Donald Trumpās name will be on the ballot in Colorado in 2024, at least according to the latest ruling handed down by a Colorado court on Friday.
However, Judge Sarah B. Wallace also ruled that there is sufficient evidence the then-president āincited an insurrection,ā and that he therefore āparticipated in an insurrection.ā
Nonetheless, the judge determined that the language of the 14th Amendmentās Insurrection Clause did not clearly apply to the office of president, and she was unwilling to rule that he is ineligible to be a candidate for that office.
The order wasnāt exactly what either side wanted, and an appeal is expected from the plaintiffs, a group called Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW).
Itās possible that the state Supreme Court, and in turn, the U.S. Supreme Court, could see it the same way. Both may hear the case since an appeal from either Trump or the plaintiffs (depending on the outcome) is a likely prospect.
Ultimately, SCOTUS is likely to have the last word, and their position could set a rule that will apply in every state, as well as a precedent for elected officials going forward. The Washington Post reports:
āEven as she ruled in Trumpās favor, Wallace was unsparing in her description of his behavior before, during and after the attack on the Capitol. She found Trump has a āhistory of courting extremists and endorsing political violenceā and knew his supporters were willing to engage in violence.ā
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Yep, Trump is officially an insurrectionist. Sane people already knew that. What do you think?