Tell SCOTUS: No president should have "absolute immunity" for crimes they commit!
Dear John,
Even though the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that twice-impeached former president Donald Trump is disqualified from the ballot because he incited the white supremacist-led January 6 insurrection, the U.S. Supreme Court let Trump off the hook and ruled that he will remain on the ballot anyway.1 This upsetting decision affects voters not only in Colorado, but also Maine and Illinois, both of which were also seeking to remove Trump from the ballot, as well as voters across the country who were fighting to uphold our Constitution and keep an insurrectionist off their ballots and out of office.2
We must act now. Will you sign the urgent petition to demand that no president have "absolute immunity"?
This news comes after the Supreme Court announced that it would take up Trump's "absolute immunity" appeal.3 Trump is facing 91 felony indictments, including ones for his interference with the 2020 election.4 Instead of letting the unanimous D.C. circuit decision stand, SCOTUS is aiding in Trump's delay tactics, scheduling the hearing for late April.
Trump packed the Supreme Court with his nominees, and now they are paving the way for him to return to office. But SCOTUS doesn't decide the future of our country, we do. Sign the petition to make it clear that no president should have "absolute immunity" from crimes and attacks on our democracy.
Special counsel Jack Smith charged Trump with four federal felonies that accuse him of conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election, leading up to and on January 6.5 Trump is relying on the far-right members of the court to shield him from accountability and consequences—and so far, they are.
We can't allow a few corrupt members of the Supreme Court to undermine our democracy. Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.
Thanks for all you do.
–MoveOn
Sources:
- "Supreme Court rules states can’t remove Trump from presidential election ballot," CNBC, March 4, 2024 https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/04/supreme-court-rules-in-trump-colorado-ballot-case.html
- "In Taking Up Trump’s Immunity Claim, Supreme Court Bolstered His Delay Strategy," The New York Times, February 28, 2024
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/28/us/politics/trumps-immunity-supreme-court-delay-strategy.html
- "Here's where all the cases against Trump stand as he campaigns for a return to the White House," AP News, February 28, 2024
https://apnews.com/article/trump-indictments-election-january-6-classified-documents-5cb04868bb1cdf91c19eafdb882af8c0
- "First on CNN: January 6 committee has text messages between Ginni Thomas and Mark Meadows," CNN, March 25, 2022
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/24/politics/ginni-thomas-mark-meadows-text-messages/index.html
- "What to know about Trump's 4 indictments and the criminal charges," CBS News, August 15, 2023
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-investigations-new-york-fulton-county-georgia-special-counsel/
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