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.

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  • @hdnsmbt@lemmy.world
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    2411 months ago

    They don’t care if he admits it or if it’s true. They only care about what he instructs them to care about. Please, we must all start to understand this otherwise it’s us living in an illusion.

    • @GardenVarietyAnxiety@lemmy.world
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      -1311 months ago

      “They” are human beings. “They” are our family and neighbors. “They” are people who are being exploited for political gain. You’d do well to keep that in mind.

      • @JonEFive@midwest.social
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        1611 months ago

        I don’t think the idea was to dehumanize, but rather to be more aware of the shared psychosis so many people are living in.

        “They” claim that Trump won the election without any regard to facts and evidence. Imagining that “they” will suddenly change their mind if they get just one more piece of factual information is foolish considering everything we’ve seen so far. We must find another way to get through to “them”.

      • @hdnsmbt@lemmy.world
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        1411 months ago

        Just because I’m using a plural pronoun I’m not dehumanising anyone. Please read what is actually written and keep your desire to scold people at home.

      • Flying Squid
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        1011 months ago

        You know what I think is funny? You used ‘they’ the same way one comment earlier:

      • 100_kg_90_de_belin
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        811 months ago

        They have been behaving like members of a cult and have alienated family members, relatives and friends with their MAGA-narrative filled of hate and xenophobia.

      • @Iamdanno@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        “They” are also objectively stupid. And they are willing, enthusiastic, participants in their “exploitation”.

      • @Hobbes@startrek.website
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        11 months ago

        They most certainly are not. They have no compassion, no intelligence, no critical thinking, no love, and no respect for human life.

        They are mammals. Even primates. I’ll give you that. But they are sub-human.

        They have caused unimaginable pain and suffering and they enjoy it all and run on hatred.