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The Wayne ([personal profile] thewayne) wrote2023-12-19 10:14 pm

Trump LOSES Colorado case and is barred from the primary ballot there!

A political watch group, C.R.E.W., sued in Colorado to bar Trump from the ballot under Article 14, Section 3 of the Constitution which bars people from holding elected office if they gave aid or succor to seditionists after swearing an oath to uphold the Constitution. Which Trump did. He swore the oath of office when he became President, and the aid and succor is pretty self-evident.

And the Colorado State Supreme Court ruled in favor of CREW, 4-3. The ruling is temporarily stayed until it can be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which Trump's posse immediately pledged to do.

And if the Supreme Court upholds the Colorado ruling, it's game over. He'll still face the 4+ law suits, but that's the end of his political career.

Fingers crossed!

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/donald-trump-colorado-disqualified-2024-ballot-supreme-court-1234932715/
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[personal profile] disneydream06 2023-12-20 07:22 am (UTC)(link)
I wish I could say the same about Minnesota. :( :( :(

Do we really think the SCOTUS, aka Donald's Court, will uphold Colorado's decision? :o :o :o
Hugs, Jon
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[personal profile] disneydream06 2023-12-20 04:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Wouldn't it be a wild world if our judges actually believed in and used the Constitution? :o
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[personal profile] disneydream06 2023-12-21 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
They have definitely been flexible with interpreting No. 2.
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[personal profile] dewline 2023-12-20 12:23 pm (UTC)(link)
May it go well, and in the meantime, let's enjoy the victory we have!
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[personal profile] kaishin108 2023-12-20 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)
tRumps posse as you say will probably veto it. It seems they want him in power, sigh.
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[personal profile] silveradept 2023-12-20 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
One can hope that all of the justices who are all about plain language reading and originalism look at the passing of the amendment, the context of the time, and go "yeah, this is a Civil War amendment designed specifically to stop Confederates from getting into the Union government. Since this person decided they wanted to endorse and egg on an insurrection attempt, they are disqualified from all ballots everywhere and may not hold office again. Find someone else, Republicans."
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[personal profile] warriorsavant 2023-12-20 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)

Lovely as his being disbarred from office would be, but even if the Supremes agree, this was Colorado State Court. Might be a precedent, even a strong one, but technically only applies in Colorado, which Biden won anyhow. Let's say he was barred from being on the ballot in CO, but was on the ballot in the other 49 states.

[personal profile] ndrosen 2023-12-23 09:23 am (UTC)(link)
I was going to comment that this only applies to Colorado. The decision may be sound as far as it goes (I’m not judging the legalities, although I agree that Dishonest Donald is morally unfit for public office), but the MAGAts won’t be convinced that their hero deserves to be kept off the ballot. I have received numerous emails lately appealing for funds to fight the ruling, and otherwise oppose the crackpots loyal to the Constitution, instead of to the would-be King Donald the First.