{"id":2050672,"date":"2023-09-30T10:37:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T14:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-responds-to-attempt-to-ban-him-from-denver-ballots-in-2024\/"},"modified":"2023-09-30T10:39:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T14:39:57","slug":"trump-responds-to-attempt-to-ban-him-from-denver-ballots-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-responds-to-attempt-to-ban-him-from-denver-ballots-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump reacts to Denver&#8217;s 2024 ballot ban attempt."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-responds-to-attempt-to-ban-him-from-denver-ballots-in-2024%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2050672&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Trump&#8217;s Attorneys Argue &#8220;Insurrection&#8221; Clause Violates Free Speech<\/h2>\n<p>Former \u200bPresident Donald Trump&#8217;s attorneys are\u2063 fighting to \u2062keep him \u200don the 2024 \u200bballot, claiming\u200c that an attempt\u200b to bar him under the \u200drarely\u2063 invoked &#8220;insurrection&#8221;\u2063 clause of the \u2064Constitution infringes\u200b on his right to free \u2064speech.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit, \u200cfiled by \u200dthe liberal group Citizens for Responsibility \u2063and Ethics in Washington on\u2064 behalf of six \u200delectors, targets the Colorado Secretary of State and Trump himself,\u2064 who is seeking another presidential run in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In a filing posted\u2062 by a \u200cColorado court\u2063 on Sept. 25, Trump&#8217;s lawyers made this argument in\u200b response to a \u2062series of challenges to his candidacy based on a clause dating back to the Civil\u2063 War. These challenges stem from Trump&#8217;s \u200befforts to overturn\u200b his 2020 loss to President Joe\u200c Biden and his involvement in the events of Jan. 6.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/trump-co-defendant-scott-hall-pleads-guilty-in-georgia-rico-case-5501151?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Trump Co-defendant Scott \u200dHall Pleads Guilty in Georgia RICO Case<\/strong><\/a>  &#8211; 9\/29\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/trump-appears-at-california-republican-party-convention-5501053?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Trump Speaks at California Republican Party Convention<\/strong><\/a>  -\u2064 9\/29\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"my-5\">&#8220;At no \u200ctime do Petitioners\u2062 argue that President Trump did\u200b anything other than engage\u200c in either speaking or refusing to speak for their argument \u2063that he engaged in the\u2062 purported insurrection,&#8221; wrote (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.state.co.us\/userfiles\/file\/Court_Probation\/02nd_Judicial_District\/Denver_District_Court\/09_22_2023%20DONALD%20J_%20TRUMPS%20SPECIAL%20MOTION%20TO%20DISMISS%20PURSUANT%20TO%20C_R_S_13-20-1101(3)(A).pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>) attorney Geoffrey Blue, defending the former president.<\/div>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s attorney also argues\u2062 that\u200b the clause doesn&#8217;t apply to \u200chim because\u200b it refers to those who \u200c&#8221;engaged \u2063in insurrection or rebellion,&#8221; \u200cnot \u2062those who simply &#8220;instigated&#8221; actions.<\/p>\n<p>According to Trump&#8217;s legal\u2064 team, the challenge should be dismissed as \u2064he is not\u2062 yet a \u2064candidate\u2064 under Colorado election\u2063 law, which is not designed to resolve constitutional disputes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The motion, filed under Colorado&#8217;s anti-SLAPP law, which protects individuals from lawsuits\u200b targeting their First Amendment-protected speech, will be the first 14th Amendment challenge\u200c filed in multiple \u2064states to be heard in open court. \u2063It was lodged on Friday \u200cand posted by the court on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah\u200c B. Wallace, district judge in Denver, has\u200b scheduled \u2063a hearing on the \u2063motion for October 13, with the constitutional issues to \u200cbe heard on October \u206230.<\/p>\n<p>Section Three of the amendment disqualifies anyone who previously swore to \u2063uphold the \u200cConstitution and then\u2063 &#8220;engaged&#8221;\u2063 in &#8220;insurrection or\u200b rebellion&#8221; from holding office. Its original purpose was to\u200d prevent\u200b former Confederate officials from seizing control of the government.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s claim of First Amendment protection aligns with his defense\u2063 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/green-activist-tied-to-top-dems-cant-account-for-millions-given-to-her-bail-fund\/\" title=\"Green Activist Tied To Top Dems Can\u2019t Account For Millions Given To Her Bail Fund\">criminal cases related<\/a> to the Jan. 6 attack. \u200cHe argues that he was merely drawing attention to\u200c what he believed was an\u2064 improper election, despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-responds-to-attempt-to-ban-him-from-denver-ballots-in-2024\/\" title=\"Trump reacts to Denver's 2024 ballot ban attempt.\">numerous dismissed petitions challenging<\/a> the election results.<\/p>\n<p>In the initial suit, the group argued that &#8220;due to \u2063his disqualification under Section 3, Trump is constitutionally ineligible to assume\u2064 the Office of the President.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2062 also claim that the secretary \u2062has not committed to preventing Trump&#8217;s candidacy and ask the judge to declare her actions allowing him on the ballot as a breach of \u2064duty.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Robin Rosenberg of \u200dFlorida, appointed by \u200bDemocratic President Barack Obama, recently dismissed a similar case, stating that an individual citizen does not have standing to challenge another\u200d individual&#8217;s qualification for public office.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">The former president, represented by the American\u200d Center for Law and Justice \u200c(ACLJ) in\u200d the Colorado case, is also facing similar lawsuits in Oklahoma (<a href=\"http:\/\/media.aclj.org\/pdf\/OK-Motion-to-Intervene-and-Complaint-(file-stamped-9.19.23)_Redacted.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>), Texas, and\u200c West Virginia.<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">The ACLJ \u2062is also representing \u200cthe Oklahoma \u2063Republican Party in their fight for ballot access, stating that\u200c they are filing a motion to intervene (<a href=\"http:\/\/media.aclj.org\/pdf\/OK-Motion-to-Intervene-and-Complaint-(file-stamped-9.19.23)_Redacted.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>) \u2063in federal court\u200c to be \u2063heard in the case.<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\"><em>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How do Trump&#8217;s attorneys \u200dargue that the\u2062 &#8220;insurrection&#8221; clause infringes upon his right to\u2062 free speech under the First Amendment?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  On\u2064 3 of the 14th Amendment states that no person shall hold any office if \u200dthey \u2063have\u2062 engaged in insurrection \u200bor rebellion against the United States. This clause \u2064has rarely been invoked in\u2063 legal cases, making the current lawsuit surrounding former President Donald Trump&#8217;s candidacy\u2063 for the\u2063 2024 election particularly significant.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 lawsuit,\u2064 brought forth by Citizens for\u2063 Responsibility and Ethics\u2064 in Washington, a\u2062 liberal group, on behalf of six electors, targets both the Colorado Secretary of State and Trump himself. It challenges Trump&#8217;s\u200b eligibility for the ballot based on his involvement in the events of January 6th\u2063 and his subsequent efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The \u200clawsuit\u200c argues that Trump&#8217;s actions constituted\u2062 insurrection, thus disqualifying him\u2063 from\u2062 holding \u2064any public\u200c office.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2063 response to\u2064 these challenges, Trump&#8217;s attorneys filed a\u2062 motion in a Colorado court on September 25th. They argue that the &#8220;insurrection&#8221; \u2062clause infringes upon Trump&#8217;s right to free speech under \u200cthe\u200b First Amendment. Trump&#8217;s lawyers assert that\u200d their client \u2063did not engage in any actions that could be considered insurrection but instead \u200dexercised his right to speak or refuse to speak.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Trump&#8217;s \u2063legal team argues that the\u2063 clause does not apply to \u200bhim because it refers to individuals who &#8220;engaged in insurrection or rebellion,&#8221; rather than\u2063 those who simply &#8220;instigated&#8221; such actions. They contend that Trump&#8217;s role in the events of January 6th falls under\u2063 the latter \u2062category and should not disqualify him from running for president.<\/p>\n<p>The motion also\u200d claims that\u2062 the challenge\u2063 should\u2063 be dismissed because Trump is not yet an official candidate according to Colorado \u200belection law, which is not designed to resolve \u2062constitutional disputes. By filing \u2064the\u200d motion \u200cunder Colorado&#8217;s anti-SLAPP law, \u2062which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-agencies-are-regulating-radically-rapidly\/\" title=\"Biden Agencies Are Regulating Radically, Rapidly\">protects free speech<\/a>, Trump&#8217;s attorneys\u200d aim to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-extends-mask-requirements-for-air-travel-through-the-winter\/\" title=\"Biden Extends Mask Requirements for Air Travel Through the Winter\">provide additional protection<\/a> \u200cfor their client&#8217;s \u200dFirst Amendment rights.<\/p>\n<p>This legal challenge has\u200d historical significance,\u200c as \u200dit will \u2064be the first 14th \u200cAmendment challenge filed in multiple states\u200b to be \u200cheard\u2062 in open court. The motion was lodged on Friday and posted by\u200b the court on\u200d Monday. \u2063District Judge Sarah B. Wallace in Denver \u200dhas \u2063set a hearing date\u2062 for October 13th, during which the motion will \u2062be discussed, with the constitutional\u2062 issues to be heard on October 30th.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 outcome of this legal battle will have far-reaching implications\u2062 for both \u200dTrump and any future \u200dpresidential candidates. It will clarify the interpretation and scope of the &#8220;insurrection&#8221; clause of \u2064the\u200d 14th Amendment, as well as illuminate the \u2064relationship between\u200c free speech and eligibility for \u2062public \u2062office. Regardless of the court&#8217;s decision, this case underscores the ongoing tension\u200d between the protection of free\u2064 speech and the consequences of inciting or participating in acts \u2064of insurrection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump&#8217;s lawyers claim that preventing him from running in the 2024 election, using the seldom-used &#8220;insurrection&#8221; clause, infringes upon his freedom of speech. 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