Former President Donald Trump was spared asylum by voting in Colorado on Monday thanks to the Supreme Court, but Rep. Jamie Raskin wants Congress to intervene and oust the former president.
Raskin (D-Md.), ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, may remove Trump from the ballot due to his actions around January 6, 2021. He plans to revive the bill he authored.
“Either way, the Supreme Court said it’s up to Congress to act,” Raskin told CNN Monday after the high court’s ruling.
“I will work with many of my colleagues, including Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Eric Swalwell, to establish a process by which rioters can be determined to be disqualified under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. We are working to reinstate the law that says we need it.”
In a unanimous decision Monday, the Supreme Court concluded that Colorado did not have the authority to unilaterally remove him from the primary ballot under the disqualification clause of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
Four of the justices fumed about some of the broad language in the majority opinion, effectively postponing questions to Congress.
“We are reversing because the Constitution makes Congress, not the states, responsible for enforcing Article III against federal officials and candidates.” the court reached a conclusion.
Raskin, a graduate of Harvard Law School, emphasized that he disagrees with the court’s interpretation of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, noting that other aspects of the amendment are known to be “self-enforcing.” He claimed that
The Maryland native previously served on the now-defunct House Special Committee on January 6th, and also served as the man behind the second impeachment of President Trump over the January 6th Capitol riot. Ta.
He added: “The House has already impeached Donald Trump for inciting and participating in an insurrection.” “The question is whether Speaker Mike Johnson will allow this to come before the House.”
Notably, the Senate stopped short of convicting Trump to bar him from running again. According to some legal experts.
Three states had sought to remove Trump from their votes, including Colorado, Maine and, most recently, Illinois.
They cited the disqualification clause, which provides that “no person… shall hold any office, whether civil or military, under the United States…”[who] have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against it, or given aid or comfort to its enemies; ”
The provision also gives Congress the power to remove the “impediment” and restore violators to the vote.
In oral arguments last month, the justices expressed concern that allowing states to unilaterally disqualify President Trump could open the floodgates to frivolous vote-based removals. Ta.
President Trump praised the high court’s ruling on Monday. He appointed one-third of the Supreme Court justices.
“Big American victory!!!” President Trump wrote. real social accounts A few minutes after the verdict.
“I have great respect for the Supreme Court, and I want to thank them for working so quickly, diligently, and masterfully.”
