Colorado’s Supreme Court issued a stunning ruling on Tuesday, asserting that former President Donald Trump cannot be included on the state’s 2024 election election ballot. The decision, grounded in the claim Trump incited the January 6 Capitol riot, reverses a previous court decision but will stay in effect till January 4th with the anticipation it will be “subject to further appellate proceedings”.
The ruling comes on the back of a Soros-backed organization’s work to kick Trump off the ballot (more in the Editor’s Notes, below).
The Trump campaign issued the following statement late Tuesday: “Unsurprisingly, the all-Democrat appointed Colorado Supreme Court has ruled against President Trump, supporting a Soros-funded, left-wing group’s scheme to interfere in an election on behalf of Crooked Joe Biden by removing President Trump’s name from the ballot and eliminating the rights of Colorado voters to vote for the candidate of their choice.
“Democrat Party leaders are in a state of paranoia over the growing, dominant lead President Trump has amassed in the polls. They have lost faith in the failed Biden presidency and are now doing everything they can to stop the American voters from throwing them out of office next November. The Colorado Supreme Court issued a completely flawed decision tonight and we will swiftly file an appeal to the United States Supreme Court and a concurrent request for a stay of this deeply undemocratic decision. We have full confidence that the U.S. Supreme Court will quickly rule in our favor and finally put an end to these unAmerican lawsuits.”
The legal argument revolves around a provision in the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The plaintiffs, a group of six Colorado voters backed by the Soros “CREW” group, contended that Trump’s actions during the Capitol riot constituted an “insurrection” and thus violated Section 3, which specifically disqualifies anyone engaged in rebellion against the United States from serving in federal office.
The lawsuit faced initial turbulence in November when Denver District Court Judge Sarah Wallace ruled that despite her belief that Trump had incited the riot, he could still appear on the ballot as the office of the president was not subject to Section 3. However, the decision was later appealed by both the plaintiffs and Trump himself, who contested the claim of his involvement in insurrection. The dispute reached the Colorado Supreme Court, which heard arguments on December 6. This event is now at the forefront of several ongoing litigations in multiple states challenging Trump’s eligibility to participate in the presidential ballot.
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