A retired Illinois judge said that Donald Trump’s name should be removed from that state’s primary ballot. He argues that Trump engaged in insurrection on January 6, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol and is disqualified under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment.
With Republicans like this, who needs Democrats, right? It’s irritating to read that a judge wants to take the former president’s name off a primary ballot but for it to be a Republican judge who wants to deny primary voters a voice, it is doubly irritating.
The Republican judge in this case is former Kankakee County Judge Clark Erickson. He was acting as hearing officer on voters’ challenges to Trump’s eligibility on Friday. His recommendation to the Illinois State Offices Electoral Board was to remove Trump’s name. The board is made up of an even split between Republicans and Democrats.
Illinois citizens trying…
