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If there is anything Americans have learned over the last few years, it is that Democrats run around accusing Republicans and Trump supporters of being “anti-democracy” — but then go out of their way to shut down democracy themselves.
The latest example of this exercise in straight-up fascism comes from an Illinois Democrat “judge” named Tracie Porter.
Here’s but one of the headlines she has generated, this one from Politico:
Illinois becomes third state to kick Trump off the ballot over Jan. 6
The Supreme Court heard arguments earlier this month on a Colorado ruling that deemed Trump ineligible.
Politico opens its report as follows:
Illinois on Wednesday became the third state to declare former President Donald Trump ineligible to run for the presidency because of his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Chicago-based Judge Tracie Porter, an elected Democrat, ruled that Trump was not qualified for the presidency under an interpretation of a provision of the 14th Amendment that bars from office those who engaged in an insurrection after previously taking an oath to support the Constitution.
But she put the decision on hold until Friday, leaving Trump on the March 19 primary ballot to allow for an appeal in the case in state court.
Porter’s decision may not stand for long. The Supreme Court heard arguments earlier this month on a Colorado ruling that deemed Trump ineligible, and justices across the ideological spectrum seemed skeptical that states have the authority to disqualify presidential candidates under the so-called insurrection clause.
