Seriously, who ARE these morons? They really think that they alone in all their 'wisdom & glory' have the power to determine a former POTUS committed an insurrection and is not qualified? Even the Senate didn't declare this... and she is somehow above 50 Senators? The gall is simply overwhelming that this simpleton actually believes she has this kind of power...
or better yet, this chubette knows this is just a political stunt to get her some name recognition on her next run for some higher office in ME.
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, whose office oversees elections in the state, announced the decision on Thursday, contending that an individual who has supported or engaged in insurrection is ineligible to serve in the highest office.
"I conclude that Mr. Trump's primary petition is invalid," Ms. Belows wrote in her ruling. "Specifically, I find that the declaration on his candidate consent form is false because he is not qualified to hold the office of the President under Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment."
Ms. Bellows, who halted her decision pending an expected appeal in state court, held a public hearing on Dec. 15 after three challenges to President Trump's eligibility were submitted to her office.
President Trump's lawyers had sought to have her recused from the decision-making process, citing her public statements in favor of impeaching President Trump and describing the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach as an "insurrection."
Her decision to remove President Trump from the state's ballot comes after the Colorado Supreme Court's Dec. 19 ruling removing him from the Colorado state ballot, which the Colorado GOP has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
"The Maine Secretary of State is a former ACLU attorney, a virulent leftist, and a hyper-partisan Biden-supporting Democrat who has decided to interfere in the presidential election on behalf of Crooked Joe Biden," said Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung.
"We are witnessing, in real-time, the attempted theft of an election and the disenfranchisement of the American voter. Democrats in blue states are recklessly and un-Constitutionally suspending the civil rights of the American voters by attempting to summarily remove President Trump’s name from the ballot.
"Make no mistake, these partisan election interference efforts are a hostile assault on American democracy. Biden and the Democrats simply do not trust the American voter in a free and fair election and are now relying on the force of government institutions to protect their grip on power," he added.
or better yet, this chubette knows this is just a political stunt to get her some name recognition on her next run for some higher office in ME.
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, whose office oversees elections in the state, announced the decision on Thursday, contending that an individual who has supported or engaged in insurrection is ineligible to serve in the highest office.
"I conclude that Mr. Trump's primary petition is invalid," Ms. Belows wrote in her ruling. "Specifically, I find that the declaration on his candidate consent form is false because he is not qualified to hold the office of the President under Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment."
Ms. Bellows, who halted her decision pending an expected appeal in state court, held a public hearing on Dec. 15 after three challenges to President Trump's eligibility were submitted to her office.
President Trump's lawyers had sought to have her recused from the decision-making process, citing her public statements in favor of impeaching President Trump and describing the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach as an "insurrection."
Her decision to remove President Trump from the state's ballot comes after the Colorado Supreme Court's Dec. 19 ruling removing him from the Colorado state ballot, which the Colorado GOP has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Trump Campaign to Appeal 'Atrocious Decision'
The Trump campaign issued a statement denouncing the Maine secretary of state's "atrocious decision" and vowing to move quickly to fight it in state court to prevent it from taking effect."The Maine Secretary of State is a former ACLU attorney, a virulent leftist, and a hyper-partisan Biden-supporting Democrat who has decided to interfere in the presidential election on behalf of Crooked Joe Biden," said Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung.
"We are witnessing, in real-time, the attempted theft of an election and the disenfranchisement of the American voter. Democrats in blue states are recklessly and un-Constitutionally suspending the civil rights of the American voters by attempting to summarily remove President Trump’s name from the ballot.
"Make no mistake, these partisan election interference efforts are a hostile assault on American democracy. Biden and the Democrats simply do not trust the American voter in a free and fair election and are now relying on the force of government institutions to protect their grip on power," he added.
