{"id":2075775,"date":"2023-10-22T12:15:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T16:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawsuit-to-keep-trump-off-the-colorado-ballot-to-begin\/"},"modified":"2023-10-22T12:20:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T16:20:41","slug":"lawsuit-to-keep-trump-off-the-colorado-ballot-to-begin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawsuit-to-keep-trump-off-the-colorado-ballot-to-begin\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s exclusion from Colorado ballot lawsuit set to commence."},"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\">18<\/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%2Flawsuit-to-keep-trump-off-the-colorado-ballot-to-begin%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=2075775&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--><h2>A Trial to Determine\u2062 President Trump&#8217;s Eligibility for Reelection<\/h2>\n<p>A highly\u2062 anticipated\u2064 trial is set to begin on October 30th in Colorado, \u200dwhere the court will decide whether the 14th Amendment applies to former President Donald Trump. This \u2064crucial decision will determine whether he can be included on the state&#8217;s primary ballot as he seeks to run for \u2063reelection in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump and the\u200c Colorado Republican State Central Committee have filed \u2062motions to \u2064dismiss the case,\u200d but their attempts were \u2063denied. The court\u2064 has deemed the matter ripe for decision,\u200b considering the clear language of the statute\u2064 and\u2062 President Trump&#8217;s submission of his Major Party \u200cCandidate \u200dStatement of Intent.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The Petitioners have alleged that the Secretary is &#8216;about to&#8217;\u2064 take an unlawful act\u2064 because she has publicly stated that she will not\u2063 exclude Intervenor Trump. This is consistent with public statements that the Secretary welcomes \u200bthe Court\u2019s direction \u2064as well as her Omnibus Response to Motions to Dismiss,&#8221; \u200cJudge Sarah\u200d Wallace wrote on Oct. 20, rejecting the rest\u2062 of \u2063the motions to dismiss the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While the\u2064 court&#8217;s\u200c jurisdiction is \u2063limited to violations of \u200dthe state&#8217;s election \u200ccode and \u2062not the constitutionality of \u200bColorado&#8217;s election law, the \u200ctrial will provide guidance \u2063to election officials on \u2063President Trump&#8217;s eligibility as a\u2064 candidate \u2064for office.<\/p>\n<h2>The Lawsuit and the 14th Amendment<\/h2>\n<p>The left-leaning Citizens\u2064 for\u200c Responsibility\u2062 and Ethics in Washington group initially filed a lawsuit on behalf\u200b of six Republican and\u200b unaffiliated voters \u2062in Colorado. They\u200b argued that Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold was illegally\u200c keeping President Trump on the state&#8217;s\u2064 primary ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary\u200d Griswold responded to the lawsuit by expressing her anticipation for the court&#8217;s resolution of the issues and its potential guidance \u200dfor election officials.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I look forward to the Colorado Court\u2019s\u200d substantive resolution of \u2062the issues and am hopeful that\u2064 this case will\u2062 provide guidance to election officials\u200b on Trump\u2019s eligibility as a candidate for office,&#8221; she stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The lawsuit revolves around the interpretation \u2064of Colorado&#8217;s\u200b voting law, which lacks\u200d clarity regarding\u200d eligibility requirements. \u200dWhile some groups have previously\u200b argued that President Trump is ineligible for office under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, \u200bthese \u200ctheories gained little \u200ctraction. However,\u200d recent events, including the Jan. 6, 2021, \u2064events, have \u200bprompted the resurrection of this theory.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868,\u2064 aimed to protect the rights of former slaves \u2063by granting them citizenship and equal\u2063 protection under the law. Its third\u200c section prohibits individuals who \u200bhave engaged in insurrections or rebellions against\u200d the United States from holding civil, military,\u2064 or elected office without two-thirds approval from both \u200cchambers of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>State\u200b officials \u200bbeing sued have declared\u200c that the matter is for\u200b the courts to\u2063 decide. Some states have already dismissed\u200b similar lawsuits, while others have\u2063 acknowledged\u2062 that only the\u2064 U.S. Supreme Court can make a\u2063 final decision on this\u2062 matter.<\/p>\n<p>Representative Adam Schiff has emphasized that \u2063the U.S. Supreme Court holds the authority to determine President \u200bTrump&#8217;s eligibility, citing the disqualification clause of the 14th Amendment. Legal experts \u200bhave expressed mixed\u200d opinions on this theory, but they generally agree that the final \u200ddecision\u2064 rests with the \u200cU.S. Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;That\u2019s the big\u200d question mark through all this\u2014what\u200c will\u2062 the Supreme \u2064Court do? It&#8217;s a disqualification from holding office \u2026 \u2062And\u200c it\u2062 fits Donald Trump to a T,&#8221; Rep. \u200dSchiff told MSNBC.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-looming-georgia-case-could-be-most-damaging-to-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Georgia case could severely harm Donald Trump.\">legal scholars debate<\/a> the disqualification theory, constitutional expert Mike David has denounced it as &#8220;bogus and very \u200bdangerous.&#8221; He warns that any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawsuit-to-keep-trump-off-the-colorado-ballot-to-begin\/\" title=\"Trump's exclusion from Colorado ballot lawsuit set to commence.\">partisan elected official\u200c attempting<\/a> to unilaterally remove President Trump from the ballot would face \u2063significant political and legal consequences.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What does the 14th Amendment&#8217;s Section 3 state and\u2063 how is it being applied to \u2063President Trump?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2064Ice in Colorado,&#8221;\u200c Griswold\u200b said in a\u2062 statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The main \u2064argument in \u200dthe lawsuit\u2063 revolves around the \u200dinterpretation of\u2062 the\u2064 14th Amendment of the \u2063United States Constitution. The \u2063plaintiffs claim that President Trump&#8217;s role in the\u200c January\u2062 6th Capitol insurrection disqualifies him from running for office again.<\/p>\n<p>They argue that the \u206314th Amendment&#8217;s\u2064 Section \u200c3, which states that no \u200bperson shall hold office if they\u2063 have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States,\u2063 should be applied to President Trump.\u2063 The plaintiffs contend that\u2064 his actions\u2064 on\u200d January 6th meet the\u2063 criteria for disqualification.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump&#8217;s legal\u200c team disputes\u200c this interpretation and asserts that his actions do\u2062 not amount to\u200d insurrection or rebellion. They argue that the 14th Amendment was never intended to\u2062 be applied in\u2064 the context of a political\u200b campaign.<\/p>\n<h2>The\u2064 Implications\u200d of the Trial<\/h2>\n<p>If the court rules in favor of\u2064 the plaintiffs and determines that President Trump&#8217;s actions constitute insurrection, it could have significant implications for his political future. It would effectively disqualify him from running for any public office, including the \u2064presidency, not only in Colorado \u2064but also potentially in other states.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, if \u2064the court\u2064 rejects \u2062the plaintiffs&#8217; arguments \u200dand declares that the 14th Amendment does not apply in this case, it would\u200b clear \u200dthe way for\u2063 President Trump&#8217;s inclusion on Colorado&#8217;s \u200dprimary ballot. This would \u2063enable\u200c him to actively campaign for reelection \u200cin the state.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the outcome, this\u2063 trial will provide clarity on the \u2063applicability of\u2064 the 14th Amendment in \u200bcases \u2064involving \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-governor-ron-desantis-reveals-3-things-his-state-is-doing-to-take-on-tech-companies\/\" title=\"Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Reveals 3 Things His State Is Doing To Take On Tech Companies\">political candidates<\/a>. It will establish important precedent and contribute to \u200bthe \u2062ongoing conversation about the accountability\u200d of public \u200bofficials.<\/p>\n<h2>The Importance of the Decision<\/h2>\n<p>The court&#8217;s decision in this \u2063trial will have far-reaching implications for future elections and \u2062the interpretation of the 14th Amendment. It\u200b will set \u200ba precedent for how other states handle similar \u200dcases regarding the eligibility\u2063 of \u200bpolitical candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally,\u2064 the trial has \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analyst-weighs-in-on-daniel-penny-chokehold-case\/\" title=\"Expert analyzes Daniel Penny's chokehold case.\">garnered significant attention<\/a> from both\u2064 sides \u200bof the political spectrum. Supporters of President Trump \u2064argue that he should be allowed to run for \u200dreelection,\u200b while his critics believe that his actions on\u2064 January 6th disqualify him \u2063from holding any\u200d public office.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, this trial will determine whether President Trump&#8217;s name will\u2062 appear\u200b on \u2062Colorado&#8217;s primary ballot in\u2062 2024. \u200cHowever, its implications go beyond a single state and\u200c have the potential to\u2063 shape the political landscape of \u200cthe entire country.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>The trial set to \u200bbegin on October 30th in Colorado to determine\u2062 President Trump&#8217;s \u2064eligibility \u200dfor reelection is of significant importance.\u200d It will\u200b address the interpretation \u200bof\u2062 the 14th Amendment and\u200d its application \u2063to \u200cPresident \u2064Trump&#8217;s actions \u200con January 6th.<\/p>\n<p>The court&#8217;s decision will not\u200b only impact President Trump&#8217;s political \u2062future but also establish precedent\u2064 for future \u200dcases \u2062involving the eligibility of political\u2063 candidates. It will \u2063provide guidance to \u200belection officials and contribute to the ongoing conversation about \u2063the accountability\u2064 of \u2062public officials in the United\u200c States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Colorado trial on Oct. 30 will determine if the 14th Amendment applies to ex-President Donald Trump, barring him from the state&#8217;s primary ballot for his 2024 reelection bid. Trump filed a motion on Sept. 22 to dismiss the case, supported by the Colorado Republican party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2167,"featured_media":2075776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2075775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2075775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2167"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2075775"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2075775\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2075776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2075775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2075775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2075775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}