The Colorado Supreme Court issued an opinion Tuesday evening disqualifying Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s GOP primary ballot, a monumental ruling which applies the Constitution’s ban on those who engaged in insurrection from holding office.
Get ready for a ketchup shortage folks!
Here comes the appeal.
Just like there will be appeals of Texas’ state law against illegal immigration. These are set up for appeal. Well, and for grifting, depending or your POV.
“Big protest in Colorado on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!”
Quite a split. Will be interesting to see if the dissents revolved around primary vs. general election ballot or some other issue.
The thing that worries me about this DQ stuff is the question about who is the trier of fact. Because there is no doubt in my mind that if it is simply a state supreme court, Republicans will find a way to make this apply to democrats claiming one or the other incident, like for example, filibustering a bill on the floor of the Senate, qualifies as an insurrection.
There goes the RNC’s legal budget.
Darnn shame, that.
Biden will be disqualified from the ballot in Florida, because covering Hunter’s car payments amounts to insurrection.
FIFY 
“The court stayed the ruling until Jan. 4, the deadline for Colorado officials to certify who appears on the GOP primary ballot.”
Cue The NY Times with the whataboutisms…
This is the dam creaking. Removing the possibility of regaining the presidency makes this a whole different ballgame.
Truth is, it’s hitting the fan so hard the news hasn’t really parsed the missing Russia folder adequately.
Another day I can feel proud to be a Coloradan.
Bad day for donnie is a good day for me
Yup. I really like my adopted state.
Once the topic of using Section 3 of the 14th amendment to disqualify a candidate for ‘insurrection’ was raised, it was inevitable it would be used against Democrats at some point. Applying it first against Trump, who actually engaged in an insurrection, guarantees that 1) they will supply the arguments against 14th amendment disqualification that Democrats can use in the future and against any such attacks, and 2) the likelihood that this will go in front of the SCOTUS to be adjudicated before it’s weaponized against Democrats is now 100%.
Once the cat was out of the bag, our best option was to pursue these challenges till the very end (i.e. SCOTUS).
Buckle up because 2024 is going to be a wild ride!
I tend to lean in the direction that the people will and should get exactly who and what they vote for, but this is very funny.
The decision is certain to be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, but it will be up to the justices to decide whether to take the case. Scholars have said only the nation’s high court can settle the issue of whether the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol constituted an insurrection and whether Trump is banned from running.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/12/19/trump-off-colorado-ballot/
Michigan, I think I read, is going to send this to its Supreme Court. Domino effect.
ETA, Resend.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4361894-michigan-court-trump-2024-primary/