Biden Agrees to Debate – So What is in the ‘Magic Elixir’ that Brings Him Back to Live?

There’s no evidence to suggest Biden is actually on any drugs, legal or otherwise. But purely hypothetically: Would Adderall really do what Giuliani (and by implication, Trump) claims? What kind of miracle drugs does Trump think Biden would need here? 

This was a story Slate put out last time around in 2020. At the time Trump had suggested that Biden should be required to take a drug test. Here tis:

Hypothetically, Would Adderall Turn Joe Biden Into a Debate Whiz?

A pharmacist on President Trump’s bizarre theory.

Heather Schwedel: How would a drug like Adderall affect someone’s debate performances?

Michael T. Swanoski: Adderall is a stimulant that’s often prescribed for attention deficit disorder. So Adderall potentially could increase your attentiveness if you’re feeling drowsy or if you’re fatigued. But it doesn’t increase cognition per se. It doesn’t improve thinking, but it provides a boost similar to what you’d get from a cup of coffee—a little more pronounced, but not increasing cognition in any way. It wouldn’t have an effect on your acetylcholine, which is the chemical that’s connected with clear thoughts, thinking through a difficult task, and high-level thinking.

What other kind of drugs would take a person from sleepy to wide awake, so to speak?

There’s been a push in marketing nutritional supplements that are touted for improving brain health or memory. They make vague claims of brain enhancer or memory enhancer without really getting too specific, because they’re not allowed to make claims that they can’t back up. But there’ve certainly been cases of students using stimulants to help, maybe if they’ve got a big exam, to make them more alert potentially. People are purchasing these products with the hope that they’ll help them with giving them a competitive edge, perhaps in their job or whatever they need to think about.

The there is that white powder that mysteriously shows up at the White House from time to time.

Back to the story at hand. The debates”

“Donald Trump lost two debates to me in 2020,” Biden said before the first cut. “And since then, he hasn’t shown up for a debate.”

“Now he’s acting like he wants to debate me again,” he said before the third cut. “Well make my day, pal … I’ll even debate you twice. So let’s pick the dates, Donald. I hear you’re free on Wednesdays.”

 

Speculation begins. 

So in the end, Biden concedes to Trump and will do a couple debates. The only question is why? And why June. Is it a last ditch stand to see if he can get through one and if not dump him at the convention?

One thing is for sure, CNN will have given him the questions long before the night of the debate.

Here is Biden taking a victory lap as the big man on campus.

 

 

Michael Tyler, the campaign communications director, said the president did “not mince words.”

Biden-Harris Campaign Communications Director Michael Tyler joins Morning Joe to discuss the president laying out terms for presidential debates.

 

“I mean listen, the president himself did not mince words, right? He said that he beat Donald Trump twice in 2020. Donald Trump hasn’t debated since, the president is happy to debate. He’s happy to do it twice,”

Tyler told “Morning Joe” Wednesday. “He thinks we should do it sooner rather than later so the American people can see the stark choice that’s in front of them in this election. We should do it in June after Donald Trump’s criminal trial is likely to conclude and the president returns from the G-7 Summit and we should have a second debate in September way ahead of when early voting begins again so the Americans people can hear from both candidates before they go cast their ballots.”

 

Well we are off. Good Luck. The best of the swamp.

Alex Soros Meets with Cindy McCain to Discuss Defeating Trump

The McCain family is now working with the Soros family to make sure Trump doesn’t win Arizona. Alex Soros continues his swing state tour. He just posted this picture of himself with Cindy McCain on his Instagram.

 

The McCain family is a family of globalist traitors who want Marxists in control instead of Donald Trump. They must be defeated. Soros is touring swing states all week. Getting ready to steal 2024.

 

 

From Alex Soros Tweets

Came away from my meeting with Cindy McCain, impressed by her deep commitment to feeding the world’s hungry. WFP is facing bigger challenges than in its entire history. We discussed the urgent need to get humanitarian aid to all conflict zones — including those not in the headlines.

McCain Institute forum in Sedona this weekend and was glad to get time to catch up with Senator @SenMarkKelly in his home state. Inspiring as ever and attentive to the threat posed in November if Trump wins. #SedonaForum2024

Knowing what we know now….. a step back three years ago…. Carrying on her husband’s legacy.

Cindy McCain on Endorsing Joe Biden | The View

Will they ever be held accountable for their statements?  Meanwhile the race for the White House is in full swing. Consumed by the Trump trials and tribulations, the Marxist march to defeat him goes on.

The best of the swamp.

San Francisco Appoints First Non-Citizen to Serve on Election Commission

San Francisco Appoints Foreign National to Serve on Elections Commission. Kelly Wong who came to the U.S. in 2019 from China and isn’t legally allowed to vote will be overseeing and creating policy for the San Francisco Department of Elections. Four years here and running San Fran elections.

 “I have devoted my career to championing immigrant rights and equity and inclusion.” 

KQED

Wong’s appointment is the result of a 2020 voter-approved measure that removed the citizenship requirement to serve on San Francisco boards, commissions and advisory bodies. Each of the commission’s seven members is appointed by a different city official, such as the mayor, city attorney or district attorney. The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to appoint Wong.

“I’m very impressed by her commitment to enfranchising people who rarely vote, to educating people about the voting process, and to bring in noncitizens and get them the tools they need as they become citizens,” Peskin said.

LinkedIn

 

Wong is immigrant rights advocate who wants to educate other immigrants who don’t speak English about voting process. Imagine that people who don’t want to integrate by doing the least and learn the national language will be deciding on the future of an American city. Insanity.

Wait, it’s even worse than I thought. This is her LinkedIn. She definitely learned from the best. More listed:

LinkedIn

Born and raised in Hong Kong, I moved to the US in 2019 and finished a master degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. I have devoted my career to championing immigrant rights and equity and inclusion. Prior to graduate school, I worked closely with victims of trafficking, migrant domestic workers, and refugees in Hong Kong while working at Fair Employment Agency, International Organization for Migration, and UNHCR. I am currently working at Chinese for Affirmative Action, which is the fiscal sponsor of Stop AAPI Hate campaign, to provide legal services and advocate for low‐income AAPI immigrants in San Francisco.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Bachelor’s degree Journalism and Communication

2013 – 2017

Activities and Societies: Earned Scholarship for Social Justice Journalism for senior research project, Sex Trafficking in Hong Kong

Besides, my capstone paper on “Exploring Racial Microaggressions Toward Chinese Immigrant Women in Greater Boston During Covid” was published in Cogitatio Press. This study was an initial qualitative exploration to capture varied experiences of racial microaggressions directed at Chinese immigrant women before and during Covid and investigate different levels of microaggressions based on socioeconomic status, age, and other characteristics. You can review the paper here: https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/6405

– Promoted a campaign to empower migrant women through social media in collaboration with leading NGOs and government bodies, reaching 3000+ Indonesian and Filipino domestic helpers

Chinese Intelligence operatives are everywhere

This is the way it is headed. We are allowing our country to be turned over to the enemy hordes invading us. This is the goal of the Biden regime.

Yes.

And the Democrats are frothing at the mouth because Speaker Johnson and the GOP will not approve support of Ukraine unless stopping the invasion of our borders is included.

Vittert: Should Chinese migrants get a closer look? | On Balance

 

 

Democracy is where politicians sell your nation to foreign lobby groups and call you a racist went you object.

This is Kelly Wong, a non-citizen who cannot legally vote in the USA, yet was recently elected to San Francisco’s Elections Commission

Let’s not forget D.C.:

Non-citizens can run for elective office in D.C., including mayor, the Board of Elections say

Six months ago:

In a D.C. Council hearing Monday, Councilmember Anita Bonds asked D.C. Board of Elections officials, if non-citizens can run for elective office. The answer was, yes. But, the law prohibits non-citizens from participating only in federal elections. They cannot vote in the races for President of the United States nor for D.C.’s Delegate to Congress.

I am sure they will keep federal and local election voters straight.

The very best of the swamp and then some.

GA DA Fani Willis – Just Look At What You Have Done Now!

Oh Fani, now look what you have done. Trump’s nemesis DA Willis just keeps getting into more trouble as more is revealed about her life and loves. First let’s see what February live TV may bring us.

Then we have this breaking news from the Free Beacon

Fani Willis Axed Employee Who Blew Whistle on Misuse of Federal Funds.

Fani Willis may have fired the employee who warned her about mishandling federal funds. But she didn’t deny her allegations.

According to Timpson, the aide, Michael Cuffee, planned to use part of a $488,000 federal grant—earmarked for the creation of a Center of Youth Empowerment and Gang Prevention—to pay for “swag,” computers, and travel.

“He wanted to do things with grants that were impossible, and I kept telling him, like, ‘We can’t do that,'” Timpson told Willis in a Nov. 19, 2021, meeting. “He told everybody … ‘We’re going to get MacBooks, we’re going to get swag, we’re going to use it for travel.’ I said, ‘You cannot do that, it’s a very, very specific grant.'”

“I respect that is your assessment,” Willis responded. “And I’m not saying that your assessment is wrong.”

Later in the conversation, Willis apologized to Timpson, and said Cuffee had “failed” her administration.

Less than two months later, Willis abruptly terminated Timpson and had her escorted out of her office by seven armed investigators, according to Timpson. When Timpson filed a whistleblower complaint the following year that alleged wrongful termination, Willis’s office issued a statement describing Timpson as a “holdover from the prior administration” who was terminated because of her “failure to meet the standards of the new administration.”

Read more

No need to go into the whole sordid mess of Fani. By now most know of the myriad accusations that have been building regarding the fast cash she and her honey have been using from our dimes apparently.

Isn’t it amazing how naive these attack dogs against Trump are? Did they think there would be not one iota of inspection into their lives? Was the Trump Derangement so complete that they had the delusion that they were totally bullet proof?

No doubt we are just starting to begin looking under the hood at all this corruption. Even better it is reported that a visit to the White House occurred just prior to the charges. That should offer rich terrain as that is ferreted out.

Anyway, thought a bit of a change up in topics for a post today was in order. Oh how the mighty have fallen.

I’ll end the post with a tune that never really made the big time, but I will dedicate it to Fani.

The best of the swamp.

Texas Gov Says “NO” to Removing the Border Wire Ordered by the Supremes; 14 States Give Assistance

“In total, 14 states—Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Idaho, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, & Wyoming have stepped up to support Texas’ efforts and deployed personnel and resources to secure the border.” 

Last week an appeals court reversed a lower court ruling and now permits the water barrier buoys to remain that divide Mexico and the U.S.

Governor Greg Abbott  invoked Texas’ Constitutional authority to defend itself against the lawless Biden Regime.

UPDATE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST

Abbott escalated his fight against Joe Biden on Wednesday after the US Supreme Court sided with the Biden Regime and allowed Border Patrol agents to remove razor wire installed on the Texas-Mexico border.

Full statement from Abbott:

 

“The Executive Branch of the United States has a constitutional duty to enforce federal laws protecting States, including immigration laws on the books right now,” reads the statement. “President Biden has instructed his agencies to ignore federal statutes that mandate the detention of illegal immigrants. The failure of the Biden Administration to fulfill the duties imposed by Article IV, § 4 has triggered Article I, § 10, Clause 3, which reserves to this State the right of self-defense. For these reasons, I have already declared an invasion under Article I, § 10, Clause 3 to invoke Texas’s constitutional authority to defend and protect itself. That authority is the supreme law of the land and supersedes any federal statutes to the contrary.”

…

Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday evening vowed to defy the Supreme Court’s ruling on razor wire at the southern border.

“The Supreme Court’s temporary order allows Biden to continue his illegal effort to aid the foreign invasion of America. The destruction of Texas’s border barriers will not help enforce the law or keep American citizens safe. This fight is not over, and I look forward to defending our state’s sovereignty.” Ken Paxton said.

H/T: Gateway pundit

So according to Paxton “the temporary order” – allows this action by the Feds. This implies further litigation. This decision was based on answering an injunction.  One would think that an issue with the magnitude concerning our border would be given a full hearing with oral arguments with case law presented. A decision would be reached with the a majority and minority position written. After all no bigger decision is being made and precedent set.

It would be great if some legal beagles would opine. Just to have the Supreme court present some ruling on an injunction with a vote and no reasoning given? A “temporary order is just that.” But I didn’t get any law degree.

What is an injunction in the Supreme court?

 

 

An injunction is a court order requiring a person to do or cease doing a specific action. There are three types of injunctions: Permanent injunctions, Temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions. Temporary restraining orders (TRO) and preliminary injunctions are equitable in nature.

 

A win last week.

Texas’ floating U.S-Mexico border barrier can remain, court rules in reversal

A federal appeals court on last wednesday reversed an order requiring Texas to move a floating barrier on the Rio Grande that drew backlash from Mexico — the latest development in legal battles between the Biden administration and Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over control of migration at the border.

In December, a divided panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had sided with a federal district judge in Texas who said the buoys must be moved. On Wednesday, the court vacated the panel’s 2-1 ruling after a majority of its 17 active judges voted to rehear the case.

The series of linked, concrete-anchored buoys stretches roughly the length of three soccer fields. The state installed it along the international border with Mexico between the Texas border city of Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras, Coahuila.

Keep reading

UPDATE: Pirate’s Cove finds that Texas has come up with a sliver of an opening of the court ruling…it doesn’t say they can’t put up wire– Read more 

Kingston Trio – The Alamo

Back in the day the Kingston Trio gave us this song.  The border issue needs to get settled and quickly. Someone could get very upset and its a dangerous situation of all concerned. The Migrants, and the soldiers on both sides. As our fearless President often says, “It’s not joke.”

The Deep Swamp never disappoints.

UPDATE:

In a statement, Paxton said the federal justices’ decision passes the matter back to the 5th Circuit appeals court, where arguments are scheduled Feb. 7. Paxton filed the appeal after U.S. District Judge Alia Moses of Del Rio found in November that Texas did not present sufficient evidence to demonstrate that federal agents cutting the wires violates state law.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/24/supreme-court-razor-wire-texas-biden-border/72330906007/

 

Majority of Nikki Haley Voters Were Not Registered Republicans

Wait, here’s the real headline – 70% of Nikki Haley voters in New Hampshire were not registered Republicans. The system is broken. “Ultra-liberal Hanover, NH had just 841 Republican votes in the 2020 general election. Tonight, the same town has 1,472 votes for Nikki Haley. This is Democrat election interference, enabled by an insane open-primary system.” 

@charliekirk11

MSNBC interviews yet ANOTHER Nikki Haley primary voter in New Hampshire who will NOT vote Republican in the general election. Listen to the reporter's sign off:

"And Christian is emblematic of so many conversations I had throughout the day." pic.twitter.com/6CKVducECj

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) January 24, 2024

Dean Phillips? Not too shabby for an unknown until this weekend. Dean Phillips and Marianne Williamson will be on the upcoming Nevada, South Carolina ballot and the Iowa Democrat Caucus ballot. Do I think he will win? No, but he could be a big embarrassment if his numbers increase.

Considering most lefties were over at the GOP primary causing havoc. 30 percent left the farm and voted for someone else. Almost 29 percent went to Phillips and Williamson. (Unofficial as of last night when I put this post together around 11:00pm)

Let’s see how this goes. Yesterday I posted Democrat President Candidate Dean Phillips Might Just Shock the NH Primary

I think a statement was made.

U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips, a Democrat who represents Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District, said his run for president has already been a win.

“I’m practicing democracy. I’ve had the most extraordinary 90 days of my life. I’ve been reinvigorated about our great country. I’ve met people with the most people stories, the most heartbreaking stories,” Phillips told Boston Public Radio in Manchester, New Hampshire, one day before the state’s primary. “And I showed up. And that was my mission, is to demonstrate that in this country we do not do coronations, we have competitions.”

Democrat Rep. Dean Phillips: "I went to a Donald Trump rally a couple nights ago. I saw a line of people waiting in the cold for hours. Met probably 50 people, every single one of them thoughtful, hospitable, friendly. All of them so frustrated that they feel nobody is listening… pic.twitter.com/Bf6Rp7WD3t

— TheBlaze (@theblaze) January 23, 2024

You would have thought Nikki Haley won the primary last night with her post primary speech to her faithful. The wolf in sheep’s clothing.

Does Nimarata Haley has split personality disorder syndrome?

Nikki / Hillary

You be the judge 👇pic.twitter.com/plD7CcO7mr

— 🇺🇸 Pismo 🇺🇸 (@Pismo_B) January 18, 2024

I’ll finish with Dean Phillips.

‘He Cannot Win’: Dean Phillips Slams Biden’s Electability After POTUS Wins New Hampshire Primary

Democrat President Candidate Dean Phillips Might Just Shock the NH Primary

Watch out for the sleeper Democrat presidential candidate Dean Phillips. Some polls show his support as high as 30 percent against Biden. Add that Biden is not on the ballot in NH. Phillips has been toiling away gathering votes. For someone that has received almost zero media coverage that ain’t too shabby as they say down my way.

We also have Marianne Williamson as well who trundles along in the primaries. Both now are opposing Biden in the upcoming New Hampshire, South Carolina and yes, the Iowa Democrat caucus yet to be held.  Both NH and SC are open primaries.

It may explain why Biden has commenced a massive campaign of encouraging voters to write in his name. Up to now the Dems were happy enough to cause a bit of mayhem in the GOP primary.

WBGH:

U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips, a Democrat who represents Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District, said his run for president has already been a win.

“I’m practicing democracy. I’ve had the most extraordinary 90 days of my life. I’ve been reinvigorated about our great country. I’ve met people with the most people stories, the most heartbreaking stories,” Phillips told Boston Public Radio in Manchester, New Hampshire, one day before the state’s primary. “And I showed up. And that was my mission, is to demonstrate that in this country we do not do coronations, we have competitions.”

Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips joins ‘Fox & Friends’ ahead of the New Hampshire primary, where President Biden’s name will not appear on the ballot.

Should make for an interesting day.

Check out the Dems’ ballot for New Hampshire: 21 Prez Candidates; No Biden

How does Biden receive the electoral college votes for the state if his name isn’t even on the ballot? 21 candidates are on the Dem Primary ballot in New Hampshire. No Biden. Even better, Marianne Williamson and Congressman Dean Phillips will be on the next three primary presidential ballots. New Hampshire, the Iowa Democrat Caucus and South Carolina. Wouldn’t that be a hoot of Marianne pulled out a win?

Of course Biden could receive a write in majority of the votes in NH, but what if he doesn’t?

Sample Ballots | New Hampshire Secretary of State

New Hampshire Secretary of State (.gov)

 

A big tip of the Fedora goes to “The View from Lady Lake” for the graphic.

From the National Archives – The Electoral College.

How many electors are there? How are they distributed among the States?

The Electoral College consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President. Your State has the same number of electors as it does Members in its Congressional delegation: one for each Member in the House of Representatives plus two Senators

How are my electors chosen? What are their qualifications? How do they decide who to vote for?

Each candidate running for President in your State has their own group of electors (known as a slate). The slates are generally chosen by the candidate’s political party in your State, but State laws vary on how the electors are selected and what their responsibilities are. Read more about the qualifications of the electors and restrictions on who the electors may vote for.

Most States have a “winner-take-all” system that awards all electors to the Presidential candidate who wins the State’s popular vote. However, Maine and Nebraska each have a variation of “proportional representation.

Think about this.

So in essence, another one of the candidates could get more than any write in of Biden’s total and thus those electoral votes would go to that candidate I would assume.

Of course the end result if Biden does not get to the magic 270 and then the old brokered convention.

I checked the South Carolina primary election coming up on February 3. The Dems decide who is approved to be on the ballot. They too are an open primary.

February 3, 2024. Per state law, SCDP Chair Christale Spain will transmit the approved candidates to the South Carolina Election Commission:

• President Joe Biden
• Congressman Dean Phillips
• Marianne Williamson
  •  
  • Iowa Caucus for the Democrats:
  • President of the United States
    • Iowa will hold a mail-in Democratic presidential primary ending on March 5, 2024.
    • Iowa will have an estimated 46 delegates comprised of 40 pledged delegates and 6 superdelegates. Delegate allocation will be proportional.
    • The Democratic caucus will be closed, meaning only registered Democrats will be able to participate.

      Ballotpedia has identified the following noteworthy candidates seeking the Democratic nomination:

      • Joe Biden (D), incumbent president of the United States, announced he would run for re-election on April 25, 2023.^[2]
      • Dean Phillips (D), a U.S. representative from Minnesota, announced his candidacy on October 26, 2023.^[3]
      • Marianne Williamson (D), 2020 presidential candidate and author, announced her candidacy on February 23, 2023.^[4]

How many States will actually have Biden on the ballot? Was NH a one off to have the Democrats mess with the GOP primary? NH is an open primary where anyone can vote in the GOP side.

Since Trump is really assured to be to GOP candidates in the closed primaries, what fun it would be for GOPers vote in the Democrat side in NH and SC and give it to Williamson!

While we are at it, how about the GOP ballot in New Hampshire. Looks like Trump got star billing.

ELECTION

CANDIDATE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

I hereby declare my preference for candidate for the office of PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES to be as follows:

• (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE)
• Ron DeSantis Tallahassee, Florida
• Nikki Haley Kiawah Island, South Carolina
• Asa Hutchinson Rogers, Arkansas
• Peter Jedick Rocky River, Ohio
• Perry Johnson Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
• Donald Kjornes Watertown, South Dakota
• Mary Maxwell Concord, New Hampshire
• Glenn J. McPeters Essex Junction, Vermont
• Scott Peterson Merrell Norwalk, Connecticut
• Darius L. Mitchell Lowell, Massachusetts
• Mike Pence Zionsville, Indiana
• Vivek Ramaswamy Columbus, Ohio
• Tim Scott Hanahan, South Carolina
• Hirsh V. Singh Linwood, New Jersey
• Samuel Howard Sloan Oakland, California
• David Stuckenberg Tampa, Florida
• Rachel Swift Hagerstown, Maryland
• Donald J. Trump Palm Beach, Florida
• Scott Alan Ayers Carpentersville, Illinois
• Ryan L. Binkley Dallas, Texas
• Doug Burgum Bismarck, North Dakota
• Robert S. Carney, Jr. Minneapolis, Minnesota
• John Anthony Castro Mansfield, Texas
• Chris Christie Mendham, New Jersey
• WRITE-IN

So that’s it folks. The best of the swamp.

Supreme Court to Decide the Fate of the Nation

by Mustang

And the beat goes on …

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether Donald Trump can become a presidential candidate during the general elections of 2024.  According to legal experts, the questions (in essence) are:

(1) Who has standing in the court to challenge a Trump candidacy?

(2) Who has the authority to decide whether an insurrection has taken place?

(3) Who can remove a candidate from state ballots?

Federal attorney Jack Smith has charged Trump with five violations of the law, including Trump’s attempt to set aside valid election results with false claims of voter fraud.  This allegation is idiotic because anyone can make “false claims,” and doing so is not a violation of law.  But determining the truth is why we have courts, and not every “false claim” requires a trial.  Sometimes, all that’s needed is common sense.

Smith also charges Trump with attempting to influence the Vice President not to certify election results.  This may not be a violation if the President had credible evidence or a reasonable belief that shenanigans were going on in the electoral process.

Smith also claims that Trump attempted to influence Congress (which is what presidents do all the time as part of their job description) and that by Trump’s “inaction” on January 6, 2021, Trump supported the insurrection.  This will be difficult for Mr. Smith to prove since no one has been convicted of insurrection.

On a positive note, the scrutiny may lead us to (finally) repeal the Fourteenth Amendment, which would cancel the entitlement to citizenship for tens of thousands of border babies whose mothers violated U.S. immigration law to have their infants born in the United States.

Legal scholars assure us that the Constitution is not a legal code but a collection of broad principles that provide a government framework.  Violating the Constitution is not a violation of any law, federal or state, which is why no breach of an oath to the Constitution has ever been charged.  It is why members of Congress can violate their oath of office on the very first day and get away with it.

Why has Jack Smith (and Democrats in both houses) brought these charges?  The answer is simple enough.  No Democrat trusts the American voter with sufficient brains to decide who their president should be.

Removing Trump from any state ballot finishes the work started by Hillary Clinton’s false allegations (for which she was never charged), completes the work of a communist Congress to overturn the will of those who elected Donald Trump, and as the icing on the case, prevents citizens from being able to choose, for themselves, who their next president should be.

Welcome to 21st Century America.

Jonathan Turley shares his views with Laura Ingraham when the story of Colorado’s action first broke.

 

Scotus Blog: 

Trump asks Supreme Court to keep him on 2024 Colorado ballot

In a filing on Wednesday former President Donald Trump told the justices that the “Colorado Supreme Court has no authority to deny” him a place on the state’s ballot in the 2024 presidential election. Trump asked the justices to overturn a ruling by the state supreme court that would leave him off Colorado’s primary ballot because of his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the U.S. Capitol. Pointing to a Dec. 28 ruling by a Maine official that removed Trump from that state’s primary ballot, Trump contended (in a filing obtained by the Washington Post) that, if allowed to stand, the Colorado court’s decision could be “used as a template to disenfranchise tens of millions of voters nationwide.”

 

Colorado and Judicial Infamy – Meet the Players

 

Judicial Infamy

by Mustang

One may wonder, “What do idiots look like?”.  They come in all sizes and shapes, with varying backgrounds, mostly from the so-called “blue” states.  Take Judge Melissa Hart for example. 

She has an interesting pedigree of sorts, being the granddaughter of Archie Cox, a constitutional scholar and former special prosecutor … and given her educational resume, one might think, “Wow … she’s a Harvard Law School graduate.”  But no, she’s not from the top of the rock.  Out of law school and a clerkship with a federal judge, the best job she could get was with the U.S. Department of Justice — as a litigation attorney.  Heck, even Janet Reno was able to get a job with the Justice Department. 

When Governor John Hickenlooper appointed Hart to the Colorado Supreme Court as an associate justice, she jumped (maybe even leaped) at the opportunity.  It pays more than a law professor specializing in employment discrimination — which, as everyone knows, is on the cutting edge of the legal field.

Sadly, Hart doesn’t have a good handle on traditional American values or the rule of law, which holds that someone must be guilty of something before you sentence them.  When Hickenlooper sought support in his anti-Trump campaign, Hart realized it was “payback time.”  And, besides, didn’t Hart donate $20,000 to the Democratic Party?  Do we assume that’s the going rate for an appointment to a judgeship?  Hart is around 54 years of age – not exactly a child.

 

Judge Monica Marquez was appointed to the Colorado court in 2010 to replace Chief Justice Mary Mullarkey.  This makes perfect sense.  Although born in Texas, Marquez grew up in Colorado … which probably explains her anger issues.  After graduating from Stanford, she worked with “at risk” children in New Jersey and then attended Yale Law.  She earned her law degree in 1997, fulfilled two clerkships for federal judges, and then found work in the Colorado State Attorney General’s office. 

Unsurprisingly, Marquez is a past president of the Queer Bar Association and a member of the board of the Colorado Hispanic Bar Association.  I cannot confirm the rumor that she has a flag in her office that resembles a three-dollar bill.  As the first Latina (and first openly queer person) to serve on the Colorado Supreme Court, one might say that Affirmative Action programs have worked in her favor.  QJ Marquez is 54 years old. 

 

William J. Hood III graduated from Syracuse University in 1985 and enrolled in the University of Virginia School of Law.  After a short time with a real law firm, Hood accepted a position with the Colorado Attorney’s office for ten years before becoming a Colorado District Court Judge.  Hickenlooper appointed Hood to the Supreme Court in 2013, and voters elected him to a ten-year term in 2016.  Hood is (roughly) 60 years old.

 

Sixty-one-year-old Judge Richard L. Gabriel comes from Brooklyn.  He received a bachelor’s degree from Yale University in 1984 and his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1987.  After law school, he clerked for a federal judge for a year before taking two years of private employment in New York.  In 1990, Gabriel moved to Colorado with his wife, who had accepted a job there.  Gabriel focused his energies on business law.  He was named “Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year” in 2007.  Gov. Hickenlooper selected Gabriel to sit on the Supreme Court in 2015 – no doubt for the going rate.

 

Not surprisingly, the Constitutional Accountability Center (seeking Constitutional Progress) believes that our national character has been amended over many generations to become more just, equitable, and inclusive.  In other words, the Constitution is not only dead but never alive.  This is how Marxist judges are able to “make it up” as they go along.  For example, even though a presidential candidate has never been charged, tried, or sentenced for the crime of insurrection, it is still possible to violate the candidate’s civil rights if he belongs to a political party not in favor within a given jurisdiction.

 

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