{"id":2129388,"date":"2023-12-19T19:03:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T00:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-supreme-court-disqualifies-pres-trump-from-ballot-trump-team-likely-to-appeal\/"},"modified":"2023-12-19T19:05:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T00:05:46","slug":"colorado-supreme-court-disqualifies-pres-trump-from-ballot-trump-team-likely-to-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-supreme-court-disqualifies-pres-trump-from-ballot-trump-team-likely-to-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Supreme Court disqualifies Trump from ballot; appeal expected"},"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%2Fcolorado-supreme-court-disqualifies-pres-trump-from-ballot-trump-team-likely-to-appeal%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=2129388&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican presidential candidate \u200cformer U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Faith and Freedom Road to Majority conference \u200bat\u200c the Washington Hilton on June 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer\/Getty\u2062 Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/daniel-baldwin\">Daniel\u2064 Baldwin<\/a><br \/>3:48 PM \u2013 Tuesday,\u200d December\u200d 19, 2023<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 Colorado \u2064Supreme\u200c Court \u2064has disqualified former President Donald Trump from the state\u2019s ballots for the \u200b2024 election,\u2063 stating that he violated Section 3 of the 14<sup>th<\/sup> \u200b Amendment.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump is disqualified \u2063from holding the office of President under Section Three,\u201d the\u2062 ruling read. \u200d\u201cBecause he is \u2062disqualified, it would be\u2063 a wrongful act under the Election Code for the Secretary to list\u2062 him as a candidate on the presidential primary ballot.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The court has\u200c temporarily halted its decision until January\u200d 4<sup>th <\/sup>to allow for further appeals. The\u2063 Trump team is \u200dexpected to \u200bappeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme\u200b Court.<\/p>\n<p>The Colorado Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling overturns the previous decision that \u200daccused Trump of inciting \u200cthe U.S. Capitol breach on January 6<sup>th<\/sup> \u2064 2021, \u2063but argued that presidents \u2064are not subject to Section 3 of the 14<sup>th<\/sup> Amendment\u200c as they are not considered &#8220;officers \u2062of \u2062the United States.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cSection 3 includes the office\u200d of the \u2062Presidency and someone who has taken an\u2064 oath as President,\u201d the ruling stated. \u201cOn this matter,\u2062 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/appeals-court-clears-true-the-vote-leaders-of-contempt\/\" title=\"Appeals Court Clears True the Vote Leaders of Contempt\">district court made<\/a> a reversible mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe do not take these\u200b conclusions lightly,\u201d the ruling emphasized. \u201cWe understand the significance and importance\u200c of the questions before us. We are\u200c also aware of our solemn duty to apply the law impartially, without being influenced by \u200bpublic opinion or reactions to the\u200b decisions we are obligated to make.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Previous attempts to\u200b remove Trump from the ballot \u2064have failed in states such as Arizona, Michigan, and Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Get breaking news updates\u2064 delivered\u200b directly to your inbox \u2062for free. Subscribe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Florida\u2063 GOP votes to censure its chairman amid an ongoing investigation over sexual assault.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Hamas continues to hold people hostage in Gaza, including Americans. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with\u200d Matt Rosendale<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Owen Shroyer<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>San\u200c Francisco \u2062police Sergeant David\u200b Radford contacted Tesla about \u200ddata on an alleged stalker\u2019s remote\u200b access to a vehicle.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google will pay $700 million and revamp \u2064its \u200dPlay app store to allow\u2063 for greater competition as part of an antitrust settlement with U.S. states\u2063 and consumers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Apple said it would pause sales of the smartwatches as it \u200bdeals with a patent dispute over \u200cthe technology that enables the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ja-morant-set-for-season-debut-as-grizzlies-face-pelicans\/\" title=\"Ja Morant to make season debut against Pelicans as Grizzlies take the court\">blood\u2062 oxygen feature<\/a> on\u2064 the devices.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The SEC denied a petition by the country\u2019s largest crypto exchange \u200cCoinbase Global asking \u200cthe agency \u200dto create new\u2064 rules for the \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-who-hit-presidential-motorcade-charged-with-dui\/\" title=\"DUI charges for man who hit Presidential motorcade\">digital asset\u2062 industry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> Why do some legal scholars \u200dand political commentators believe that \u2064the ruling of the Colorado \u200bSupreme Court \u2063infringes upon\u2063 the rights of a former president to run\u2064 for office?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  To uphold the Constitution and the laws of our state. It is \u2063with great deliberation and \u2062thorough consideration that we have reached this decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u200dSection 3 of the 14<sup>th<\/sup> Amendment, which was adopted in\u200b 1868 in the \u2064aftermath of\u200c the Civil War, states that any person who has engaged in\u2062 insurrection or \u200crebellion against the \u2063United States \u2063or has given\u200d aid or comfort to its enemies shall be disqualified\u2064 from holding any office \u2063under the United States.<\/p>\n<p>President \u2063Trump&#8217;s legal team argues that this section of the amendment does not apply to him as a former president, and that the ruling of the Colorado Supreme Court sets a dangerous precedent for \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-you-know-gerald-ford-was-actually-pretty-great-famed-historian-explains-why\/\" title=\"Gerald Ford: Surprisingly Great, Explained by Historian\">future presidential candidates<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf this ruling\u200d stands,\u200c it opens the door for \u200dany future opposition party to disqualify a former president solely \u200dbased on political motivations,\u201d \u2063said one of \u200bTrump&#8217;s attorneys. \u201cIt undermines the will\u2063 of \u2062the\u2062 people and the democratic process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The decision \u200cof the Colorado Supreme\u2064 Court has ignited a heated debate among \u2064legal scholars and political commentators. Some \u200bargue\u200c that the\u200b court has taken a strict interpretation of the 14<sup>th<\/sup> Amendment \u2062and upheld the rule of law, while others believe\u2064 that the ruling \u200bis politically motivated and infringes upon the \u2063rights of a former \u2063president to run for office.<\/p>\n<p>The case is now in the hands of the \u2062U.S. Supreme Court, which will ultimately decide whether or\u2063 not \u200bPresident Trump will be allowed to\u200d appear on the\u2062 Colorado ballot in \u200cthe 2024 election. The outcome of this case has the potential to shape future\u2064 election laws and the power of states to \u200ddetermine the qualifications of candidates.<\/p>\n<p>As\u200b we await the \u200bfinal decision, it is crucial\u200b to remember the importance of \u200cupholding the principles \u2064of our\u2064 democracy and \u200densuring a\u2063 fair and transparent election process. The public deserves the opportunity to choose\u2063 their \u200cleaders based on merit and the will of the people, while also\u200d respecting the rule of law and the Constitution.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was disqualified by the Colorado Supreme Court on December 19, 2023. This decision came after his speech at the Faith and Freedom Road to Majority conference in Washington, DC. 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