Maine barred Donald Trump from the primary ballot Thursday, making it the second state in the country to block the former president from running again under a part of the Constitution that prevents insurrectionists from holding office.
The decision by Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) is sure to be appealed. The Colorado Supreme Court last week found Trump could not appear on the ballot in that state, and the Colorado Republican Party has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case. The nation’s high court could resolve for all states whether Trump can run again.
Federalism is almost never what conservatives want or what critics are against. The problem is that conservatives grab whatever excuse sounds relevant for whatever they want next. Contradiction does not bother them in the fucking slightest.
You’ll see progressives argue that the states run their own elections because we care what words mean.