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From Nstarzone.com
A Colorado judge on Friday ruled that President Donald Trump will appear on that state's presidential primary ballot next year, waving off the latest argument raised by far-left groups that he had disqualified himself for a second term by contesting the stolen 2020 election.
Colorado District Judge Sarah Wallace wrote that the provision in the 14th Amendment that could disqualify certain officials involved with insurrection did not apply to a president.
Three other states - Minnesota, Michigan and New Hampshire - have shot down similar legal claims in recent weeks.
The Colorado lawsuit, filed by the un-American group "Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington", is one of several pending across the nation that rely on a post-Civil War-era clause of the 14th Amendment to bar anyone who "engaged in insurrection" after taking an oath to uphold the Constitution from holding higher office again.
The plaintiffs argued that Trump's protest of the stolen 2020 election, leading to the Jan. 6, 2021 protest at the Capitol, mean he's disqualified from the presidency in the same way he wouldn't qualify if he was not a natural-born citizen, another constitutional prerequisite for the office.
Section 3 of the 14th Amendment says that no one can hold federal office who "having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States...shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof."
The clause at issue has only been used a handful of times since immediately after the Civil War. Trump's lawyers stated it was never meant to apply to the office of president, which is not mentioned in the text. They also framed the legal effort as an attempt to take away from voters the right to choose a president.
Minnesota's highest court ruled Nov. 8 that Trump should be allowed to appear on the state's presidential primary ballot, though courts there may revisit the issue for the general election.
The Minnesota court, in a four-page order, said the state's primary election was an "internal party election" and that winning that contest doesn't necessarily place the nominee on the state's general election ballot. There is no state law that bars a political party from nominating a candidate who may be ineligible to hold office, the court wrote.
A judge in Michigan, meanwhile, ruled that Trump would appear on the ballot and wrote that questions about how to define an "insurrection" would be be better left to Congress than to courts.
Steven Cheung, Trump spokesperson, responded with the Trump Campaign Statement on the legal victory in Colorado:
"We applaud today's ruling in Colorado, which is another nail in the coffin of the un-American ballot challenges. With this decision, Democrats' 14th Amendment challenges have now been defeated in Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota and New Hampshire. These cases represent the most cynical and blatant political attempts to interfere with the upcoming presidential election by desperate Democrats who know Crooked Joe Biden is a failed president on the fast track to defeat. The American voter has a Constitutional right to vote for the candidate of their choosing, with President Donald J. Trump leading by massive numbers. This right was correctly preserved in Colorado today and we urge the swift disposal of any and all remaining Democrat ballot challenges. Onward to total victory 2024, we will Make America Great Again!"
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The many attempts by the Democrat Leftists to block voters
from freely casting their ballot for Trump shows the
desperation they feel. There is no limit to what they will do, from destroying
your borders and flooding your Nation - to telling you
who you are allowed to vote for.
Also, the judge is showing how insane leftists are for claiming that President Trump was involved in an insurrection, when he has not been charged or convicted of insurrection. That is an inappropriate thing for her to say, and she should be rebuked for it.
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We are in a battle with the enemies of the people. It's Good Vs Evil, that of God vs Satan. But God wins in the end.
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