Posted on 12/20/2023 4:49:47 PM PST by CDR Kerchner
The 14th Amendment, ratified after the end of the Civil War, reads:
“No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any state, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any state legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.”
Based on an incredibly flawed interpretation of that Amendment, the Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that Donald J. Trump’s name cannot appear on the state’s ballots. There are a multitude of problems with that decision:
1. Trump is not seeking to be “a Senator or Representative.”
2. Trump is not seeking to be an “elector of President and Vice President.” Electors are the people selected by the states to cast votes in the Electoral College; they are not the President or Vice President.
3. “[H]old any office, civil or military, under the United States” does not include the positions of president or vice president. If the positions of President and Vice President had also been intended, they would have been included in the prior phrase rather than just Senators, Representatives, or “elector[s].” (Why would the Amendment specifically mention Senators and Representatives and not President or Vice President? The reason is that the amendment was not intended to apply to those seeking the office of President or Vice President. Those choices were to be left to the voters.) https://www.thepostemail.com/2023/12/20/the-colorado-supreme-courts-stupid-stunt/
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Constitutionally invalid
Calling us a banana republic is a gross insult to Central America
I’m having liberals tell me that the charge is sufficient to keep him off the ballot. He doesn’t need to be found guilty.
These folks are obtuse and desperate they cannot see this will hurt the Democrats. Every time , they overreact and neglect looking at the big picture. Hubris makes them ignorant and blind.
If the SC rules that removing Trump from the ballot is unconstitutional, what would stop Colorado from doing it anyway?
The law means nothing to the lawless.
They care nothing for our Constitution, Nation or traditions, and just defaced the Lincoln Memorial. I’m beyond my breaking point. They are walking traitors and Insurectionists!
Supreme Court will fold on this if they review it. There’s already 4 votes to do it and Roberts will likely add the 5th vote.
The Colorado Supreme Court ridiculed itself. Their decision has ZERO chance to survive. It will be invalidataed by SCOTUS at the speed of light.
It’s indeed just a stunt.
They probably did this to make the SCOTUS look “pro-Trump”. Then they can shout : “You see, told you so! SCOTUS is pro-Trump, we must change the rules and makes SCOTUS democratic, lets ADD more justices!”. Etc.. etc.. the usual narrative in a pre-presidential campaign...
People need to read the opinion:
From post (below actual verbiage from opinion):
“Wait, what?
Yes, that’s correct. As long as President Trump appeals the decision to the Supreme Court, the appeals court stays their own ruling – essentially indefinitely. The Colorado primary ballots printed, and the primary election will be over, before the Supreme Court puts this on their docket.
In addition to the virtual guarantee the high court will overrule this political nonsense, SCOTUS can make the entire issue moot before them by following their own normal schedule for submissions, arguments, deliberation and opinions delivered by the court.
The Colorado appellate court knows this, that’s why they put this self-stay into their 4-3 ruling. It’s a politically correct way of giving the optics of telling their tribe, ‘hey we’re with you,’ without the ramifications of the political backlash. In other words, psychological lawfare stuff – intended for media consumption.”
It’s a fucking stupid stunt...but more are signing on for it..https://twitter.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/1737550151323906431?t=SqkhOPBex0wgo8LlHPFpUA&s=19
The amendment doesn’t pertain to someone seeking the office of POTUS or VP. It’s clearly spelled out in the amendment. Why are you even discussing it with liberals? They clearly have no reading comprehension skills so it’s a lost cause.
All seven are DemocRats. Two who voted with the majority decision are running for governor.
“what would stop Colorado from doing it anyway?”
Nothing. But, what if we figure a way to reject Colorado’s electors? Based on bullshit?
The three judges Boatwright, demoralized and Birkencotter’s dissent should be the correct one.
“I’m having liberals tell me that the charge is sufficient to keep him off the ballot. He doesn’t need to be found guilty.”
Well... if liberals are telling you that... you can rest assured that the opposite is probably accurate. Leftists lie. And... they’re stupid. I find it reassuring.
If it ever gets to the point that they’re saying it’s already at, we ‘will’ have to fight that civil war to stay out of the gulags. But we’re not there yet.
This is the best news of TODAY...
...Colorado CLOWNS handed over a landslide victory to TRUMP
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