This week, a Democratic state court in Illinois issued an order requiring the removal of former President Donald Trump from the presidential race on the grounds that Trump participated in acts of rebellion during the disturbance on January 6 at the U.S. Capitol.
As per the ruling of Judge Tracie R. Porter, the State Board of Elections is required to either remove Donald J. Trump from the ballot or suppress any votes cast for him during the General Primary Election on March 19th.
While early voting in the state’s presidential primary is already underway, Porter postponed her order, allowing Trump until Friday to appeal her decision.
A spokesman for the Trump Campaign stated in a statement, “The Soros-funded Dem front-groups continue to attempt to meddle in the election and deny Trump his rightful spot on the ballot.” Today, an Illinois activist Democrat judge abruptly overturned the state board of elections and disregarded previous rulings from several other state and federal authorities. We will file an immediate appeal against this illegal verdict. Meanwhile, President Trump is still running for office in Illinois, is leading the polls, and promises to “Make America Great Again.”
Even though Special Counsel Jack Smith’s case against the former president in Washington, D.C., on January 6 has not charged Trump with insurrection, Porter claimed that the 14th Amendment prohibits insurrectionists from holding public office and that this should keep Trump off the ballot.
After several voters accused Trump of insurrecting, the State Board of Elections decided to keep Trump on the ballot last month. Porter’s decision overturns that decision.
Due to a tiny group of voters using a similar strategy to remove Trump from the ballot in Colorado, the U.S. Supreme Court is presently debating whether or not Trump is eligible to run for office.
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution prohibits past officials who “engaged in rebellion” from ever holding public office again under Section 3.
