Trump Asks Supreme Court to Keep Him on Colorado Ballot
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Keep Him on Colorado Ballot
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that the former president had engaged in insurrection and was ineligible to hold office under the 14th Amendment.
Former President Donald J. Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to keep him on the primary ballot in Colorado, appealing an explosive ruling from the state Supreme Court declaring him ineligible based on his efforts to overturn the 2020 election that culminated in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
The move adds to the growing pressure on the U.S. Supreme Court to act, given the number of challenges to Mr. Trump’s eligibility and the need for a nationwide resolution of the question as the primaries approach.
boy that supreme court is kinda fucked... on one hand you have an obvious insurrectionist... on the other hand
I'm actually OK with him to be on the primary ballots, as I don't read the a14 as disabling him from those. Being a parties' candidate is no "office".
But I very clearly see and demand that he has absolutely no place on the presidential ballot papers.
I see what you’re saying except the Colorado constitution says they have to put the Primary winner’s name on the ballot: 1-4-104
The names of the nominees shall be printed on the official ballot prepared for the ensuing general election.
So allowing someone who is ineligible to be on the general ballot would just set it up to have to ignore the State’s constitution.
While you have a point there, I'm afraid that lawyers might pick their points and simply run the A14 against the Colorado constitution.
But on the other hand, as a reason someone might get excluded from the ballot might always come up after the primaries, I still see no problem to remove someone from the ballot even if he won the primaries. Heck, the A14 might even disqualify someone even after the vote in November. Or later. The A14 disqualifies from office, not from appearing on a ballot paper.
Never charged or convicted of insurrection. He is entitled to due process, like every other American. Get over it.
Due process is for criminal/civil procedures. 14th amendment is concerned with job eligibility, not a loss of life, liberty, or pursuit of freedom for which due process is inherently provided.
I am not awarded due process when I apply for a new job, nor should I.
Ruling made by state supreme COURT. Claims lack of “due process”. Have you EVER taken a civics course or just have your PhD from Fox News?
He was impeached for it, which is charging him with the crime.
Not only charged (articles of impeachment filed), but convicted by the House (actually impeached). Twice! The Senate chose not to remove him from office, that doesn't mean he didn't do it.
Just like Clinton was impeached but not removed from office. He was still found to have done what he was being impeached for by the House, the Senate chose not to remove him from office. Just because he was not removed from office, that does not make him innocent, quite the opposite.
It's not much different than a judge sentencing someone to time already served after being found guilty.
Translation: "I watch exclusively conservative media and consequently have no idea what's real or not"
Terrorist sympathizers gonna simp I guess.
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OJ was never convicted of murder, but he was found liable for wrongful death in a civil court. OJ's right to due process was not denied by the civil ruling against him. The consequence of that civil liability is that he owes a shit-ton of money to the estates of his victims.
Trump was found to be civilly liable for having engaged in insurrection. The consequences of that civil liability is that he is ineligible to hold the office of President.
What we should be arguing is whether any executive actions he took between January 6th and Biden's inauguration are valid, as he became ineligible to hold office on that date.