CO Supreme Court Boots Insurrectionist Trump from Primary Ballot

[GChief]

Originally Posted by Rajoo

After reading more on this, now I am betting the SCOTUS will reverse this very easily. Michigan ruled that since primary elections are a private affair conducted by the duopoly, the secretary of state has no legal grounds to interfere. I had forgotten that primaries are not state sanctioned elections, so Trump will get a reversal on this. The risk is that if they uphold this, another fifteen states or so will follow suit leading to serious civil consequences.

On the other hand, I do wish a lot of other states follow suit before SCOTUS makes their ruling.

Perhaps the Colorado's justices have accomplished what they set out to accomplish, determining that Trump is an Insurrectionist and a Traitor.

If he had been charged it may stick. But without charges or a conviction he did not insurrect

[Oerets]

Originally Posted by GChief

If he had been charged it may stick. But without charges or a conviction he did not insurrect

He was impeached so that covers charges. Also the way that it is written in the 14th amendment leaves out convicted IIRC. At the time it was passed they had just went through dealing with insurrection and saw the need to suspend this need be a good guess.
Not a lawyer and will defer to a more learned one.

[Chicks]

Colorado Supreme Court Rules Trump is Ineligible for the Presidency Under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment
The Colorado court got this issue right. The case is now likely headed to the US Supreme Court.
https://reason.com/volokh/2023/12/19...4th-amendment/

The libertarian legal scholars at Reason are always an interesting read. The hard-right members of SCOTUS are going to have to really squirm on this one, as their rulings are cited by the SCOCO. Let's see just how corrupt Thomas and Alito are...

[Chicks]

Trump spent years calling for political candidates to be stricken from ballots
https://www.rawstory.com/amp/trump-c...ack-2666700415

If the shoe was on the other foot, Donny, the MAGAMorons and SCOTUS would be all in.

[Chicks]

Colorado Supreme Court justices face a flood of threats after disqualifying Trump from the ballot
The latest round of threats fits a familiar pattern: Trump faces a legal setback, and officials face threats.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...lot-rcna130720

The usual blowback from Whell's World of lunatics.

[RickeyM]

What's the worry? This is just a distraction. The POT will insure that Mango Man is the party's nominee anyway. These Republican primaries are just for show. It's like Putin claiming he won his election(s).

[Rajoo]

Originally Posted by RickeyM

What's the worry? This is just a distraction. The POT will insure that Mango Man is the party's nominee anyway. These Republican primaries are just for show. It's like Putin claiming he won his election(s).

For the Republican Party of the MAGA sheeple?
For the party and its flag bearers it more than a distraction especially more states will disqualify Trump thus threatening his legitimacy as a candidate for the independent voters.

For the MAGA sheeple, one new grievance and another opportunity to shower their chieftain with $5 and $10 bills.

I am somewhat taken aback from this comment by Bill Barr, the previous AG.

“I strongly oppose Donald Trump for the Republican nomination, but I think that this case is legally wrong and untenable,” Barr said in a CNN interview. “And I think this kind of action of stretching the law, taking these hyper-aggressive positions to try to knock Trump out of the race are counterproductive. They backfire.”

Why is it legally wrong? Its their interpretation of the 14th Amendment which everyone agrees is quite confusing. By not acting on it, they would have in effect condoned Trump's insurrection.

https://news.yahoo.com/barr-says-col...233550734.html

[RickeyM]

Originally Posted by Rajoo

I am somewhat taken aback from this comment by Bill Barr, the previous AG.

Billy "Low" Barr has also stated that he would vote for "him" if he becomes the Repub nominee. Party before country. It's the Republican way.

[RickeyM]

From what I see this is how it shakes out.

Those who think the 14th amendment should not apply here:
Those who believe the election was stolen
Those who think tRump was justified in his actions
Those who wish him to be president again

Those who think the 14th amendment should apply here:
Everyone else

[Chicks]

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump

The State of Iowa should disqualify Ted Cruz from the most recent election on the basis that he cheated- a total fraud!

11:25 AM · Feb 3, 2016