A Republican state representative has moved to impeach Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows after she disqualified former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot.
Bellows cited Trump’s alleged violation of the 14th Amendment’s insurrection clause on January 6, 2021.
The representative accused Bellows of hyper-partisanship, suggesting that her decision was influenced by personal political ambitions. (Trending: Transgender Actor ‘Purposefully Misgendered’ By Airline Employee)
State Rep. John Andrews, said, “I wish to file a Joint Order, or whichever is the proper parliamentary mechanism under Mason’s Rules, to impeach Secretary of State Shenna Bellows. I wish to impeach Secretary Bellows on the grounds that she is barring an American citizen and 45th President of the United States, who is convicted of no crime or impeachment, their right to appear on a Maine Republican Primary ballot.”
“Donald J. Trump has met all qualifications for the March 2024 Republican Presidential Primary. He should be allowed on the ballot. This is raw partisanship and has no place in the offices of our state’s Constitutional Officers,” he continued.
“This is hyper-partisanship on full display. A Secretary of State APPOINTED by legislative Democrats bans President Trump from the 2024 ballot so that she can jockey for position in the 2026 Democrat Primary for Governor. Banana Republic isn’t just a store at the mall,” added the lawmaker.
Maine Republicans are considering bypassing Bellows’ ruling by moving to a caucus system.
Maine GOP Chairman Joel Stetkis, said, “This political activism by Shenna Bellows, it’s not going to stand.”
“At the party, since yesterday, we’ve been working on an appeal to the Maine Superior Court and we’re also reserving the right to return to a caucus system where Shenna Bellows will have absolutely no say in who Mainers choose for the Republican nominee for president,” he continued.
Similar 14th Amendment challenges to Trump’s candidacy have occurred in other states, with mixed outcomes.
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