As RedState reported earlier, the Supreme Court ruled 9-0 on Monday that states could not ban candidates for federal office from their state's ballots under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, overturning a December ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court that barred former President Donald Trump from their presidential primary ballot.
The case, which was argued by CREW "on behalf of the supposedly Republican and unaffiliated voters" who wanted Trump taken off the ballot, was brought on grounds that Trump had allegedly incited an "insurrection" on January 6, 2021, and therefore should be disqualified.
Here's what Section 3 of the 14th Amendment states:
No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.
After weeks of speculating over how the Supreme Court would come down on this case, the mainstream media's reactions to the unanimous ruling, though predictable, have been inject-into-my-veins-type stuff:
NBC's @KenDilanianNBC: "This is another example among many that are playing out right now of the Supreme Court playing a huge role in American elections, & it’s not necessarily the case that that’s a good thing for the Supreme Court. The approval levels of the court poll at historic lows ... It’s going to be seen by many people as the court essentially interfering in some sense in the election, & so this is all sort of playing out here in terms of how we assess the Supreme Court & its legacy."
CNN in particular is having a really rough day. The sour looks on the faces of anchors Jim Acosta and Dana Bash said it all:
Former CNN host Greta Van Susteren also had thoughts on other commentary provided by CNN:
"@CNN just called the Supreme Court the 'least transparent' - well, their hearings are ALL open to the public, they make decisions and PUBLISH ALL their reasons for their decision…. (‘opinions) so it is NOT fair to call them the ‘least transparent” - this CNN reporter does not understand."
The Associated Press headline on the Court's decision was a case study in liberally biased headlines, which some Twitter users implored them to correct:
Shockingly, sanity prevailed at CBS News, which had a reality check for them all:
Gee, ya think?