{"id":2129444,"date":"2023-12-19T19:51:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T00:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-judges-ban-trump-from-appearing-on-ballot\/"},"modified":"2023-12-19T19:52:57","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T00:52:57","slug":"breaking-judges-ban-trump-from-appearing-on-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-judges-ban-trump-from-appearing-on-ballot\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump banned from appearing on ballot by judges"},"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%2Fbreaking-judges-ban-trump-from-appearing-on-ballot%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=2129444&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>Colorado\u200c Supreme Court Disqualifies Trump \u2063from Presidential Ballot<\/h2>\n<p>In\u2062 a historic decision, the Colorado Supreme Court, comprised of justices appointed\u2063 by Democratic governors, has declared former President Donald Trump ineligible for the \u2062White House under the U.S. Constitution&#8217;s insurrection clause. This \u2064ruling marks the first time \u2062that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment \u2064has been used to disqualify a presidential candidate.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;A majority of the court holds that Trump is disqualified from holding the \u200boffice\u2062 of president\u200c under Section 3 of\u2062 the 14th\u2064 Amendment,&#8221; the court wrote\u2062 in its 4-3 decision.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The court&#8217;s\u200d decision overturns a ruling from \u200ca district court judge who found that Trump incited an insurrection for his role in the \u2063January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. However, the district court judge had previously stated that it \u2063was unclear\u200d whether the\u200b provision applied to\u2063 the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>The Colorado\u200c Supreme Court has \u2062stayed its decision until January 4, pending a ruling from\u200c the U.S. Supreme\u200d Court. The state officials have emphasized the urgency of settling the \u2063matter by January \u200c5, the deadline for printing the presidential primary ballots.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We do not reach \u2062these conclusions lightly,&#8221; wrote the court&#8217;s majority. &#8220;We are mindful of the magnitude and weight of the questions now before us. We are likewise mindful of our solemn duty to apply the\u200c law, without \u2062fear or \u2064favor, \u200dand without\u200c being swayed by public reaction to the decisions that \u200cthe law mandates\u200b we reach.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s attorneys have \u2063vowed to appeal the disqualification to the U.S. Supreme Court, which has the final say on constitutional matters. \u200cThe Republican National Committee also intends\u200d to support Trump in fighting\u2062 this ruling, labeling it as &#8220;election interference.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While Trump&#8217;s loss in Colorado during the \u200b2020 election may\u2064 not significantly impact his chances in the upcoming presidential\u2064 election,\u200d the concern lies in the\u2064 possibility of other courts \u2062and\u200c election officials \u200dfollowing Colorado&#8217;s lead and excluding Trump from crucial states.<\/p>\n<p>Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, designed to prevent former\u2063 Confederates from returning to government after the Civil War,\u2064 has been the basis for numerous lawsuits seeking to disqualify \u2064Trump. However,\u200c the Colorado case is the first \u2062where the plaintiffs have succeeded.<\/p>\n<p>Legal experts believe that \u2063this ruling may \u2064embolden other state courts and secretaries\u200b to \u200dtake similar \u200cactions, posing a major threat to Trump&#8217;s candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Justice \u200bBrian D. Boatright dissented from \u200cthe majority, arguing that the constitutional\u200d questions involved were too complex to\u200b be resolved in a state hearing. Justice Maria E. Berkenkotter and Justice\u200c Carlos Samour \u2062also dissented, emphasizing the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-supreme-court-disqualifies-trump-from-states-2024-ballot\/\" title=\"Colorado Supreme Court bars Trump from 2024 ballot\">procedural\u2064 due process<\/a> before disqualifying a candidate from holding public office.<\/p>\n<p>The Colorado \u200druling contrasts with the recent decision by the Minnesota Supreme Court, which allowed the state party to\u2063 include \u200canyone on\u2062 its primary ballot. Another\u200c 14th Amendment case in Michigan\u200c has ruled that Congress, not the judiciary, should determine Trump&#8217;s \u200beligibility for the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s allies have\u2062 strongly \u200bcriticized the Colorado Supreme Court&#8217;s decision, calling it &#8220;un-American&#8221; and part \u2064of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberals-are-already-panicking-about-trumps-2024-plan\/\" title=\"Liberals Are Already Panicking About Trump's 2024 Plan\">politically motivated effort<\/a> to \u200cundermine his candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be \u2063seen how this legal battle will unfold,\u2062 as Trump and \u2062his legal team prepare to take their case to the\u2064 highest court in the land.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What \u200cis the argument made by Donald Trump&#8217;s legal team regarding the Colorado Supreme Court&#8217;s interpretation of the \u200binsurrection\u2063 clause in\u200c the 14th Amendment?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  His decision to \u2062the\u2063 U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that the Colorado Supreme Court&#8217;s interpretation of the insurrection clause is overly broad \u2064and misapplied. They claim that the clause was intended to disqualify individuals who\u200b have directly \u200bengaged in or\u200d supported armed insurrection against the United States, not those who have made controversial or inflammatory statements.<\/p>\n<p>The insurrection clause in Section 3 of\u2063 the 14th Amendment states that no person\u200c shall hold \u200cany office if they \u200chave \u200cengaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or have given aid or comfort to its enemies. The provision was originally added to the Constitution in response to the Civil War and was \u2062primarily intended to prevent Confederate officials and military leaders from holding\u2064 public office after the war.<\/p>\n<p>In their decision, the Colorado Supreme Court acknowledged the\u2063 unprecedented nature of disqualifying a presidential candidate under\u200c this provision and recognized\u2064 the weight of the questions it raised. They emphasized their duty to apply the law impartially, without being influenced by public opinion or political considerations.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cdecision has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-criticize-bidens-failed-climate-promises-in-approving-alaska-willow-oil-project\/\" title=\"Democrats Criticize Biden\u2019s Failed Climate Promises in Approving Alaska Willow Oil Project\">drawn mixed reactions<\/a> from legal experts and commentators.\u2062 Supporters argue that\u200c the court&#8217;s interpretation is \u2064consistent with the original intent of the insurrection clause and is a necessary step to prevent future instances of incitement to violence or insurrection. They argue that Trump&#8217;s actions leading\u2064 up to and during the January 6 attack on the\u2062 Capitol clearly meet the threshold for disqualification under the clause.<\/p>\n<p>Critics, however, contend that \u2062the court&#8217;s decision sets a dangerous precedent by expanding the \u2064scope of the insurrection clause\u200c beyond its original meaning. They argue that political speech, no matter how controversial or inflammatory, should be protected under the First Amendment and\u2063 should not be used \u200bas a basis for disqualifying a presidential candidate.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution of this legal dispute \u200bnow rests with the U.S. Supreme Court, \u200bwhich will have the final say on whether Trump&#8217;s disqualification is warranted under the insurrection clause. The outcome \u2064of this case will have significant implications for future interpretations of the provision and the scope of presidential eligibility.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion,\u2064 the Colorado Supreme Court&#8217;s\u2062 decision to disqualify Donald\u200b Trump from the presidential ballot based on the insurrection clause of the 14th Amendment marks a historic and unprecedented ruling. The court&#8217;s interpretation of the provision \u2064raises important questions about the limits of political speech and \u2062the \u200bdisqualification of candidates \u200bfor public office. With\u200b the case now\u2062 before\u2064 the U.S. Supreme Court, the ultimate fate of Trump&#8217;s candidacy and the\u200b broader implications for presidential eligibility will soon be determined.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DENVER (AP) \u2014 Colorado Supreme Court splits on Trump&#8217;s eligibility for presidency, citing the insurrection clause. He is ousted from state&#8217;s primary ballot, leading to a potential Supreme Court battle to determine if the GOP front-runner can run<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2129445,"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":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2129444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"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\/2129444","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\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2129444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2129444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2129445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2129444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2129444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2129444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}