I will be filing a legal action in the United States Supreme Court in order to defend the constitutional rights of the citizens of the State of Missouri to fully and freely participate in the election of the President of the United States. There are two competing visions for the future of America. Some states value freedom and an individual’s ability to choose the candidate for President that they prefer, while other states choose a path of lawfare to weaponize government, intimidate candidates, and remove them from the campaign trail during one of the most consequential elections in our nation’s history.
In 1787, when “We the people of the United States” joined together to form a “more perfect union” to “establish justice… and promote the general welfare” of all of our citizens, we did so with the promise that our shared Constitution gave each state an equal seat at the table. Under this promise, we agreed that each of the states would jointly participate in determining the course of our nation and one of the most important decisions we would make, as equals, was the selection of our President.
Recent events in New York, Colorado, Georgia, and elsewhere have fundamentally undermined the system that has served us so well for more than 200 years. We are a nation of laws, with checks and balances to protect individuals from persecution. These laws are supposed to be equally enforced and equally applied. State officials, including prosecutors, have a legal and moral duty to seek justice, act fairly, and avoid even the appearance of impropriety. These ethical obligations forbid politically motivated prosecutions and other attempts to interfere in the nation’s choice to freely elect the next President.
Unfortunately, over the past several months, we have seen states use baseless criminal prosecutions and judicial fiat in a willful attempt to prevent other states, like Missouri, from fully participating in a national election for the nation’s highest office. Political opponents targeting fellow candidates and prioritizing hatred over the rule of law is fundamentally un-American, antithetical to freedom, and blatantly unconstitutional.
All Americans, including the citizens of Missouri, have a right to hear from and have access to a presidential candidate. Led by radical activists in other states, this
malicious lawfare is a direct attack on the democratic process and the values we hold dear as a nation.
President Trump was prosecuted by officials who previously made a name for themselves by narrating and campaigning on promises to go after him and his business practices. These prosecutors coordinated with the Biden administration to further an illicit conviction to take President Trump off the campaign trail.
And that was only in the State of New York. These facts display a level of collusion never seen before between a corrupt Department of Justice and politically motivated state prosecutors.
In 2016 and 2020 combined, more than 3 million Missourians voted for President Trump in the presidential election. Now in 2024, Missourians have selected Trump and Biden to face off once again. Missourians have a right to participate in the presidential election, which means they have a right to hear from both candidates and see each candidate on the ballot.
If we are to protect the rule of law, we must end this unconstitutional lawfare. If we are to remain a nation of laws, we must root out this existential threat to the republic and ensure our elections remain free from political interference. Missouri’s lawsuit against the State of New York’s unconscionable actions will do just that.
