Dean Phillips criticizes Colorado court ruling barring Trump from ballot

[Polybius]

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Source: Politico

Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Dean Phillips on Wednesday criticized the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the state’s ballot over his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, aligning with Republicans while placing himself at odds with key figures within his party.

“Do I believe Trump is guilty of inspiring an insurrection and doing nothing to stop it? I was there. Absolutely,” the Minnesota Democrat posted on X , formerly Twitter. ”Do I believe it’s wrong to ban him from the ballot in Colorado without a conviction? Absolutely. Do I believe the SCOTUS must opine immediately? Absolutely.”

Phillips’ take on the Colorado case lines up with what many Republicans, third-party candidates and other Democratic challengers to President Joe Biden have said about the decision. The state’s high court held that Trump’s involvement in the Jan. 6 attack constituted an insurrection, precluding him from being a candidate under a Reconstruction-era provision of the 14th Amendment that was written to bar former Confederates from office. The decision has been pilloried by Republicans and conservatives as inappropriate and undemocratic.

But Phillips’ response also separates him from other figures within the Democratic Party. His long-shot campaign alone has rankled people within the party, and his critiques of Biden’s age haven’t helped show unified Democratic support for the incumbent president facing regular questioning of his leadership ability.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/20/dean-phillips-criticizes-co-supreme-court-ruling-barring-trump-from-ballot-00132767

[Ocelot II]

1. Fuck right off, Dean.

[Randomthought]

6. Went to his website

And said what you said
Won't change anything but I said my piece

[Aussie105]

2. You can't. Just can't . . .

say in one breath it was an insurrection orchestrated by Trump, but then in the next breath say the 14th Amendment is an optional part of the Constitution that can be ignored if you find that convenient.

[ZonkerHarris]

3. Thanks for telling us you don't understand the Constitution Dean

[Basic LA]

4. Who? A bland nobody says what?

[Randomthought]

5. Sit down and STFU

He is in no way a Democrat.

[Captain Zero]

11. He s fuckin' stooge

Some kinda house plant.
He can fuck right off.

[padah513]

7. The only logical conclusion that I can come up with is that he's auditioning for Fox News

He's not running for his seat again, he's definitely not going to be President, and he's leaning hard of late to the right. That's just how Fox News likes their Democratic mouth-pieces to act. Like watered-down Republicans.

[MistakenLamb]

8. All an audition for Fox News for a second Trump term

Dean should decide whos side hes really on already.

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

9. Who?

Oh yeah. Loserman McLoser.

[Ponietz]

10. Every day a different turdblower and the MSM try to convince me the sky is green

but mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the law.

[William Seger]

12. Do I think Phillips is a fool? Absolutely.

Do I get annoyed when people ask themselves what they think? Absolutely.

[Walleye]

13. How many people have ever voted for this guy. How many elections has he won. Shut up, Dean

[SouthernDem4ever]

14. I can only surmise anyone not supporting the 14th amendment

plans on subverting it themselves.

[Happy Hoosier]

15. So, the Constitution is meaningless?

I fully expect the SCotUS to overrule the decision, because of who they are. But to do so, they will basically have to say the Constitution does not apply to Trump.

Fucking disgusting.

[rurallib]

16. Who is paying this guy and how much?

Got to think there are some rubles clinking in his pockets

[Historic NY]

17. Dean who.....

he is a pretend Democrat

[Scruffy1]

19. He Is Very Rich.

He's the heir to the Philips Liquor money. It's a family owned business in Minnesota.

[ificandream]

18. Well, there goes Dino's presidential aspirations.

[Justice]

20. Dean wants Trump to be the Republican nominee

He's calculating it will be easier to beat Trump than Nikki or Rick.

[LudwigPastorius]

21. The phrase is "engaged in insurrection" not "convicted of insurrection", asshole.

Now fuck off, Dean...and diligently continue fucking off until further notice.

[lastlib]

23. Self-fornication with a rusty picthfork.......

With bent tines. Sideways.

[lastlib]

22. Was that the gurgling noise I heard?

Sounded like someone blowing bubbles underwater with a mouthful of mashed potatoes........

[JudyM]

24. Locking by consensus of the forum hosts

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