Staff Reports
In recent news, the Supreme Court is playing a nail-biting game of decision dodgeball when it comes to two major cases involving the one and only Donald J. Trump. One case has Trump trying to hit the pause button on his trial for messing with the election, while the other is all about voters in Colorado wanting to give him the old heave-ho from the Republican primary ballot out there in the Rocky Mountain state.
Supreme Court remains silent on Trump immunity and Colorado ballot cases https://t.co/R89PMIn5Sk pic.twitter.com/ZD7N8n4FJN
— The Last Word (@TheLastWord) February 24, 2024
Now, it’s a real head-scratcher because both of these cases are sitting on the court’s desk, waiting for a thumbs up or thumbs down. Trump’s team fired off a request in a panic on February 12, asking to pump the brakes on his election shenanigan trial. The court’s got to figure out if Trump gets a “get out of jail free” card just because he used to be the big boss in the White House. The nerve of some people, am I right?
Over in colorful Colorado, they’re debating whether Trump’s antics before the Capitol rumble on January 6 make him unfit for public office. They’re pulling out all the stops, even dusting off an old rule from the 14th Amendment that says no insurrectionists allowed in political office. It’s like they dug up a political history textbook just for this occasion!
While all this legal ping-pong is happening, the lower courts are just twiddling their thumbs, waiting for the big boss’s trial to kick off. But hey, who’s in a rush, right? It’s not like there’s an election primary around the corner or anything.
The Supreme Court has a few tricks up its sleeve. They could just shut down Trump’s plea or go all in by listening to arguments and giving a final ruling on this whole immunity mess. But time is ticking, and the clock is about to strike last call for oral arguments. If they don’t hurry, they might miss the Colorado primary bus buzzing by on March 5.
And get this, usually, on Fridays, the court drops hints about what’s coming next. But this time, they’re playing coy. Will there be a ruling soon, or will Trump keep his name in the primary mix out in the land of snow-capped mountains and blue skies? Only time will tell, my friends. Grab some popcorn and watch the legal drama unfold!
