The Supreme Court to the Ballot Rescue

null By The Editorial BoardJan. 7, 2024 5:43 pm ETWonder Land: Since the Trump indictments have 'sucked out all the oxygen' from the primaries, Ron DeSantis was right to remind Iowa and New Hampshire voters that to get the job done requires a two term presidency. Images: AFP/Getty Images/AP/Reuters Composite: Mark KellyThe Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear Donald Trump’s appeal of the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to ban him from the state’s presidential primary ballot, and just in time too. The political malpractice of using Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to ban opposition candidates is spreading.In Pennsylvania, progressive activist Gene Stilp is suing to have incumbent Republican Congressman Scott Perry stripped from the state’s primary ballot. Mr. Stilp is a Democrat who lives in Mr. Perry’s 10th Congressional district and lost a race for Congress in 2012. Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8Sponsored OffersTurboTa

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Jan. 7, 2024 5:43 pm ET

Wonder Land: Since the Trump indictments have 'sucked out all the oxygen' from the primaries, Ron DeSantis was right to remind Iowa and New Hampshire voters that to get the job done requires a two term presidency. Images: AFP/Getty Images/AP/Reuters Composite: Mark Kelly

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear Donald Trump’s appeal of the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to ban him from the state’s presidential primary ballot, and just in time too. The political malpractice of using Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to ban opposition candidates is spreading.

In Pennsylvania, progressive activist Gene Stilp is suing to have incumbent Republican Congressman Scott Perry stripped from the state’s primary ballot. Mr. Stilp is a Democrat who lives in Mr. Perry’s 10th Congressional district and lost a race for Congress in 2012.