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MicroWave Feb 29, 2024

Illinois judge removes Trump from ballot because of ‘insurrectionist ban’

Illinois judge removes Trump from ballot because of ‘insurrectionist ban’ - Lemmy.World

In a surprise move, an Illinois judge has removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s ballot based on the 14th Amendment’s so-called “insurrectionist ban.” The decision is paused, giving Trump a short period of time to appeal. Wednesday’s unexpected decision comes as a similar anti-Trump challenge from Colorado is pending before the US Supreme Court, which is widely expected to reject arguments that Trump is barred from office. Cook County Circuit Judge Tracie Porter heavily relied on the prior finding by the Colorado Supreme Court, calling Colorado’s “rationale compelling.”

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abort_christian_babies Feb 29, 2024

That’s how you handle traitors.

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SuperDuper Feb 29, 2024

No it’s not. There’s something else we’re supposed to do to traitors.

“You know what we used to do in the old days when we were smart? Right? The spies and treason, we used to handle it a little differently than we do now”

-Donald Trump, advocating for his own execution

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Xenny Feb 29, 2024

We literally didn’t hang most of the leaders of the Confederacy after the civil war. We just gave them back their land and citizenship. Big mistake

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GladiusB Feb 29, 2024

Compassion should not seen as a weakness after war. Traditionally it make long term allies. This time it did not work out. But many other times it has.

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dejected_warp_core

I agree and I think it’s important to review why that didn’t work, because I think it’s relevant today.

Under normal circumstances, I would agree that compassion is the best course of action. However the Confederacy largely left the union and then went to war over the ability to own people, claiming it was a “right”. There was a whole world doing away with the practice, with abolitionists saying their peace for a long time up until war broke out. And rather than change tact, and do away with the inherently immoral practice of slavery, these guys doubled-down. To me, that’s exactly the kind of situation where you must withhold compassion, because it demonstrates both a track record and a potential future willingness to break the social contract.