Missouri State Senator Bill Eigel has introduced a bill to disqualify President Joe Biden from the 2024 election ballot.
The move follows efforts in multiple states to remove former President Donald Trump from Republican primary ballots.
Announced Friday evening, the legislation claims that Biden has supplied "aid and comfort" to America's enemies.
“In the wake of formal efforts in 33 states to remove President Donald J. Trump from the ballot, State Senator Bill Eigel will be putting forth legislation that would disqualify Biden from the ballot in Missouri,” the announcement stated. “By the Democrats’ own standard, Joe Biden should be immediately disqualified and remove from the ballot for the ‘aid and comfort’ he has given our enemies.” BREAKING: Missouri State Senator Bill Eigel (@BillEigel) sponsors a bill to disqualify Joe Biden from the 2024 ballot. pic.twitter.com/oV3SOakUgY
— ALX 🇺🇸 (@alx) January 6, 2024
“Our country is being invaded, because Joe Biden has swung our southern border wide open,” Eigel's statement continued. “President Biden has allowed more than 8 million people to stroll across our border illegally, causing more harm to this country than any other president in American history.”
Eigel said his goal was to expose “the absolute absurdity of Colorado’s and Maine’s decisions to remove President Donald J. Trump from the ballot.”If radical leftists continue to push lies and fairytales in an attempt to kick Trump off the ballot in their states, Republicans have no choice but to buck up and fight back — using the facts to remove Biden from the ballot before he destroys this country even further.
“Democrats only believe in democracy when it favors them — let’s expose their double standard hypocrisy,” the statement continued. “We must stand our ground to protect the security of our nation and the sovereignty of our people.”
Colorado’s Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced Friday night that the state's “2024 Presidential primary ballot is certified. The United States Supreme Court has accepted the case, and Donald Trump will appear on the ballot as a result. Colorado’s 2024 Presidential primary ballot is certified. The United States Supreme Court has accepted the case, and Donald Trump will appear on the ballot as a result.”
— Jena Griswold (@JenaGriswold) January 5, 2024
Oral arguments before the Supreme Court regarding Trump being removed from the ballots in Colorado and Maine will begin on February 8.
The lawsuits cited Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, adopted after the Civil War. They claim Trump is "ineligible" to hold office for engaging in an "insurrection," even though he has not been charged with or faced trial for that crime.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, also running for president, has said he is exploring options to keep Biden off the ballot in his state.
"I do think the US Supreme Court is going to have to take the case," DeSantis told reporters after a campaign event in Iowa on Friday. "I do think they're going to have to rein this in, because I just think if you look at it, it just becomes too different." DeSantis suggests Biden could be removed from Florida ballot https://t.co/ioNfnPRyEF pic.twitter.com/rRHa4e1m63
— Alaturka News (@alaturkanews) January 6, 2024
DeSantis said that his administration has been looking into if they can make the case over the invasion happening at the southern border.
"You could make a case — we're actually I'm actually looking at this in Florida now. Could we make a credible case that Biden, because of the invasion of eight million?" DeSantis said.
DeSantis disagreed with keeping candidates off of ballots but said it is important to "fight back" and play by the same rules the left makes.
"I think if this is going to happen for them . . . I don't believe in fighting with one hand tied behind your back. Whatever the rules are applied to us, we're going to fight back and play the rules the other way," DeSantis said.
DeSantis also vowed to fight against the Democrats' "lawfare and weaponization" of the justice system if he is elected. He is far behind Trump, the clear frontrunner, however.
"You know, we've got a better way forward. We're not going to have to worry about those issues. And then when I become president, I'm going to be able to address all the lawfare and all the weaponization, and we'll be able to end this stuff once and for all," he continued.
