Trump disqualified from CO ballot
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Live updates: Colorado Supreme Court rules on Trump 14th Amendment case
The Colorado Supreme Court has issued a ruling in a case about whether the US Constitution's ban on insurrectionists holding public office applies to former President Donald Trump because of the January 6 US Capitol riot. Follow here for the latest live news updates.
Colorado Supreme Court rules Trump disqualified from holding presidency
A group of voters want Trump off the ballot, citing the Constitution's insurrectionist ban. Trump has vowed a swift appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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I looked at that a while back and with my limited knowledge I do think they have the right to keep him off.Colorado Supreme Court rules Trump disqualified from holding presidency
A group of voters want Trump off the ballot, citing the Constitution's insurrectionist ban. Trump has vowed a swift appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Based on opinion vs conviction? He hasn’t been convicted of these actions yet, has he? Seems like a bit of a slippery slope.
I agree. But just as hard cases make bad law, clear cases sometimes can make bad politics. Keeping him off the ballot might be technically correct, but it will be damaging to the country in the long run.
Will be reversed. Complete Marxist Dems with no regard for the law or Constitution. Not surprising. It's what they do.
The Confederates who were barred from office weren't convicted of anything, either.
It goes something like this:
The 14th says those who engaged in insurrection are disqualified.
Trump engaged in insurrection.
He's disqualified.
Has he been indicted and convicted of that?
Yes, since it was an application of the exact same Constitutional provision.
Conviction not needed
It's a Civil War era amendment with zero application today. Applies to Robert E Lee and the like who took up arms against the government. You libs are completely insane. Again, this will be easily overturned.
It doesn't even apply to the President. Learn to read.
I don’t know Dbm. You know how I feel about Biden. Worst prez ever. But when I read about this a while back I remember thinking they could get trump with this one.
I’ll bet anyone here the SCt won’t allow this.
It’d sure be sticking it to trump if this caught on. Old Dbm would be out there blocking traffic
Politically, this is the best thing that could happen to Republicans. Legally, I don’t think it can stand.
CoH, what kinda yahoos you got on that Colorado court?
He tried to stay in power after losing the election. Not being on the ballot should be down his list of concerns; or least behind bring publicly hanged.
I was just in Colorado for two weeks, and will be heading back in another week but is there any chance in hell they would vote for Trump anyway?
Seems unlikely. Not that the Colorado Supreme Court isn’t another example of evil progressives at work or that taking him off the ballot isn’t horribly unjust…
As far as results, I’m or sure it means much.
Seems unlikely. Not that the Colorado Supreme Court isn’t another example of evil progressives at work or that taking him off the ballot isn’t horribly unjust…
As far as results, I’m or sure it means much.
If true, it says more about Colorado than it does Trump.
Dbm we can’t beat these no good Dems. We lose at every turn. We’re trying to get rides to go vote before the precinct closes and they’re counting theirs in the mail for months. We’re selling gold bars and survival buckets while they’re pulling out scrolls of law that we didn’t know about. We don’t have a chance
It was 4-3 on an all far left Democrat CO SC. Will be easily reversed. 3 lefty Dems said no. The 4 Chukans said yes.
And what does it say to the flag waving Lauren Boebert's who make up 40+% of the state and work the jobs and pay the taxes? You think they'll want to stay in that Marxist hell hole?
They clearly didn't think this through.
A decent run down of why Section 3 doesn’t apply to Trump:
Nailed it. They're trying to trigger a reaction. Dems are very sick.
Fun fact. I was acquaintances with Governor Scott Walker’s son. The union assassin. Spent the 4th of July at the Wisconsin Governors mansion one year pre his uninspiring 2016 presidential run.
He did make one joke I liked though. Strolls out on to the beautifully manicured lawn, of
This Governors mansion and opens with “Not bad for public housing, eh?”
That analysis defies common sense. So the jurisdictional element would pertain to everyone save the prez and vice bc they aren’t contemplated as an officer.A decent run down of why Section 3 doesn’t apply to Trump:
Am I construing that incorrectly?
State's rights?
Colorado court keeps federal candidate off its ballot, and Texas governor acts to arrest immigrants.
IMO the battle over state's rights and those of the federal government has never really been settled with the Supreme Court always having been a branch subject to political ideology.
"The Constitution lists only three qualifications for the Presidency — the President must be at least 35 years of age, be a natural born citizen, and must have lived in the United States for at least 14 years."
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Trump never fired a shot against the United States, nor did he command others to do so. All he did was give a speech. Calling that an insurrection will cause problems that we can never solve.
This and the Smith trials will forever change the nature of the office of president. .
That would be an important point if we were talking about mere statute, but the 14th Amendment supersedes that restriction."The Constitution lists only three qualifications for the Presidency — the President must be at least 35 years of age, be a natural born citizen, and must have lived in the United States for at least 14 years."
The Executive Branch | The White House
From the President, to the Vice President, to the Cabinet, learn more about the Executive Branch of the government of the United States.
He hasn’t been charged with insurrection. No one has.
Criminal charges aren't necessary.
Trump did much more than "give a speech."
That said, how was he found to have committed insurrection in Colorado? Was there a trial? Witnesses? Does a Colorado state court have jurisdiction to even try him for insurrection?
Do we really think the 14th Amendment set up a process for 50 different trials in 50 different jurisdictions before someone could be placed on the ballot for the Presidency in each state?
