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Maybe. But as Alf0nse says, it could be entertained as a stalling tactic? I mean with the current court make-up, it'd hardly dent their credibility...

The lower courts will set time limits for Supreme court appeals for their verdicts to become enacted.

This, by Timothy Snyder, is well worth a read on the Fourteenth amendment:

https://snyder.substack.com/p/law-or-fear?

It's the hope that gets you.

There is a chance that the justices will turn their back on trump, given that they’re set for life and trump is a liability. Plus, his self-admitted dictatorship doesn’t sound compatible with an independent, empowered judiciary.

Maga would undoubtedly take it as a betrayal, with every crazy possibility that would entail, so it would take a lot for them to break rank on this issue .

I dunno, I think lots of the GOP are hoping he's banned by some outside force. Then they can shout about it for a couple of months and forget he ever existed.

Maga lot are already shouting into the void like a dog barking at cars so what's the difference?

Many commenters are saying that the ruling from the appeals court was so strident, that the Supreme Court won't touch it.

Thought about this the other day and landed here too. This could be the chance the GOP needs to cut their ties with Trump. He's only good for one more term anyway, isn't he?

one more term

Terms aren't for dictators.

Fair point (sadly)

That was on immunity.

The supreme court have taken on the Colorado 14th amendment issue

The report on Biden and his poor storage of classified documents is pretty damning about his cognitive decline.

I'd consider the source. Special counsel is a Republican who seems to have exceeded the scope of the investigation and when still can't find anything prosecutable, departs with a political swipe. Echoes of Durham.

Indeed. Its completely partisan.

Merrick Garland picked the special counsel.

The Democrats have to find another candidate.

Merrick Garland picked the special counsel.

Ironically, to avoid accusations of partisanship.

The Democrats have to find another candidate.

Chances?

Who though?

I don't think they have anyone with a strong enough profile nationwide who can take Trump on and win.

Michelle Obama. I know it's not going to happen. Kamala Harris wouldn't be too happy either.
I'm sure Biden's memory is getting worse, it's normal for 80 yr olds. I'm a few years younger and I have trouble with names. And numbers. Also faces, places and why I came in to this room.

Worth a read.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/02/biden-mexico-gaffe-real-lesson/677402/

Isn't it worth the Democrats donating just enough (x hundred thousand) dollars to keep Nikki Haley in the race:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/14/nikki-haley-interview-trump-unhinged-military

Polling suggests that Haley would beat Biden in a head to head election, so I think the answer is definitely no.

Definitely. He hates being needled by a woman. The pressure can only help him to self-destruct. And if she wins, never mind. At least she won't destroy everything.

What I never understand is why don't people register republican or independent so they can vote in the relevant state primary?

I'm sure there is a simple answer to why this can't be done, but I have never heard it.

A quick Google says you can register ahead of defined schedules in most state primaries, and you are not obliged to vote for the party you are registered as in the presidential election. So if you are a democrat in this election cycle, where you know you can't influence the selection of Biden as candidate, why not re register as republican and vote against Trump?

Reading this https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61084161

I don’t see how we will see anything other than another big fine if Trump can hold out until the election (and a likely victory)

They needed to have had him in the dock by now.