Democrats Jump at Chance to 'Revive Legislation' to Kick Trump Off of the Ballot

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 9-0 decision on Monday that Colorado erred in removing former and potentially future President Donald Trump from the ballot. As the Court ruled, though, "responsibility for enforcing Section 3 against federal officeholders and candidates rests with Congress and not the States." Democratic Reps. Jamie Raskin (MD), Eric Swalwell (CA), and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL) have thus wasted no time in their crusade to "revive legislation" to kick Trump off of the ballot and deny the American people their right to vote for or against him.

As Raskin explained it when offering his reaction to CNN's Dana Bash, these and other members are working "to revive legislation that we had to set up a process by which we could determine that someone who committed insurrection is disqualified by Section 3 of the 14th Amendment."

Raskin continued to bring up claims about an "insurrection," as he reminded that the House impeached Trump in 2021 "for participating in insurrection by inciting it." The Senate voted 57-43 to hold him guilty, falling short of the necessary two-thirds vote. It's worth reminding that the trial in the Senate for this second impeachment against Trump didn't take place until President Joe Biden had already been sworn in and taken office. 

"The question is whether Speaker Mike Johnson would allow us to bring this to the floor of the House," Raskin went on to say, something he likely would not do.