GOP Bill: Only Supreme Court Can Issue Ballot Bans

January 11, 2024 Republicans, Trump cultists

Sen. Thom Tillis and a group of Republican senators are introducing a bill on Thursday that would make it so only the Supreme Court can decide whether to block a candidate from the ballot for allegedly engaging in insurrection – a direct response to efforts to remove former President Donald Trump from the ballot in the upcoming election.

“We’re seeing the games played. We’ve seen it in Colorado. We’ve seen it in Maine and other states,” Tillis, R-N.C., said in an exclusive interview with Fox News.

“And I’ll guarantee you, when the situation is reversed, you will have Republicans doing this. We need to put this to bed.” Tillis was joined by Sens. JD Vance, R-Ohio, Rick Scott, R-Fla., Ted Budd, R-N.C., and Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo.

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