US Presidential Election 2024: Supreme Court opens debate on Donald Trump’s disqualification

This is a great day in America, a day of legal and democratic testing. This Thursday, the US Supreme Court will hear arguments for and against Donald Trump’s ability to run for president again. Nine justices of the highly respected court will weigh in on Trump v. Anderson, if the actions and words of the former Republican President before and during the storming of the Capitol by his supporters on January 6, 2021, were, as the Colorado Supreme Court ruled, an act of secession, giving effect to the 14th Amendment to the sacred Constitution. U.S.A.

According to American commentators, this is a crucial page opening in Washington, much more so than in 2000, when the High Court ruled in a disputed election in favor of then-Texas Governor George W. Bush, facing then-Vice President Al Gore. Faced with an America divided like never before, interpreting the law will be extremely difficult, as evidenced by the dozens of opinions the Supreme Court has received from jurists, constitutionalists, jurists, think tanks, and think tanks who all want to give their interpretation of the famous “insurrection clause” included in 14- I am correcting you.

The complex debate will become even more complex in a few days if the Wise Men decide to answer yet another appeal from Donald Trump, seeking recognition of his absolute presidential immunity in the face of all attempts to convict him for claims that the 2020 election was a failure. was “stolen” from him and because he enlisted his supporters to oppose the poll results.

The former president, a leading favorite in the Republican primary, is seeking an overturn of a December ruling by Colorado courts that removed him from the ballot in the western state. His lawyers—probably Jonathan Mitchell, David Warrington and John Sauer, more than seasoned lawyers—are calling on the Supreme Court to “protect the rights of the tens of millions of Americans who want to vote for President Trump.” Maine made the same decision, and about twenty other states are awaiting a court decision on disqualification appeals.

Although he has recently turned several court hearings into campaign shows, Trump is not expected to be in the courtroom this Thursday at 10 a.m. (4 p.m. French time) when the hearing begins and the judges will hear arguments. The public (only 50 seats this Thursday), members of the Supreme Court Bar and the press will be able to attend, but the building will be closed to the public. The audio stream will be broadcast live and the recording will then be posted on the organization’s website. Judges will express their opinions only through questions they ask the parties’ lawyers. Their opinions will be expressed later, and no one will risk predicting the content of the one that will be in the majority.

Aware that his presence could push some of the justices he appointed to the Court to take harsher action to demonstrate his impartiality, Trump is expected to remain at Mar-a-Lago, Florida, before heading to a private victory party. meeting from Nevada in the USA. Las Vegas. Because despite the looming threats, the primary continues to put her at the top.