{"id":2129528,"date":"2023-12-19T22:10:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T03:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vivek-ramaswamy-pledges-to-withdraw-from-colorado-primary-if-trump-isnt-put-back-on-ballot\/"},"modified":"2023-12-19T22:13:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T03:13:35","slug":"vivek-ramaswamy-pledges-to-withdraw-from-colorado-primary-if-trump-isnt-put-back-on-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vivek-ramaswamy-pledges-to-withdraw-from-colorado-primary-if-trump-isnt-put-back-on-ballot\/","title":{"rendered":"Vivek Ramaswamy vows to exit Colorado primary unless Trump is reinstated on ballot"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fvivek-ramaswamy-pledges-to-withdraw-from-colorado-primary-if-trump-isnt-put-back-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=2129528&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>Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy Takes a Stand for Democracy<\/h2>\n<p>In a bold move, entrepreneur\u200d Vivek Ramaswamy \u2063has pledged to\u200d remove his name from the Colorado primary ballot if former President Donald Trump\u2063 is not included. Ramaswamy took \u2064to X, \u200dthe platform \u200bformerly known as Twitter, to express his outrage at what he \u200dsees \u2062as an attack on democracy. He called on \u2062his fellow primary \u2062contenders,\u2062 including former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), and former New Jersey Gov. \u200cChris \u200bChristie, to\u200d join him in this stand.<\/p>\n<h3>Threat to Shipping\u2062 Canals Raises \u2064Concerns<\/h3>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u200c the world&#8217;s\u2064 two most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-sen-sherrod-brown-joins-tiktok-after-warning-of-its-ccp-national-security-risk\/\" title=\"Sen. Sherrod Brown joins TikTok despite CCP national security concerns\">important shipping canals<\/a> are \u200dfacing serious delays,\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iceland-evacuates-thousands-over-likelihood-of-volcanic-eruption\/\" title=\"Iceland evacuates thousands due to possible volcanic eruption.\">causing widespread\u200c disruption<\/a>. This \u200cdevelopment has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/severe-addiction-rise-feared-as-at-home-drinking-soars-in-lockdown-ireland\/\" title=\"Severe Addiction Rise Feared as At-Home Drinking Soars in Lockdown Ireland\">raised alarm bells<\/a> in \u200dthe\u2063 global trade community.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;This is what an <strong>actual<\/strong> attack on democracy looks like: in an un-American, unconstitutional, and <strong>unprecedented<\/strong> decision, a cabal of \u2063Democrat judges are barring Trump from the ballot\u2062 in Colorado,&#8221; Ramaswamy wrote.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Having \u200ctried every trick in the book to eliminate President Trump from running in this election, the bipartisan Establishment is now deploying a new tactic to bar him from ever holding \u2063office again:\u2064 the 14th Amendment,&#8221; he added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ramaswamy firmly\u200b stated, \u2063&#8221;I pledge to <strong>withdraw<\/strong> from the Colorado GOP primary unless Trump is also allowed to be on the state&#8217;s ballot, and I demand that Ron DeSantis,\u200c Chris \u200bChristie, and Nikki Haley do the same immediately \u2063- or else they are tacitly endorsing this illegal maneuver which will have disastrous\u200c consequences for our country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Ramaswamy presented a constitutional argument, asserting that the ruling was incorrect. He argued that\u2062 the 14th \u200bAmendment\u2064 was only intended to \u200capply to former Confederates and that the position of president should not be \u2063included in the \u200cdefinition of\u2063 &#8220;officer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Framers of \u2062the 14th Amendment would\u2064 be \u2062appalled to see this narrow provision\u2014intended to bar former U.S. officials who\u200d switched to the Confederacy from seeking public \u2062office\u2014being \u2062weaponized by a sitting President and his political allies to prevent a former President from seeking reelection,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;Our country is becoming unrecognizable to our Founding Fathers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To\u2062 emphasize \u2064his \u2062stance, Ramaswamy released a video statement reiterating his condemnation, pledge,\u2064 and demand for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/will-hurd-says-he-expected-to-get-booed-during-lincoln-day-dinner-over-trump-comments\/\" title=\"Hurd anticipates being booed at Lincoln Day Dinner for Trump remarks.\">fellow primary candidates<\/a> to follow suit. He \u2063warned that failure to do so would make them complicit in the\u200b efforts\u2063 to silence Trump. Ramaswamy firmly believes that they should &#8220;do the right thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While not joining Ramaswamy&#8217;s pledge, Chris Christie expressed his disapproval of the opinion during a campaign stop. He stated, &#8220;Donald Trump \u2062should not be prevented from being president by any\u200d court. He should be prevented\u2064 from being president of the\u200c United States by the voters of this country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For\u2062 more information, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">click here<\/a> to visit The\u2062 Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200cHow does\u2064 the exclusion of Donald Trump from \u2063the\u2062 Colorado primary ballot raise \u200bconcerns about the integrity of the \u2062electoral \u2064system?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Om \u200cthe political \u2063arena, Democrats are \u2063now resorting to bald-faced\u200c censorship at \u200dthe ballot box. \u2064If they \u200dsucceed in \u2063this attack on democracy\u200c in Colorado, how long before they move on to other states? \u2062This is a line that \u2063cannot be crossed. If \u2062the\u2062 Democratic \u2063Party wants \u200da\u2062 fair primary process, they must include \u2063Trump\u2064 on the ballot.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ramaswamy&#8217;s decision \u2062to take \u2064a\u200b stand for democracy is commendable. In\u2063 a time\u200d when voices\u200d are\u2063 \u2062being silenced\u2062 and freedoms are \u2060under threat, it is\u200b important that individuals \u200clike Ramaswamy \u2061assert\u200d themselves and speak \u2064out against injustice. By withdrawing his\u2064 name from the\u200b Colorado primary ballot, Ramaswamy is\u2064 sending\u2064 a powerful message to those \u200cwho seek to undermine the democratic process.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d exclusion of\u200d Donald Trump from the ballot in Colorado is deeply \u2063troubling. It sets a \u2061dangerous precedent and raises questions \u2062about the integrity of\u200c the electoral system. Democracy \u200cdepends on a fair \u2064and transparent election process, where\u2062 all eligible candidates have the \u200copportunity to participate. To exclude a former\u200d president and prominent figure in American politics is not only undemocratic but also undermines the will of the\u200b people who support him.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, \u200bRamaswamy&#8217;s\u200d call for other primary contenders \u200bto join\u2062 him in taking a stand demonstrates the importance of solidarity in the face\u2064 of adversity. It is crucial\u2064 that individuals from\u200c all\u200d walks of life come \u2062together to protect the principles \u2062upon which democracy is\u200c built. By\u200c uniting in \u2063this cause, Ramaswamy and \u2063his fellow contenders can send a clear message to those who seek to undermine democracy: \u2062that \u2064the\u200b rights and voices of the people\u200b cannot be silenced.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, as the \u2062debate on democracy continues, the shipping community\u200c is facing its own\u200d challenges. The delays\u200b and \u2062disruptions in the world&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/worlds-two-most-important-shipping-canals-now-facing-serious-delays\/\" title=\"Major shipping canals face significant delays\">major shipping canals<\/a> have raised concerns\u2063 about the stability \u2062of global \u200dtrade. The Suez Canal and the Panama \u2062Canal, which are vital pathways for international shipping, have been experiencing \u200dsignificant issues, causing setbacks\u200d and delays for countless industries. This serves as a reminder of how\u200d interconnected \u2062the global \u2062economy is and the \u200bneed\u2062 for efficient and reliable shipping routes.<\/p>\n<p>As\u200d the international community\u200c focuses on these pressing\u200c issues, it is\u200b imperative that individuals and \u200cleaders \u2064alike prioritize the values of\u200c democracy and fair representation. \u2064Entrepreneur Vivek\u2064 Ramaswamy&#8217;s decision to \u200dremove his name from the Colorado primary\u2063 ballot in protest of the exclusion of Donald Trump sends a powerful \u200cmessage.\u200c It is a call for accountability and a reminder that democracy cannot be taken for granted. In a world where democracy is under constant threat, it is \u200bvital that individuals take a stand and uphold the principles that \u200bare the foundations of a\u2062 free and just society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy vowed to withdraw from the Colorado primary ballot unless former President Donald Trump&#8217;s name is included. On X (formerly Twitter), Ramaswamy condemned this action as an assault on democracy. He urged his fellow primary contenders, including former U.N. 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