{"id":2130171,"date":"2023-12-20T17:34:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T22:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-biden-challenger-disagrees-with-ruling-that-kicked-trump-off-colorado-ballot\/"},"modified":"2023-12-20T17:35:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T22:35:12","slug":"dem-biden-challenger-disagrees-with-ruling-that-kicked-trump-off-colorado-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-biden-challenger-disagrees-with-ruling-that-kicked-trump-off-colorado-ballot\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s rival opposes decision to remove Trump from Colorado 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%2Fdem-biden-challenger-disagrees-with-ruling-that-kicked-trump-off-colorado-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=2130171&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>A Democrat Criticizes\u200b Court Ruling Removing Trump from Colorado \u200bBallot<\/h2>\n<p>A\u2064 Democrat running\u2062 against President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> \u200c in 2024 has \u2062spoken out \u200dagainst\u2062 the recent court ruling that disqualified \u2062former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> from the ballot \u2063in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/colorado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colorado<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a passionate post \u200con Wednesday, Rep. Dean\u2062 Phillips (D-MN) criticized the decision made by the Colorado\u200b Supreme Court to remove\u200b Trump\u200b from the state&#8217;s presidential primary. The court based its ruling on the belief that Trump had \u200cengaged in\u200d an insurrection on January 6, 2021, citing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=violation+of+Section+3+of+the+14th+Amendment.&#038;oq=violation+of+Section+3+of+the+14th+Amendment.&#038;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBBzE4NGowajeoAgCwAgA&#038;sourceid=chrome&#038;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Section 3 of the 14th \u2063Amendment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Do I believe Trump is guilty of\u200d inspiring\u200d an insurrection and doing nothing to stop it? I was there. \u2064Absolutely.<\/p>\n<p>Do I believe it\u2019s wrong to ban him from the ballot in Colorado \u200cwithout a conviction? \u200dAbsolutely.<\/p>\n<p>Do I\u200d believe\u2062 the SCOTUS must opine immediately? Absolutely.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dean Phillips\u2063 (@deanbphillips) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deanbphillips\/status\/1737564750123274401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Phillips, who is currently trailing behind \u200dBiden in \u200dthe polls, expressed his\u200d disagreement with the ruling shortly after Biden himself\u2062 commented on the matter. \u200bWhile Biden acknowledged that \u200bTrump had supported\u200c an insurrection, \u200bhe did not go as far\u2064 as Phillips\u200b in calling for the U.S. Supreme Court\u200c to intervene.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s campaign plans to appeal\u200b the decision in Colorado, and other GOP \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/republican-candidates-defend-trump-after-colorado-14th-amendment\/story?id=105809464\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">candidates<\/a> \u2062and\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/gop-officials-float-kicking-biden-off-state-ballots-over-immigration-crisis?%3Futm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=dwnewstwitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">officials<\/a> have also criticized the ruling.<\/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=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ \u2064APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u2063 other presidential candidates like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/robert-f-kennedy-jr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert\u2062 F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a> and Cenk Uygur have also\u2063 voiced their opinions \u2062on the ruling. Kennedy expressed concern about the impact on democracy, emphasizing the importance of fair elections. Uygur, on the other hand, \u200dsupported the 14th Amendment case against Trump\u200d but criticized the Democratic Party&#8217;s handling\u2062 of the election process.<\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/game-over-for-jack-smith-attorney-says-trump-can-file-one-motion-that-would-change-everything\/\" title=\"Attorney claims Trump's single motion could alter Jack Smith's 'Game Over' situation.\">legal battle\u2064 continues<\/a>, the controversy surrounding \u200dTrump&#8217;s eligibility\u2062 to run in 2024 \u2062shows \u200dno signs of \u2062abating.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Should the Supreme Court of the United \u2062States\u2064 have \u2064the final say on determining the eligibility\u200b of a \u2064presidential \u200ccandidate?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Should have \u200cthe final say on this matter? \u200c\u200cAbsolutely.<\/p>\n<p>As a Democrat, I\u2063 believe strongly in the principles of democracy and the rule of law. While I disagree with many of the policies and actions \u200dof Donald\u2063 Trump,\u200d I also believe in the importance of due process and the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. \u200cBanning Trump from the\u2063 ballot in Colorado without \u200ca conviction is, in my view, a violation of these principles.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, I believe\u2063 that it is not the role of \u200da \u2062state court to determine the eligibility of\u200b a presidential candidate. That responsibility lies with the Supreme Court\u2063 of the United States, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/india-court-orders-netflix-to-remove-episode-of-new-true-crime-series\/\" title=\"India Court Orders Netflix To Remove Episode Of New True Crime Series\">highest judicial authority<\/a> in \u2062the land. \u200cIf there \u200dare\u200c concerns about the constitutionality or eligibility of a candidate, it should be the\u2064 Supreme Court that makes the final decision.<\/p>\n<p>The Colorado Supreme \u200bCourt&#8217;s decision\u2063 sets\u2064 a dangerous \u200bprecedent. It opens the door for other states to similarly disqualify candidates based on their own interpretations of the law. This undermines the uniformity and fairness of our electoral process and\u200c creates the potential for partisan manipulation.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of using the courts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/january-6-committee-subpoenas-trump-jr-associates-who-had-no-involvement\/\" title=\"January 6 Committee Subpoenas Trump Jr. Associates Who Had No Involvement\">silence political opponents<\/a>, we should trust the American people to make their own decisions at the \u2063ballot box. The voters of Colorado should have the opportunity to decide whether \u2062or not \u200cthey want to support Donald Trump. It \u2062is not the\u2063 role \u2062of the courts to interfere in this \u2064democratic process.<\/p>\n<p>By\u200b removing Trump from the ballot, the Colorado Supreme Court is undermining the democratic rights of the people and setting a dangerous precedent. As a Democrat, I urge the\u200d court \u200cto reconsider \u2064its ruling and uphold the principles of \u200bdemocracy and due\u2064 process. \u200bLet the\u2064 voters decide.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, I\u200b disagree\u2062 with the court ruling that removed Donald Trump from the ballot in Colorado. While I have my own criticisms of Trump and \u2062his actions, it is\u200b crucial that \u2062we uphold the principles\u2064 of democracy and \u200cdue process. Banning a candidate without a conviction and without the final say of the Supreme Court sets a dangerous precedent and undermines the integrity of our electoral process. Let the people decide, as they should in a true \u2063democracy.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Democrat candidate for the 2024 presidential election, Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN), expressed disapproval of the Colorado Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling that removed former President Donald Trump from the ballot. Phillips criticized the decision in a post on Wednesday, disagreeing with the majority&#8217;s choice to disqualify Trump from Colorado&#8217;s presidential primary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2130172,"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":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2130171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"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\/2130171","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\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2130171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2130171\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2130172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2130171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2130171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2130171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}