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JUST IN: US Supreme Court Officially Asked to Overturn Colorado High Court Decision to Bar Trump From Ballot
The Gateway Pundit ^ | December 28, 2023 | Cristina Laila

Posted on 12/28/2023 11:21:30 AM PST by Macho MAGA Man

Politico reported:

The Colorado Republican Party asked the Supreme Court to reinstate Donald Trump on the primary ballot — officially dragging the nation’s top court into the fight over whether the former president can be legally barred from office.

The state Republican committee asked the court late Wednesday to overturn the ruling issued by the Colorado Supreme Court earlier this month, when it struck Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot. The court ruled that Trump engaged in an insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, disqualifying him from the presidency under an interpretation of the 14th Amendment — but paused its ruling until the Supreme Court could weigh in.

The state GOP’s petition argues three points: The office of the presidency is not covered by the 14th Amendment, the insurrection clause is not “self-executing” — meaning Congress alone must enforce it, and states cannot make that determination on their own — and that by kicking Trump off the primary ballot, the state Republican Party’s First Amendment rights of association have been violated.

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TOPICS: Conspiracy; Government; Local News; Politics
KEYWORDS: ballot; colorado; jaysekulow; scotus; trump
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I pray that Jay Sekulow is triumphant.
1 posted on 12/28/2023 11:21:30 AM PST by Macho MAGA Man
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To: Macho MAGA Man

They will probably kick it back down to appeals.............


2 posted on 12/28/2023 11:22:44 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while l aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

“Dragging”? SCOTUS should be supersonic-jetting over to the issue.


3 posted on 12/28/2023 11:26:40 AM PST by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

One interpretation of the Colorado SC’s ruling claims that an appeal by Trump to the SC makes the current ‘stay’ permanent. If that’s correct, case would be closed with Trump on the ballot.

Not sure if Trump must appeal, or if anyone appeals.


4 posted on 12/28/2023 11:28:57 AM PST by chiller (Davey Crockett said: "Be sure you're right. Then go ahead'. I'll go ahead.)
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FTA-—The state GOP’s petition argues three points:

<><>the presidency is not covered by the 14th, the insurrection clause is not “self-executing”
<><>means Congress alone must enforce it; states cannot make that determination on their own —
<><>by kicking Trump off the ballot, the state Rep Party’s “rights of association” have been violated.


5 posted on 12/28/2023 11:29:27 AM PST by Liz (WRT govt: qualifications for wrecking crews are not as stringent as those for construction crews.)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

If they don’t overturn it, the GOP states better start kicking the democrats off the ballots.


6 posted on 12/28/2023 11:29:32 AM PST by for-q-clinton (Cancel Culture IS fascism...Let's start calling it that!)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

“officially dragging the nation’s top court into the fight”

The Colorado Republicans didn’t do that the Colorado scotus did......see how the lefty media tries to set the narrative?


7 posted on 12/28/2023 11:29:51 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Question: Wouldn’t this also be an important question for the Colorado Legislature?

Yes, CO has a majority of insane woke Leftists on their Supreme Court. But were they considering Colorado law as well? what does it say?


8 posted on 12/28/2023 11:30:11 AM PST by PGR88
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Biden has failed to protect our borders. He should be booted off the ballots for that.

This is all to the Supremes to give Trump a “far-right court win” for something absurd it is even at issue.


9 posted on 12/28/2023 11:31:00 AM PST by TigerClaws
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To: chiller

Different levels of courts. Sounds like we’re being played by both sides. Different levels, add the time and it gets expensive. We all pay. How about a citizen’s panel of common sense? Doesn’t require expensive law degrees.


10 posted on 12/28/2023 11:32:02 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: for-q-clinton

The way I understand it, the Colorado Supreme court wrote if Trump appeals to the SCOTUS by Jan 4 the whole mess gets set aside


11 posted on 12/28/2023 11:33:00 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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They will probably kick it back down to appeals.............

What court is in between the CO Supreme Court and SCOTUS?

12 posted on 12/28/2023 11:34:23 AM PST by FreeReign
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Let’s see if Roberts can come up with some legalese-style gibberish to dodge this one, the way he did in the Texas-Pennsylvania case.


13 posted on 12/28/2023 11:34:43 AM PST by william clark (A man who is unwilling to be proven wrong has little regard for truth.)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

18 U.S. Code § 2383

Why has there been no indictment, trial, let alone conviction of DJT under this US Code? That is the one that deals with insurrection and includes penalties, etc.

For all these a$$clowns yammering incessantly that he was responsible for the ‘insurrection’ on Jan-6, NOT A ONE OF THEM has ever done anything other then ‘alledge’ the insurrection.

Makes no sense to normal folks... Of course, I’m not a lwwyer, so I may be missing something.


14 posted on 12/28/2023 11:37:34 AM PST by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. The Dhimmicraps are ALL Traitors. All of them.)
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“Let’s see if Roberts can come up with some legalese-style gibberish to dodge this one, the way he did in the Texas-Pennsylvania case.”

With another quick briefcase trip to the Bank of Malta.


15 posted on 12/28/2023 11:39:32 AM PST by dljordan
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To: Red Badger
Isn't this an original jurisdiction case for SCOTUS?

-PJ

16 posted on 12/28/2023 11:41:18 AM PST by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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I pray that Jay Sekulow is triumphant.


It does not matter, the Colorado decision is stayed as soon as the appeal is filed so the issue is moot for the foreseeable future.

17 posted on 12/28/2023 11:41:25 AM PST by rdcbn1
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To: FreeReign

10th Circuit................


18 posted on 12/28/2023 11:41:58 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while l aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

They can’t.

And if they don’t overturn this, they will have lost all legitimacy.


19 posted on 12/28/2023 11:41:59 AM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Liz
by kicking Trump off the ballot, the state Rep Party’s “rights of association” have been violated.

I've been asking why the Colorado Supreme Court got involved in the party's primary. It's a private affair within the party alone to choose whom they want.

Since President Trump is not the party's official nominee on the general election ballot yet, the Colorado Supreme Court acted prematurely.

-PJ

20 posted on 12/28/2023 11:45:32 AM PST by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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