BREAKING: Vivek Ramaswamy pledges to withdraw from Colorado GOP primary unless Trump is allowed on ballot, DEMANDS DeSantis, Christie, Haley do the same

Post Millenial ^ | 12/19/23 | unattributed

[TonyinLA]

Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy spoke out after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump could be removed from the Colorado 2024 ballot for the crime of insurrection, for which Trump has neither been charged nor convicted.

“This is what an actual attack on democracy looks like," Ramaswamy said, "in an un-American, unconstitutional, and unprecedented decision, a cabal of Democrat judges are barring Trump from the ballot in Colorado. Having tried every trick in the book to eliminate President Trump from running in this election, the bipartisan Establishment is now deploying a new tactic to bar him from ever holding office again: the 14th Amendment," he said.

rest at: https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-vivek-ramaswamy-pledges-to-withdraw-from-colorado-gop-primary-unless-trump-is-allowed-on-ballot-demands-desantis-christie-haley-do-the-same

[Jane Long]

Why would they? They’re behind it.

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You’re right, they ARE behind it....however, Vivek has called them out, but good.

Good for him!

[wiseprince]

Failing to speak up about this really is thr first failed test to any Republican running on defending the constitution and the Republic. If you give your tacit approval to this crap you are no better than the traitors. How in your face does it have to be? No! You can’t vote for person X.

[eyedigress]

You need to show some respect.

[AirForceVet1988]

If not allowed as a write in, all Trump voters in CO should arm up instead of vote.

Ballots or bullets.

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And who would you suggest that they shoot ??

[packagingguy]

Ramaswamy is a Trump fanboy.

[Bullish]

Hah, Ronny and the warmongering Harridan are like hyena’s ready to pounce.

[Bratch]

The Colorado Supreme Court 4-3 Decision Is Pure Nonsense and Can Be Laughed At, They Even Admit It on Page 9

December 19, 2023 | Sundance | 49 Comments

Three main points before getting to the substance.

[213 page opinion HERE]

#1)  It was a 4-3 decision. Meaning it was the politics of the court, literally the political makeup and perspective therein, that determined the outcome of the decision.  This is showcased in point #3, which is the funniest part.

#2)  The entire framework of the case against Trump in the Colorado decision is predicated on this:

REMINDER – President Donald Trump was not charged with “insurrection,” is not accused of “insurrection,” does not fit the complaint under the definitions of “insurrection,” and has never been found guilty of insurrection.  The complaint is moot before the court.  But hey, it’s Lawfare… and we all know Lawfare is created for public media consumption, so that takes us directly to the biggest point.

#3)  Instead of me writing it, let me screengrab it so we can all laugh together [pdf page 9].

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.

Making the issue that much better for Donald Trump, the efforts of the Prescott-Bush clan (look it up – they live in CO) will backfire bigly.  The public backlash against a judicial ruling that interferes with the right of the citizens to determine their own election candidates plays perfectly into the sunlight operation against the Lawfare left.

This backlash will be epic, albeit hidden by MSNBC and the rest of the insufferable media.  Why? Because it doesn’t fit the Lawfare narrative.

I’m not even going to highlight the nonsense from the leftists who are in a frenzy over this one.  Just smile, pretend it’s the end of the world, eat your favorite foods and live your best life while trying not to laugh.  Seriously, this is just that level of goofy.

Remember what I said about Ron DeSantis in 2022, and everyone looked at me funny.  Well, this is way more predictable than me saying DeSantis will collapse in sunlight.

That said, Vivek Ramaswamy is not silly, and he sees a great opportunity.

VIA TWITTER – This is what an *actual* attack on democracy looks like: in an un-American, unconstitutional, and *unprecedented* decision, a cabal of Democrat judges are barring Trump from the ballot in Colorado. Having tried every trick in the book to eliminate President Trump from running in this election, the bipartisan Establishment is now deploying a new tactic to bar him from ever holding office again: the 14th Amendment.

I pledge to *withdraw* from the Colorado GOP primary unless Trump is also allowed to be on the state’s ballot, and I demand that Ron DeSantis, Chris Christie, and Nikki Haley to do the same immediately – or else they are tacitly endorsing this illegal maneuver which will have disastrous consequences for our country.  

Today’s decision is the latest election interference tactic to silence political opponents and swing the election for whatever puppet the Democrats put up this time by depriving Americans of the right to vote for their candidate of choice.  

The 14th Amendment was part of the “Reconstruction Amendments” that were ratified following the Civil War. It was passed to prohibit former Confederate military and political leaders from holding high federal or state office. These men had clearly taken part in a rebellion against the United States: the Civil War. That makes it all the more absurd that a left-wing group in Colorado is asking a federal court to disqualify the 45th President on the same grounds, equating his speech to rebellion against the United States.

And there’s another legal problem: Trump is not a former “officer of the United States,” as that term is used in the Constitution, meaning Section 3 does not apply. As the Supreme Court explained in Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (2010), an “officer of the United States” is someone appointed by the President to aid him in his duties under Article II, Section 2. The term does not apply to elected officials, and certainly not to the President himself.  

The Framers of the 14th Amendment would be appalled to see this narrow provision—intended to bar former U.S. officials who switched to the Confederacy from seeking public office—being weaponized by a sitting President and his political allies to prevent a former President from seeking reelection. Our country is becoming unrecognizable to our Founding Fathers. (read more)

I mean, c’mon man.  Have we forgotten when Trump won the Colorado primary in 2016, and the delegates all promised to vote for Ted Cruz at the convention anyway.

The Colorado GOP is Prescott-Bush.   Nuf said!

This is all silly Lawfare.

[bgill]

Colorado voted for Brandon last time. They wouldn’t care if any GOP dropped out. There’s a reason for being named Mile High.

[Tareli]

Colorado Republican Party responding to Vivek Ramaswamy on X:

“You won’t have to because we will withdraw from the Primary as a Party and convert to a pure caucus system if this is allowed to stand.”

https://x.com/cologop/status/1737292783835103476?s=20

[Sacajaweau]

Ridiculous

[Veto!]

Ramaswamy is more intelligent and outspoken than the other “Republican” candidates. I admire him. And Trump says good things about him too.

[Veto!]

“The court said...”

They’re just digging it deeper. What constittional precedent is there that supports this idiocy?

[Fuzz]

https://casetext.com/case/hassan-v-colorado

Gorsuch wrote this opinion.

[TigersEye]

CO ping

I’ll vote for Trump if I have to write him in.

[aquila48]

I’m kinda liking this guy!

[ocendot]

Maybe it’s time to boycott Colorado. It’d be a shame to have all those ski slopes empty this winter.

[frnewsjunkie]

Thank you Ramaswamy.

All the charges they base this on, are all made up.
This is a new way to be corrupt and win in corruption.

Tell the lies often enough. Tell the lies every day. And the people who are not up to speed Will believe it.
And believing the lies you will believe he is guilty. Believing he is guilty Sets up the next step.

WHEN WILL THE GOP DEFEND THIS MAN!!
Spiritual warfare.. I’m sure this is on God’s radar.. And I’m sure he does not lose... God of the universe.. And the dems think they can win this?!

[markman46]

so they stayed their own ruling eh

[Fledermaus]

Yeah, he bends over for DeSantis everyday.

[Fledermaus]

Why? Explain.