He is credibly credited with being actuated by lofty, unselfish patriotism. He probably does not know himself just what he wants to accomplish. The keynote of his propaganda in speaking and writing is violent anti-Semitism. His followers are nicknamed the “Hakenkreuzler.” So violent are Hitler’s fulminations against the Jews that a number of prominent Jewish citizens are reported to have sought safe asylums in the Bavarian highlands, easily reached by fast motor cars, whence they could hurry their women and children when forewarned of an anti-Semitic St. Bartholomew’s night.
But several reliable, well-informed sources confirmed the idea that Hitler’s anti-Semitism was not so genuine or violent as it sounded, and that he was merely using anti-Semitic propaganda as a bait to catch masses of followers and keep them aroused, enthusiastic, and in line for the time when his organization is perfected and sufficiently powerful to be employed effectively for political purposes.
A sophisticated politician credited Hitler with peculiar political cleverness for laying emphasis and over-emphasis on anti-Semitism, saying: “You can’t expect the masses to understand or appreciate your finer real aims. You must feed the masses with cruder morsels and ideas like anti-Semitism. It would be politically all wrong to tell them the truth about where you really are leading them.”
I hope you’re right. My worry is that by keeping him off the ballot in states where Biden is going to win anyway we light a fire under the MAGAs in Pennsylvania, Arizona, etc.
The main effect of this type of ruling is the primary. Trump will be unable to win delegates in CO. I Share your skepticism that swing states will kick him off.
I can see SCOTUS reversing this, but forcing them to hold a hearing will be fun.
SCOTUS will obviously overturn. But if they somehow don’t, isn’t he going to get kicked off of every ballot? I assume an voter in any state could bring the suit?
Scotus overturning is the mortal lock bet of all time. It’s a close to a sure thing something that hasn’t happened can be. The sun will rise tomorrow levels of surety.
They may override or they may not. If they do it will be on their obituary and every law student will read the case and know the supreme court is a farce. The stakes are higher for the court than you realize.
IF SCOTUS denies cert, it will be up to every state to interpret the law. The plaintiffs had to prove like 8 different things, some of which are CO specific laws. Any state will be free to disagree with those conclusions, as 4 of the 8 CO judges already have.
Consider: he will get the seven figure vacation if Desantis gets the slot in his place. The politics are not all black/white here. Lot of Republicans would like to see Trump six feet under.
