Colorado supreme court ruled that they can take Trump off the ballot, now it looks like California is trying to do that as well. Meanwhile, republican states are threatening to retaliate in kind.
This seems unprecedented for US, does anybody know what happens in this scenario?
One could argue what is happening right now by Biden and co. is- if not a coup, the workings of a complete capture and closing off (ie. the end) of US "democracy," from the most prominent non-establishment political opponent (Trump) and a mass political movement of increasingly disenfranchised petit bourgeoisie and chuds in general, on incredibly shaky, if not outright nonexistent, farcical grounds.
Actually, I'd argue that's entirely what's going on here.
At what point should a person be precluded from running for office? What’s the cut off point or limit? Tax fraud? First degree murder? All the evidence has shown that Trump has done everything in his power to approach this in bad faith and grasp at any chance of maintaining his power.
The state of Colorado is not “Biden and Co”, ironically they are flexing the same “states rights” that Republicans love to talk about. Do you think Biden is ordering this?
You do realize that the only reason Trump is beelining for the presidency is to give himself God Emperor protections and claim that he is untouchable as president, right? Do you think he has any motivation other then that in running? Minus the absurd narcissism and egoism.
The "state's rights" arguments are entirely valid, so I'll leave those be. Though we both know this sets a terrible precedent (one that I'm all too happy to see, because the less legitimacy the US govt. has in the eyes of the people, the better) and has a very good chance of being shot down by the US supreme court (that's what this entire thread is about, other "blue" and "red" states moving to follow suit).
As for this- obviously, yes. Considering all the farces they're trying to hit him with, I don't even blame him- might very well be that presidency is the only thing that can save his head. If they could just kill him and be done with it, they would have already done so IMO. But let's not kid ourselves, he's only aiming for what Biden and the establishment two-party monopoly already have, and Biden practically embodies- all that "God Emperor protections" shit? That's old news, and Trump's own pursuit of the same now is because of all that passes for lawfare, coming down on his head.
My take on things? Hell, if he does actually end up winning and being allowed to return to the presidency, he would have to be suicidal to not only pursue said protections, but strike right back at those targeting him right now (I'm aware it's not just "Biden and co," but describing it as that was most succinct). But let's not forget, the ones who instigated all this, who have done what Trump himself didn't during his 4 years in office- the blatant suppression and perversion of the legal system that is currently going on- and this is all hypotheticals, what Trump "could do-" what is going on right now, and what is most likely to continue well past when Trump likely winds up in a cell, maybe for life- is all this and more under the "establishment" political bloc which encompasses the overwhelming majority of Democrats and Republicans alike, and the political blob of various govt. agencies, economic interests, and general bureaucracy that makes up the US status quo- the "deep state," if you will (and they certainly behaved as a "deep state" in their targeting or obstructions of Trump, who, while no less of a imperialist, stepped on no small number of toes in domestic politics, and acted in quite a few ways in opposition to their imperialist designs- for instance in regards to his trying to pull troops out of Syria, or his not escalating things overly much with Russia, etc)