Knocking Trump Off the Ballot
The Political Orphanage
Andrew Heaton
5 • 951 Ratings
🗓️ 26 January 2024
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Donald Trump has been removed from the ballot in Colorado and in Maine, on the grounds that he is an insurrectionist ineligible to hold office under the U.S. Constitution. The Supreme Court will hear an appeal from the Trump campaign in the following weeks.
Anna Gorisch comes to discuss the specifics and impacts of this case, and what will be of issue to the highest court in the land.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the political orphanage a home for plucky misfits and prosecutors. |
| 0:16.4 | I'm your host, Andrew Heaton. |
| 0:19.8 | Recently, the Colorado Supreme Court removed Donald Trump from its presidential primary |
| 0:25.0 | ballot on the grounds that he committed insurrection on January 6th and is therefore constitutionally |
| 0:29.8 | unable to hold the office of the presidency. |
| 0:32.4 | The state of Maine subsequently removed |
| 0:33.9 | Trump from their ballot as well and at the time of recording other states are |
| 0:37.3 | considering likewise. February 8th the Supreme Court of the United States will weigh in |
| 0:41.7 | and will either force Trump back onto those |
| 0:44.2 | ballots or open the doors for other states to remove him. So today we are going to |
| 0:50.1 | discuss the legal side of what's happening. Does the Colorado Supreme Court make a compelling |
| 0:56.5 | constitutional case in favor of disqualifying Donald Trump from the ballot, or is this just Trump arrangement syndrome using the law as a |
| 1:05.2 | fun house mirror to remove a scary candidate they want to make go away? |
| 1:09.6 | How is the Supreme Court going to rule on this and how does it all play out long-term, big picture? That's |
| 1:16.1 | what we're going to discuss today, right here on the political orphanage. |
| 1:24.2 | My guest today is Anna Gorish returning triumphally to the program to discuss law and not just |
| 1:30.0 | law but law that will be coming before the Supreme Court and directly influential |
| 1:35.2 | on American courts. We speak of the attempts of Colorado, Maine, and a few other |
| 1:39.8 | states to remove Trump from the ballot, which will be what we're talking about today. |
| 1:43.2 | Hello Anna. |
| 1:44.0 | Hello Andrew it's good to be back. |
| 1:46.0 | Thank you. Delighted to have you back. |
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