{"id":2130193,"date":"2023-12-20T18:05:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T23:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-barred-from-colorado-ballot\/"},"modified":"2023-12-20T18:07:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T23:07:49","slug":"trump-barred-from-colorado-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-barred-from-colorado-ballot\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump not allowed on 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\">12<\/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%2Ftrump-barred-from-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=2130193&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 Supreme Court Removes President Trump \u200dfrom State Ballot<\/h2>\n<p>The Supreme Court of Colorado made a groundbreaking\u2064 ruling on Tuesday \u200cevening, stating that President Donald \u2063J. Trump must be removed from the state ballot for both the primaries and the general election. The court cited the Fourteenth Amendment, Section Three \u200dof the United States \u2064Constitution, which prohibits individuals who have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United \u200cStates from holding office.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><i>No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President\u200d and Vice-President, or hold any office, \u200ccivil or\u2063 military, under\u2064 the\u200c United States, or \u200cunder any State, who, \u200chaving previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member\u200b of any State legislature, or as \u200can executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution of\u200c the United \u2063States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the \u2062same, or given\u2062 aid or\u200b comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove \u2064such disability.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u2062 majority opinion of the court, with\u200d a 4-3 vote, argued that President Trump&#8217;s actions amounted to an insurrection \u2063and therefore disqualified him \u200bfrom the ballot. They asserted that Section Three \u2062of the Fourteenth Amendment is self-executing, meaning that \u2064state courts have the authority \u2063to determine who qualifies as an insurrectionist.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the court \u2063argued that states have the power to determine the constitutional qualifications \u200bof presidential candidates. They claimed that without this authority, states would be unable to exclude individuals who\u200d do not meet certain criteria, such as\u2064 age or \u200cresidency, from the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>However, critics\u200b argue \u2064that the court&#8217;s\u200d interpretation of the\u200d Fourteenth Amendment is strained and that it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/outrage-court-ruling-allows-state-to-seize-citizens-for-indefinite-quarantine-and-isolation-due-process-no-more\/\" title=\"Court ruling permits state to indefinitely detain citizens for quarantine and isolation - Is due process compromised?\">undermines due process<\/a>. They point out that the amendment was originally intended to bar former Confederates from\u2064 holding office and \u2063that its \u2064application to future insurrections or presidential candidates is unclear.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, they highlight the lack of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-a-republican-congress-can-protect-health-care-workers-from-the-biggest-federal-erasure-of-their-conscience-rights-ever\/\" title=\"How A Republican Congress Can Protect Health-Care Workers From The Biggest Federal Erasure Of Their Conscience Rights Ever\">clear enforcement mechanism<\/a> in the amendment and \u2063argue that Congress has historically\u2063 been responsible for implementing its provisions. They also \u2063raise \u200bconcerns about the use \u200bof lawfare against President Trump, \u2062suggesting that it\u2064 sets a \u200ddangerous\u200c precedent for future elections.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>With multiple criminal cases pending against President\u2063 Trump and efforts to\u200c expedite his trial before the election, the 2024 presidential election is expected to be highly contentious. The partisan use of the \u200dlegal system has created a narrative of potential\u2064 cheating, leading \u2064to increased polarization and the potential for violent unrest.<\/p>\n<p>The weaponization of the legal system in politics has ignited a destructive fire that threatens to engulf the nation. The\u200b outcome of the 2024 election is unlikely to be \u200caccepted peacefully, further fueling chaos and division.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2063 How does \u2063this ruling impact the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-tuckers-reaction-after-he-finds-out-his-past-staff-at-fox-news-have-been-fired\/\" title=\"See Tucker's Shocked Response to Former Fox News Staff's Dismissal.\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-schools-can-reopen-safely-without-vaccinating-teachers-against-covid-19\/\" title=\"CDC: Schools Can Reopen Safely Without Vaccinating Teachers Against COVID-19\">ongoing debate<\/a> \u200bsurrounding<\/a> the \u200baccountability \u200dof elected officials?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  At President Trump&#8217;s actions leading\u2063 up\u2064 to and during the January\u2063 6th insurrection at the\u2064 U.S. \u200dCapitol constituted a clear violation \u2064of the Fourteenth Amendment. The court&#8217;s \u2063ruling effectively removes President\u200b Trump from the upcoming state\u2062 ballot, meaning\u2062 Colorado voters will not have the opportunity\u2062 to vote for him in either the\u200c primaries \u2064or the general election.<\/p>\n<p>The decision\u200c has been met with both support and criticism. Supporters of the ruling \u2063argue that it is a necessary step to uphold the integrity of the electoral process and prevent individuals who have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States from holding office. They believe that \u200dPresident \u200cTrump&#8217;s actions posed a direct \u2063threat \u200cto the functioning\u200d of\u200d democracy and should\u200b not go unpunished.<\/p>\n<p>On the \u2062other hand, \u2062critics of the ruling argue that it sets a dangerous precedent by allowing the court to remove a candidate \u2064from the ballot based on their perceived political actions. They argue\u2062 that it undermines the principle of free and fair elections and opens the door for potential abuse \u200bof\u2062 power by the\u200c judiciary. Some argue that the \u200ddecision should ultimately be left to the voters to decide through the democratic process.<\/p>\n<p>It\u200d is important to note that this ruling only applies \u2064to\u200c Colorado and does not \u200chave \u2062an impact on the national \u200cpresidential election. President \u200dTrump will \u2062still appear on the ballot in other states and will likely seek legal avenues to challenge the Colorado Supreme Court&#8217;s decision.<\/p>\n<p>This ruling highlights\u2063 the ongoing debate over the accountability of elected officials and the balance between freedom of expression and the consequences of one&#8217;s actions.\u200d It is a reminder that\u2063 even the highest office in the\u2063 land \u2064does not grant immunity from the rule of \u2062law.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of one&#8217;s stance on the ruling,\u2062 it is \u200dclear that it\u200b sets a significant precedent and will undoubtedly be the subject\u2062 of continued debate and legal analysis. The removal of a \u200csitting president from a state ballot is an unprecedented \u2064move \u200band may have far-reaching implications \u2063for future elections \u2062and \u2063the interpretation\u2063 of \u2063the Fourteenth Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>As the\u200d nation grapples with the aftermath of the events at the \u2062U.S. Capitol, the Colorado Supreme Court&#8217;s decision adds another layer\u200b of complexity to the ongoing discussion\u2064 on \u2063the accountability \u200bof those in \u2063power.\u2062 It serves as a reminder that no one is above the law and that actions\u200d have consequences, even for the most powerful individuals in the\u2063 country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, the Colorado Supreme Court invoked the Fourteenth Amendment, Section Three of the US Constitution, to order the removal of President Donald J. Trump from the state ballot. This ruling applies to both the primaries and the general election, barring him from running as a Senator or holding any office<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":161,"featured_media":2130194,"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-2130193","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\/2130193","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\/161"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2130193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2130193\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2130194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2130193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2130193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2130193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}