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Government Corruption
Trump kicked off Colorado ballot in 14th Amendment case
2023-12-20
[The Hill] Colorado’s highest court on Tuesday knocked former President Trump off the state’s Republican primary ballot under the 14th Amendment in a 4-3 ruling, making it the first state to block him from seeking the presidency because of his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

The court put its ruling on hold until Jan. 4, so Trump can first seek review from the U.S. Supreme Court. Trump’s spokesperson quickly vowed to do so, meaning Trump’s name automatically remains on the ballot until the justices in Washington resolve the appeal.

In a major legal blow to Trump, the Colorado court affirmed he engaged in insurrection by inflaming his supporters with false claims of election fraud and directing them to the Capitol — preventing him from a second White House term under the 14th Amendment’s “insurrection clause.”

The state justices determined that the office of the president is covered under the insurrection clause, which specifically lists those who previously took oaths to support the Constitution as “a member of Congress,” “officer of the United States,” “member of any State legislature” or an “executive or judicial officer of any State.” The district court had ruled that the office of the president was not covered under the clause.
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Posted by:3dc

#20  There must be some way to make these people accountable. disappear.
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-12-20 22:57  

#19  If this is not overturned and Republicans do some kind of a boycott, the process will be ripe for down ballot or issue shenanigans unless everyone still votes and just undervotes the presidential race.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-12-20 18:04  

#18  Colorado GOP to have caucus instead of primary if Trump ballot decision stands
Posted by: Frank G   2023-12-20 13:55  

#17  In other words, psychological lawfare stuff – intended for media consumption.

Yes, but not just that. It is harassment and interference with an election because it distracts the candidate and costs money to appeal. Maybe Trump should counter sue for those damages.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2023-12-20 13:49  

#16  Say what you will about qualifications for general election, the sovereign State of Colorado has no say about a political party's organizational methods.

You mean they have no standing? I would love to hear that about judges. But I'd love it even more if they went to jail.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2023-12-20 13:45  

#15  From a great summation in CTH today:"...As long as President Trump appeals the decision to the Supreme Court, the appeals court stays their own ruling – essentially indefinitely. The Colorado primary ballots printed, and the primary election will be over, before the Supreme Court puts this on their docket.

In addition to the virtual guarantee the high court will overrule this political nonsense, SCOTUS can make the entire issue moot before them by following their own normal schedule for submissions, arguments, deliberation and opinions delivered by the court.

The Colorado appellate court knows this, that’s why they put this self-stay into their 4-3 ruling. It’s a politically correct way of giving the optics of telling their tribe, ‘hey we’re with you,’ without the ramifications of the political backlash. In other words, psychological lawfare stuff – intended for media consumption."

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2023/12/19/the-colorado-supreme-court-4-3-decision-is-pure-nonsense-and-can-be-laughed-at-they-even-admit-it-on-page-9/#more-253983
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2023-12-20 13:22  

#14  *and those are not Judges. Those are hacks.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2023-12-20 13:01  

#13  None of this has anything to do with the sovereign State of Colorado.

Say what you will about qualifications for general election, the sovereign State of Colorado has no say about a political party's organizational methods.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2023-12-20 13:00  

#12  How do you prosecute a judge for insurrection? OK. How do you prosecute the judge for harassing candidates for election? Interfering with elections? There must be some way to make these people accountable.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2023-12-20 12:35  

#11  Come again?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2023-12-20 12:25  

#10  Even if SCOTUS overturns this decision, it is at the very least harassment. It is costly and distracting for any candidate to appeal this nonsense and it's happening all the time wherever we have liberal justices who believe their ideology is more important than the Constitution. How do you prosecute a judge for insurrection?
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2023-12-20 11:59  

#9  And all the red states will remove Biden and the demonrats for treason and collusion with China and deliberately aiding and abetting an invasion of the US. And at that point the killing is pretty much going to start.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2023-12-20 10:03  

#8  What happens if Trump wins the primary as a write-in candidate?
Posted by: SteveS   2023-12-20 09:48  

#7  This is how stuff gets broken in an unfixable way. Then the people who did the breaking start moaning...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-12-20 07:19  

#6  
NEW JUSTICE RULE
Adopted Jan 6th, 2021

Innocent Until Proven Guilty.
Except for Trump, and Constitutional following voters and protesters.
Posted by: Glose Speregum3167   2023-12-20 06:55  

#5  If it's not thrown out quickly, California, Oregon, and Washington may follow.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-12-20 05:52  

#4  Show of (ideological piety) trumps consequences.
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2023-12-20 05:50  

#3  Legal scholar Jonathan Turley rips Colorado decision to disqualify Trump from presidential ballot: 'This country is a powder keg, and this court is just throwing matches at it'
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-12-20 05:43  

#2  Never gonna stick. Even the lower judge said the congress or an officer of the government (see speaker of the house and such) must declare the person in a state of insurrection. Suddenly the rubber stamp "Supreme" court of CO says, yeah insurrection. Trial balloon and posturing. Little more.

On the other side I would be happy to kick off the Civil war here.
Posted by: DarthVader   2023-12-20 01:45  

#1  In other news, Colorado is credited for kicking off the 2024 Civil War.
Posted by: 49 Pan   2023-12-20 00:17  

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