Former President Donald Trump was reinstated to the Republican presidential primary ballot in Michigan on Wednesday, as the state’s highest court declined to hear an appeal to disqualify him.
The court denied the appeal in a concise order, stating that it was “not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this Court.”
Trump expressed his approval of the ruling in a Wednesday post on Truth Social, stating, “The Michigan Supreme Court has strongly and rightfully denied the Desperate Democrat attempt to take the leading Candidate in the 2024 Presidential Election, me, off the ballot in the Great State of Michigan.”
Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court excluded Trump from the state’s primary ballot on the grounds that his participation in an uprising against the country (despite never being charged let alone convicted) restricts him from holding federal office under the insurrection clause of the United States Constitution. The ruling was pledged to be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court by Trump.
A dissenter from the majority was Justice Elizabeth Welch, one of the four justices nominated by the Democratic Party to comprise the seven-member Michigan Supreme Court.
She contended that although she would affirm the Court of Appeals’ decision that Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is not obligated to ascertain the eligibility of a presidential primary candidate, such a high court ruling would enable “appellants to renew their legal efforts as to the Michigan general election later in 2024 should Trump become the Republican nominee for president of the United States or seek such office as an independent candidate.”
Ryan DeLarme is an American journalist navigating a labyrinth of political corruption, overreaching corporate influence, a burgeoning censorship-industrial complex, compromised media, and the planned destruction of our constitutional republic. He writes for Badlands Media and is also a Host and Founder at Vigilant News. Additionally, his writing has been featured in American Thinker, the Post-Liberal, Winter Watch, Underground Newswire, and Stillness in the Storm. He’s also writes for alt-media streaming platforms Dauntless Dialogue and Rise.tv. Ryan enjoys gardening, kung fu, creative writing and fighting to SAVE AMERICA
