the Supreme Court reveal a delusional perspective on democracy and the rule of law. With ongoing attempts to disqualify Republicans from ballots, Raskin and his colleagues are fostering chaos in Congress akin to the infamous 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago.Overall, Raskin's efforts to disqualify Trump and other Republicans demonstrate a concerning disregard for democratic principles and constitutional norms, with a focus on preserving chaos rather than upholding the rule of law.