{"id":2129553,"date":"2023-12-20T00:26:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T05:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-slam-colorado-supreme-court-for-keeping-trump-off-ballot\/"},"modified":"2023-12-20T00:31:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T05:31:03","slug":"republicans-slam-colorado-supreme-court-for-keeping-trump-off-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-slam-colorado-supreme-court-for-keeping-trump-off-ballot\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans criticize Colorado Supreme Court for excluding Trump from 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\">20<\/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%2Frepublicans-slam-colorado-supreme-court-for-keeping-trump-off-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=2129553&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>Republicans Slam Colorado Supreme Court for Removing Trump from\u2062 2024 Presidential \u2063Ballot<\/h2>\n<p>A slew of \u2064top Republicans expressed outrage on Tuesday after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled to remove Trump from the state&#8217;s 2024 presidential ballot. They argued that his actions on January \u200c6, 2021, amounted \u200dto an insurrection.<\/p>\n<p>The 4-3 ruling \u2063will be placed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-gag-order-is-unconstitutional-and-dangerous-says-prominent-law-professor\/\" title=\"Prominent law professor deems Trump's gag order 'unconstitutional' and 'risky'.\">hold pending appeal<\/a> until January 4, \u2062according to the Court.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;A majority of the court holds that President Trump is disqualified from holding the\u200c office\u2064 of President under Section Three of \u2063the Fourteenth Amendment of \u200dthe United\u2062 States Constitution,&#8221; the ruling stated. &#8220;Because he is disqualified, it\u2062 would be a wrongful act under\u2063 the Election \u2063Code for \u2062the Colorado Secretary of State to \u2064list him as \u200ca candidate on \u2063the\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/attorney-general-carefully-reviewing-argument-to-keep-trump-off-the-ballot\/\" title=\"AG reviewing argument to exclude Trump from ballot.\">presidential primary ballot<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In response, the Colorado Republican Party \u200bthreatened to withdraw from the primary and hold a caucus instead if Trump is kept off\u200b the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, who are currently \u2062in second\u2062 and third place, \u2063respectively, among\u200c Republican presidential candidates, condemned the ruling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;The Left invokes &#8216;democracy&#8217; to justify its use \u2063of power, even if it means abusing judicial power to \u2064remove a candidate from the ballot based on\u2062 spurious legal grounds,&#8221;<\/strong> DeSantis said. &#8220;SCOTUS should reverse.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Haley called for\u2062 the decision to \u2064be left\u200c up to the voters, stating that she will &#8220;beat him fair \u2064and square&#8221; and does not\u200c &#8220;need to have judges making these decisions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK\u2063 HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former Rep. Justin Amash \u2062(L-MI), who was not a supporter of Trump when \u2062he \u200cwas in office, criticized the\u2063 Colorado Supreme Court&#8217;s opinion, stating that it is \u200d&#8221;shameful&#8221; \u2063and goes\u200c against the constitutional system.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Donald Trump was \u2062not removed from office by \u200cCongress for engaging in insurrection. Donald Trump\u200d has not been criminally convicted in a court \u2063of law of engaging in insurrection,&#8221;\u200d he argued. &#8220;Whatever you believe about whether Donald Trump \u200cengaged in insurrection has no bearing\u200d on \u200dwhether he&#8217;s eligible to run for president.\u2063 No legislative, executive, or judicial body of a state should engage in extraconstitutional decision-making to\u2064 disqualify a federal candidate \u200bfrom the\u2064 ballot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This \u2063isn&#8217;t accountability; it&#8217;s an assault on due process of law,&#8221; Amash concluded. &#8220;It undermines our electoral system\u2063 and threatens every federal candidate for office.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Independent \u200dpresidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abc-political-director-rick-klein-calls-for-cleansing-pro-trump-movement\/\" title=\"ABC Political Director Rick Klein calls for \u2018cleansing\u2019 pro-Trump movement\">expressed concern<\/a> \u200bover the\u200c Colorado Supreme Court&#8217;s\u200b decision.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Every\u2063 American should be troubled by the Colorado Supreme Court&#8217;s decision to remove President\u200d Trump from the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/1737311953901744576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) called the ruling\u200b &#8220;garbage&#8221; \u200band\u2063 predicted\u200b that it will be\u200b appealed to the Supreme Court and ultimately reversed.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz challenged Democrats and the media, asking if they will denounce these &#8220;partisan judges&#8221; who are trying to prevent\u200b the voters from choosing the next \u200dPresident.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) stated that \u2062the ruling will actually benefit Trump and questioned whether the Colorado judges\u2063 realize this.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) criticized the &#8220;Colorado Resistance judges&#8221; for attempting to block an election and called\u2064 for condemnation from both Republicans and Democrats.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Colorado \u200dResistance judges want to Save Democracy by \u2063blocking an election.<\/p>\n<p>These disgraceful hacks should be condemned by \u2062every\u2062 American\u2014Republican and Democrat.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court should immediately strike down this \u2064unAmerican\u2062 stunt.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Cotton\u2064 (@TomCottonAR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomCottonAR\/status\/1737263882056417479?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, \u20642023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What broader conversations\u2062 and \u2062questions are being sparked by the Colorado Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling, including the\u2064 limits of judicial power, the scope of the Fourteenth\u200c Amendment,\u2062 and the authority of state courts in shaping the national electoral landscape<\/h2>\n<p><span>  E has the authority to disqualify a candidate based on their beliefs or actions unless it violates specific legal requirements.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Amidst \u200bthe backlash, some legal experts have questioned the Colorado Supreme Court&#8217;s interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment. Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz argued that the Court&#8217;s \u200druling was a misapplication of the Amendment, which\u2064 was intended to address the disqualification of former Confederates,\u200c not sitting or \u200dformer\u2062 presidents.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore,\u2063 critics\u2062 argue that the decision sets a concerning precedent by allowing a\u2062 court to potentially remove a candidate from\u200c a ballot \u200dbased \u2064on subjective interpretations of their behavior. \u2064They contend that\u2063 such decisions should be left to the voters,\u200c who have the ultimate \u2062power to elect or reject candidates.<\/p>\n<p>The legal battle surrounding Trump&#8217;s eligibility to run for president in\u2064 2024 is expected\u2063 to continue. It \u2062remains uncertain whether the Supreme Court of the United\u2064 States will take up the case or if other legal avenues will be pursued.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the outcome, the Colorado \u200bSupreme Court&#8217;s ruling has sparked a broader conversation about \u200bthe limits of judicial power and the \u2062role of \u2062the courts in determining\u200c political candidacy.\u2062 Critics argue that \u2062unelected judges should not be the\u200b arbiters of who can or cannot run for \u2063office.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Republicans across the\u200c country are closely\u200b monitoring the developments in Colorado. Many view the Court&#8217;s ruling as a highly \u200bpoliticized \u2062move against Trump, further\u2062 polarizing the already deeply divided\u2064 country.<\/p>\n<p>As\u200d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oklahoma-approves-first-religious-charter-school-in-united-states\/\" title=\"First religious charter school approved in Oklahoma.\">legal battle unfolds<\/a>, the implications of the Colorado Supreme Court&#8217;s decision\u2064 extend \u2064beyond Trump&#8217;s candidacy. The ruling raises important \u200dquestions about the balance of powers, the scope of the Fourteenth Amendment, and the authority of state\u200d courts in shaping \u200cthe national electoral landscape.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the outcome of this case will \u200bserve as \u200ba precedent for future disputes over candidate eligibility and the role\u2064 of\u200b judges in shaping the electoral process. It remains to be \u2063seen how the legal arguments and \u2064political implications will play out, but one thing \u2062is clear \u2013 \u2063the controversy\u2062 surrounding Trump&#8217;s candidacy and the Colorado Supreme Court&#8217;s decision\u200b will continue to ignite passionate debate and shape\u2064 the political landscape in the coming months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top Republicans criticized the Colorado Supreme Court for removing Trump from the state&#8217;s 2024 presidential ballot. They claim his actions on January 6 constituted an insurrection. 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