Trump Asks Supreme Court to Keep Him on Colorado Ballot
nytimes.com
Former President Donald J. Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to keep him on the primary ballot in Colorado, appealing an explosive ruling from the state Supreme Court declaring him ineligible based on his efforts to overturn the 2020 election that culminated in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
The move adds to the growing pressure on the U.S. Supreme Court to act, given the number of challenges to Mr. Trump’s eligibility and the need for a nationwide resolution of the question as the primaries approach.
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I'm actually OK with him to be on the primary ballots, as I don't read the a14 as disabling him from those. Being a parties' candidate is no "office".
But I very clearly see and demand that he has absolutely no place on the presidential ballot papers.
I see what you’re saying except the Colorado constitution says they have to put the Primary winner’s name on the ballot: 1-4-104
So allowing someone who is ineligible to be on the general ballot would just set it up to have to ignore the State’s constitution.
While you have a point there, I'm afraid that lawyers might pick their points and simply run the A14 against the Colorado constitution.
But on the other hand, as a reason someone might get excluded from the ballot might always come up after the primaries, I still see no problem to remove someone from the ballot even if he won the primaries. Heck, the A14 might even disqualify someone even after the vote in November. Or later. The A14 disqualifies from office, not from appearing on a ballot paper.
If he can't be a candidate he shouldn't be able to run for it and scam old people into buying Trump NFTs to fund his "campaign."
At this point I can't be bothered to care. If they don't realize by now he's a conman, they never will and nobody is going to be able to convince them otherwise.
I'm just confused beyond belief why people give him credence. His refusal to acknowledge COVID as more than a hoax, and his policies on free trade have dive bombed local, and world economies.