WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced Tuesday he will soon introduce the Constitutional Election Integrity Act, legislation that would prevent state politicians and state entities like the Colorado Supreme Court from disqualifying presidential candidates from the ballot on Constitutional matters that should be decided by only the Supreme Court.
The Constitutional Election Integrity Act clarifies that the Supreme Court of the United States has sole jurisdiction to decide claims arising out of section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. The legislation also withholds federal funding for election administration from states that misuse the 14th Amendment for political purposes.
“Regardless of whether you support or oppose former President Donald Trump, it is outrageous to see left-wing activists make a mockery of our political system by scheming with partisan state officials and pressuring judges to remove him from the ballot,” said Senator Thom Tillis. “American voters, not partisan activists, should decide who we elect as our President. The Constitutional Election Integrity Act would put any constitutional challenges in the sole place they belong: the U.S. Supreme Court.”
The text of the legislation can be found here.
Senator Tillis:
Bush v Gore … the states decide on how to manage their own elections and who is qualified to appear on the ballots.
I love how Tillis is now supporting all the conservative issues when he’s been a RINO for the rest of his terms. I think he’s starting to pander in hopes of getting another term.
Love how the Dems virtue signal about “muh democrasuh” while simultaneously crapping all over it. The biggest threat to Democracy is the Democratic Party.
Brett, your take on current affairs is laughable. You don’t even attempt to back up your claims that democrats are a athreat to democracy. How so? Trump already lied about the election being fraudulent (if you disagree share a reliable source) and insighted an insurrection by sending his supporters to the capitol to “fight like hell”. Trump also said he’d be a dictator if elected (one day is more than the constitution allows). He’s a narcissistic sociopath and is actually a true threat to our American democracy.
I would just like to point out to Senator Tillis that what really sparked interest in the 14th amendment sec 3 was an article by two CONSERVATIVE law professors in the University of Penn Law Review (and even members of the Federalist Society!). Their argument was endorsed a short time later by J. Michael Luttig, a CONSERVATIVE former judge and one time “short lister” for the Supreme Court.
If the insurrection shoe fits, wear it.