Trump knocked off of primary ballot per Colorado Supreme Court, ruling that Trump did indeed participate in an insurrection, incited January 6 riot, and was indeed an officer of the United States. His incitement speech was not protected by the first amendment. Now on to the Supreme Court. Colorado Secretary of State Griswold said on MSNBC she will abide by whatever decision is on the date of certification which is in January 5. Trump's retort was Jauary 6 was not an insurrection and more. ..Public supports the Colorado court decision: Do you approve or disapprove of the Colorado Supreme Court ruling that Donald Trump can't appear on the state's 2024 Republican presidential primary ballot because his actions leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021 takeover of the Capitol amount to insurrection or rebellion against the United States? | Daily Question (yougov.com) Donald Trump's Colorado Problem Just Got a Whole Lot Worse (newsweek.com)
Prioir post: Nov. 23, 2023
Clarifying the application of the 14th Amendment to a presidential candidate would be the expected result of the legal issue that will now go to the Colorado Supreme Court. Still, the concept that a candidate who tried to engineer a coup to overturn the democratic process should be given another opportunity to destroy democracy as we have known it would be hard to swallow. Running the 2024 race and winning will still be difficult because of the lack of enthusiasm for Biden, so it appears now. Going negative against Trump is his best hope. What is really significant about this is that the judge held a trial and called witnesses regarding whether Trump deserved to be guilty of being an insurrectionist, and she ruled he did. That is the first time such was ruled in a Court process. (Impeachment is a political process, not a judicial one). This article presents experts opining that factual findings are rarely overturned by appeal judges but questions whether the results are in compliance with the Constitution.. This constitutional issue will, without doubt, be decided by the Supreme Court (SCOTUS), dominated by Trump appointees. It is where the issue is likely to meet its fate and die on the altar of the majority. A possibility is that SCOTUS would rule that a decision by the Court is too important of an issue to be decided by the Court, so the decision must be made by the voters in this democracy. and refuse to hear it, leaving lower court decisions to stand in Colorado alone but inviting other states to attempt a suit with other arguments. Of course, the last time the court actually made such a profound and critical decision was when it ruled against Al Gore in 2000 and made his opponent president. They did it once before, and they could do it again. Gore honored the decision and did not attempt an insurrection like loser Trump did in 2020-2021. The Big Lie still persists in the minds of most in the GOP, even after over three years of trying to prove there was enough fraud to justify that belief. It failed in every court decision, and every audit, including "forensic" ones conducted by Trump supporters, is a matter of mass delusion based on wishful thinking. The Differences Between a Criminal Case and a Civil Case - FindLaw
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