{"id":2130010,"date":"2023-12-20T15:17:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T20:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/strikingly-anti-democratic-jonathan-turley-shreds-colorado-over-trump-ballot-ouster\/"},"modified":"2023-12-20T15:19:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T20:19:46","slug":"strikingly-anti-democratic-jonathan-turley-shreds-colorado-over-trump-ballot-ouster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/strikingly-anti-democratic-jonathan-turley-shreds-colorado-over-trump-ballot-ouster\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Turley criticizes Colorado for its anti-democratic actions in removing Trump from the 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\">28<\/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%2Fstrikingly-anti-democratic-jonathan-turley-shreds-colorado-over-trump-ballot-ouster%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=2130010&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 State Supreme Court Removes Trump from Presidential Ballot<\/h2>\n<p>George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley strongly criticized the Colorado\u2064 State Supreme Court&#8217;s decision to \u200cremove \u200cformer President Donald Trump from the state&#8217;s presidential ballot. Turley expressed his disagreement with the ruling, which claimed that Trump&#8217;s involvement in the January\u2064 6, 2021 insurrection made him\u200d ineligible to run for office, despite \u200bnot being charged or convicted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2026This\u2062 ends \u200da string\u2063 of losses for advocates of this dangerous novel theory. They finally found a court that would\u200c embrace what\u2063 the court admits is a case of\u200d &#8220;first impression.&#8221; My first \u200cimpression \u200dremains the same. The court is dead wrong in my\u200b view\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lGhv9je2a7\">https:\/\/t.co\/lGhv9je2a7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jonathan Turley\u2064 (@JonathanTurley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonathanTurley\/status\/1737254882615136613?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Turley\u200c criticized the\u200b court&#8217;s \u200ddecision, stating that it sets a dangerous\u2063 precedent that could lead to the \u200dremoval of \u200cfuture candidates for \u200dalmost any reason. He pointed \u200cout that the court&#8217;s reliance on \u2063Schenck v. U.S., a case involving the denial of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/states-push-to-rein-in-big-tech-as-federal-gears-grind-slow\/\" title=\"States Push to Rein in Big Tech as Federal Gears Grind Slow\">free speech rights<\/a>, was concerning. Turley\u200c argued that \u200dthe Colorado\u200d Supreme Court&#8217;s opinion allows for the removal of \u2064candidates from ballots based on arbitrary reasons.<\/p>\n<p><b><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=1703186412954000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2wa_Ye43X_JsIDS19y_dtB\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+\u200c APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2026The opinion is remarkable\u2062 in how the four\u2063 justices adopted the most sweeping interpretations to get \u200cover each barrier. The result is lack of a \u2062limiting principle. I view\u200d the opinion as strikingly anti-democratic in what it now allows states to do in blue and \u200dred states alike.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley)\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonathanTurley\/status\/1737264763485229461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Turley further criticized the Colorado Supreme\u200b Court&#8217;s opinion, highlighting how the justices used broad interpretations to overcome obstacles, resulting in a lack of a limiting principle. He argued that the opinion is undemocratic and grants states the power to take similar actions in \u200bboth blue and red states.<\/p>\n<p>The Colorado Republican\u200b Party\u2062 has threatened to cancel the \u2063state&#8217;s primary if Trump is not included on the ballot. Trump \u2064himself has released\u200d a statement\u200d expressing \u200dhis frustration with the court&#8217;s \u2063ruling, accusing\u2062 it of political interference and calling it a &#8220;banana republic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the scholar argue that the court&#8217;s \u2063decision violates the \u200cpresumption of \u200cinnocence and \u200dthe\u2063 right to present \u200bone&#8217;s case to the voters?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  189618528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&#8221;>March 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Turley, a well-respected\u2064 constitutional law scholar, argued that the Colorado State Supreme Court had overstepped its boundaries by disqualifying Trump from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-judges-ban-trump-from-appearing-on-ballot\/\" title=\"Trump banned from appearing on ballot by judges\">presidential ballot based<\/a> on his alleged involvement in the Capitol insurrection. According to Turley, the\u200c court&#8217;s decision sets a dangerous precedent, as it allows courts to \u2064deny individuals the right \u200dto run for \u200doffice \u2064based on unproven accusations.<\/p>\n<p>One of the fundamental principles of the American legal \u2064system is the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. Turley highlighted that Trump has not been charged\u200b or convicted in relation to the January 6th events,\u2064 making the \u2062court&#8217;s\u200c decision premature and unfair. He\u200c emphasized that anyone running for office should be afforded the\u200b opportunity to \u200bpresent their case to \u200cthe\u2063 voters and allow the democratic\u200c process to determine their suitability\u200d for office.<\/p>\n<p>Turley further criticized the Colorado State Supreme Court for embracing a &#8220;novel\u200b theory&#8221; that has not been tested\u200d in the courts before. He argued that the court&#8217;s decision was based on an untested legal framework, \u2063which opens the door for subjective interpretations \u2062and potential abuses of power in future\u2063 cases.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Turley emphasized the importance of \u200dupholding the Electoral College system and respecting the will of the people. By removing\u200d Trump from the\u200d ballot, the Colorado State Supreme Court effectively disregarded the\u200b votes and preferences of the citizens \u200dwho support him, undermining\u200c the democratic principles that underpin the presidential \u200belection \u200bprocess.<\/p>\n<p>The decision of the Colorado State Supreme Court also \u2062sparked concerns about the impartiality and politicization of the judiciary. Turley questioned whether the court&#8217;s ruling was influenced by partisan considerations rather than a neutral interpretation of \u200bthe law. He warned that such \u200cactions erode\u200b public\u2063 trust in the judicial\u200b system and further polarize the already\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-app-lets-you-see-just-how-left-wing-products-are-as-you-grocery-shop\/\" title=\"Check out the new app that reveals the left-wingness of products while you shop!\">divided political landscape<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Turley concluded by reaffirming \u2062his\u200d opposition to the Colorado State Supreme Court&#8217;s decision, asserting that it was &#8220;dead wrong&#8221; in his view. He called for a more careful and measured approach in future cases involving disqualification from the presidential ballot, one that adheres to established legal principles and protects the integrity of \u200cthe democratic process.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200c a time when political tensions are high, it is crucial to ensure that legal decisions are \u2063made \u200bimpartially, \u2062based on \u2062facts, and in accordance with established legal\u2062 principles. The controversy surrounding Trump&#8217;s disqualification from the Colorado presidential ballot \u2063serves as a reminder of\u2064 the importance of upholding these fundamental principles and preserving the integrity of our democratic institutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley criticized the Colorado State Supreme Court for removing former President Donald Trump from the state&#8217;s presidential ballot. 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