You can’t have missed the news today. Colorado’s Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision, declared that Donald Trump cannot appear on the March 5 Colorado primary ballot. Something about the 14th Amendment and a little insurrection incident …
The decision will, of course, be appealed immediately to Trump’s Supreme Court, with the outcome a foregone conclusion. There is, however, one interesting little side note. SCOTUS Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, one of Trump’s appointees, is from Colorado. And in reaching its decision, the Colorado court today cited a Gorsuch opinion from 2012’s Hassan v. Colorado:
“it is ‘a state’s legitimate interest in protecting the integrity and practical functioning of the political process’ that ‘permits it to exclude from the ballot candidates who are constitutionally prohibited from assuming office.’”
I don’t imagine the Colorado decision will stand, but it sure feels good for the moment. And maybe it will spark some serious, serious questions between now and next November.
I’ll let you read all the details elsewhere. The story will be hard to miss. Seems like most news outlets jumped on it immediately and anything I can write now is … a delighted afterthought.
Worth noting: The lawsuit that resulted in this decision was filed by four Republicans and two Unaffiliated voters.
Yes, gratitude , 49 more to go!
It’s a start. Maybe it will catch on …
There you go, Colorado – doin it again. 🙂
Yeah. Ain’t it cool? 🤠
amazing
Hope springs …
Yes it was!!
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Even if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the decision, it will start people thinking about Trump’s transgressions, I hope.
I’m enjoying seeing this in all the headlines and being discussed everywhere, and I hope it convinces a lot of people that Trump is indeed unfit to be president. But I fear too many people have already made up their minds and are Trump supporters no matter what.