Denver. The Colorado Supreme Court declared on Tuesday that former President Donald Trump cannot run for the White House under the insurrection clause of the U.S. Constitution, and removed him from the state’s presidential primary ballot, which sets the stage for the nation’s highest court to decide whether the favorite for the Republican Party presidential nomination can remain in the race.
The decision by a court whose justices were appointed by Democratic governors marks the first time in history that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment has been used to disqualify a presidential candidate.
“A majority of the court holds that Trump is disqualified from holding the office of president under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment,” the court wrote in its 4-3 decision.
Colorado’s highest court overturned a district judge’s ruling that Trump incited an insurrection for his role in the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, but said he could not be excluded from the vote because he was not It is clear that the clause was intended to cover the presidency.
The court will keep the effects of its decision suspended until January 4, or until the federal Supreme Court rules on the case.
Trump’s lawyers had promised to immediately appeal any disqualification to the federal Supreme Court, which has the final say in constitutional matters.
2023-12-20 02:27:06
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