{"id":2192051,"date":"2024-03-04T13:08:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T18:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rules-trump-cant-be-kicked-off-colorado-ballot\/"},"modified":"2024-03-04T13:11:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T18:11:08","slug":"supreme-court-rules-trump-cant-be-kicked-off-colorado-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rules-trump-cant-be-kicked-off-colorado-ballot\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court: Trump Stays on Colorado Ballot"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Fsupreme-court-rules-trump-cant-be-kicked-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=2192051&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>The Supreme Court \u2063Protects Trump&#8217;s Place on Colorado Primary Ballot<\/h2>\n<p>The Supreme Court issued a ruling on Monday that has secured former President Donald Trump&#8217;s spot on the primary ballot in Colorado. This decision comes after Colorado voters challenged Trump&#8217;s eligibility due \u200cto his\u2062 involvement\u200c in the U.S. \u2062Capitol breach on January 6, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling, which was supported by all nine justices, states that \u2064Colorado cannot remove Trump from the ballot using Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. This \u2064clause, dating back to the Civil War, is known as the insurrection clause.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado&#8217;s Supreme \u2064Court previously ruled in December \u200cthat Trump was disqualified from \u2063holding the presidency and should not appear on the primary ballot. However, the \u200drecent Supreme Court decision\u2064 has put an end to these efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Not only is this a victory for Trump, but it also upholds the principles\u2062 of democracy and the rule of law. The Dhillon Law Group, led by Harmeet Dhillon, played a crucial role in defending Trump&#8217;s constitutional rights\u2063 in this \u2062case.<\/p>\n<p>While the Supreme Court&#8217;s \u2064decision was unanimous on the main issue, only five justices agreed that Section 3 can only be enforced through Congress. Conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined her liberal colleagues \u2063in opposing this view.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado \u200bSecretary of State Jena Griswold\u2064 expressed disappointment \u200cin\u2063 the ruling, stating that Colorado should have the authority to bar insurrections \u2063from the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate \u2063matter, the Supreme Court announced\u200b that it will be \u2063addressing whether Trump\u200d can use presidential immunity to protect himself from federal prosecution in a 2020 election case\u2064 brought by special \u2062counsel Jack Smith.<\/p>\n<p>With the oral argument scheduled for the week of April 22, 2024, legal experts are skeptical \u2063that a trial in Smith&#8217;s case can be held before the November election.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Takeaways:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Trump,\u2062 allowing him to remain on\u2064 the primary\u2062 ballot in Colorado.<\/li>\n<li>The ruling states that Colorado cannot use Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to remove Trump.<\/li>\n<li>The Dhillon Law Group played a significant role in defending Trump&#8217;s\u200d constitutional rights.<\/li>\n<li>Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold expressed disappointment in the ruling.<\/li>\n<li>The \u2062Supreme Court will address the issue of presidential immunity in a separate case\u2062 brought by\u200b special counsel Jack \u200cSmith.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 \u2062GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2064How did the U.S. Supreme\u2062 Court&#8217;s recent ruling impact Trump&#8217;s disqualification from the Colorado primary ballot based on Section 3 of\u2062 the 14th Amendment?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200b His dispute.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy surrounding Trump&#8217;s eligibility \u200don the Colorado primary ballot emerged from\u2064 his \u2063involvement in the Capitol breach\u200b earlier this\u2063 year. Many \u2062Colorado\u200b voters argued that Trump&#8217;s\u2062 actions on January\u2062 6th violated the principles of the Constitution \u2064and therefore disqualified him from holding any public office. In response to \u200dthese concerns, the Colorado\u200d Supreme Court ruled \u2063that Trump \u200dshould be disqualified from appearing on the primary\u200d ballot.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u200bthe recent\u2063 decision by \u200dthe U.S. Supreme Court has \u200boverruled the state court&#8217;s\u200b decision. \u2063In their \u200bruling, the justices unanimously agreed that Colorado cannot \u2063rely on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to remove Trump \u200cfrom \u2062the ballot. Section 3 \u200cof the 14th Amendment states that any individual\u200d who engages in insurrection or rebellion\u200d against the\u2063 United States \u200cshall be disqualified from holding any office.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064insurrection clause in\u200d the 14th Amendment was originally included to address concerns arising from the Civil War. Its purpose was to\u2064 ensure that those who \u2063participated in\u2062 the rebellion would be barred from holding \u2063positions of power. However, in\u2064 this particular case, \u200cthe Supreme Court determined that the clause cannot be used\u200c retroactively\u2062 to disqualify Trump from the primary ballot.<\/p>\n<p>This ruling\u2063 by the\u200b Supreme \u2064Court has significant implications not only for Trump&#8217;s candidacy in Colorado but also\u2064 for the interpretation \u2062and application of the insurrection \u200dclause\u200c in the 14th Amendment.\u2064 While the\u2062 court did not delve \u2063into the specifics \u200cof Trump&#8217;s actions on January 6th,\u200c their decision\u2063 sets a \u200bprecedent \u2063that the clause cannot be used to disqualify \u200da candidate based \u200don past conduct.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling has\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-has-spent-over-4m-on-gender-related-surgeries-for-prisoners-in-past-6-years\/\" title=\"California Has Spent Over M On Gender-Related Surgeries For Prisoners In Past 6 Years\">garnered mixed \u200creactions<\/a> from the public. \u2064Supporters of Trump argue that the decision upholds the principle of fairness and ensures that\u200c candidates are not unfairly disqualified based on \u2064personal or \u2062political biases. \u2062On the other hand, critics argue that the ruling sets a dangerous precedent and fails to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-sounds-alarm-on-bidens-repeal-of-title-42\/\" title=\"Border Patrol Sounds Alarm on Biden\u2019s Repeal of Title 42\">hold individuals accountable<\/a> for their \u2062actions.<\/p>\n<p>As Colorado&#8217;s \u200bprimary election approaches, voters will now\u200d have \u2063the opportunity to\u2063 decide whether\u200c they believe Trump&#8217;s \u2062involvement \u2064in the U.S. Capitol breach disqualifies him from running \u2064for office. It remains to be\u2062 seen \u200chow this\u2064 Supreme Court decision will impact the candidate&#8217;s standing in the eyes of \u2064the voters.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling secures Trump&#8217;s place on the Colorado primary ballot, setting the\u200b stage for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-turn-on-menendez-after-latest-indictment-straw-that-broke-the-camels-back\/\" title=\"Democrats abandon Menendez following new indictment: Final straw\">contentious election season<\/a>. The decision highlights \u200cthe complex nature of constitutional interpretation \u200dand the \u2063challenges faced in \u2063applying historical clauses to contemporary issues. As the public debates \u200cthe \u200cmerits of the court&#8217;s decision,\u200d it remains to be seen how\u200c this \u2062ruling will shape future discussions surrounding eligibility and the boundaries of\u200b political participation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Colorado cannot exclude ex-President Donald Trump from the primary ballot using the 14th Amendment&#8217;s Section 3. Trump hailed it as a &#8220;BIG WIN FOR AMERICA!!!&#8221; The state&#8217;s primary is scheduled for March 5th<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2192052,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1905675645-scaled-e1705259677212.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2192051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1905675645-scaled-e1705259677212.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2192051","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=2192051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2192051\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2192052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2192051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2192051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2192051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}