Arr! Maine's head election scallywag be swashbucklin' Trump off the 2024 primary list, me hearties!
2023-12-28
Arrr, mateys! The cap'n in charge of elections in Maine has cast off former President Donald Trump from the ballot for the 2024 primary. By the powers of the 14th Amendment's "insurrectionist ban," they be sayin'! Shiver me timbers! This decision be on hold while Trump's crew plans to pass a message through the state court. 'Tis the second state to give Trump the heave-ho, after the Colorado Supreme Court's grand decree. Yo ho ho!
Arrr, me hearties! In a move that be leavin' many pirates scratchin' their heads, Maine's top election official, Shenna Bellows, has taken former President Donald Trump off the 2024 primary ballot. And what be her reason, ye may ask? Well, she be citin' the 14th Amendment's "insurrectionist ban," claimin' that Trump be no fit for holdin' office after the events of January 6th, 2021.But hold yer horses, me mateys! This decision be not set in stone just yet. The Secretary of State be holdin' her horses, waitin' for a potential appeal from Trump's team. Ahoy! It seems they be plannin' to file a case in the state court, hopin' to overturn this decision and put Trump back on the ballot where he belongs.
Now, this be not the first time Trump be facin' such a fate. The Colorado Supreme Court, in its own astonishin' ruling, had also disqualified him from runnin' for office. Blimey! It seems like Trump be sailin' in rough waters, with more and more states sayin' "Avast, ye scurvy dog! Ye shall not hold office!"
But let's be honest, me hearties. This be a decision that be settin' tongues waggin' and eyebrows raisin' all across the seven seas. Some be cheerin' the removal of Trump from the ballot, claimin' it be a victory for justice. Others be cryin' foul, arguin' that it be a blow to democracy and the rights of the people to choose their leaders.
So, me mateys, let's see what unfolds in the days to come. Will Trump be able to reverse this decision and set sail once again? Or will he be stuck in the brig, watchin' from the sidelines as his political ship be passin' him by? Only time will tell, but one thing be for certain, me hearties: the tides of politics be an unpredictable beast.