🚆🗳️ Rail Drama: Trump Try Fo’ Stay on Colorado Ballot
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Howzit, bruddahs and sistahs! Get one spicy kine story from da political world. Former President Donald J. Trump, he wen’ ask da U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday for keep him on da primary ballot in Colorado. He challenging one wild ruling from da state Supreme Court wea’ dey say he no can run ’cause of his efforts for overturn da 2020 election dat wen’ lead to da Jan. 6, 2021, attack on da Capitol.
Da lawyers for Mr. Trump wen’ write, “Dis da first time in da history of da United States dat da judiciary has prevented voters from casting ballots for da leading major-party presidential candidate.” Dey urging da U.S. Supreme Court for step in, especially wit’ all da challenges to Mr. Trump’s eligibility and da need for a nationwide answer as da primaries getting close.
“The issues presented in dis petition are of exceptional importance and urgently require dis court’s prompt resolution,” Trump’s lawyers wen’ say.
Dis appeal follow one similar one last week from da Colorado Republican Party. Da six voters who wen’ win in da Colorado Supreme Court wen’ ask da justices for put da case on one super fast track.
Da Supreme Court no wen’ rule yet on da requests for expedite their consideration of da case, but dey likely for act on ’em in da coming days.
Da Colorado case is one of several involving or affecting Mr. Trump on da Supreme Court’s docket or coming up soon. Aftah one appeals court rules on whether he get absolute immunity from prosecution, da justices might consider dat question. And dey going rule on da scope of one central charge in da federal election-interference case, expected by June.
One election official in Maine wen’ agree wit’ da Colorado court last week dat Mr. Trump no can run for anoddah term. Mr. Trump wen’ appeal da decision from Maine to one state court dea’ on Tuesday. Both rulings stay on hold while da appeals moving forward, giving da U.S. Supreme Court some time for breathe.
Trump’s lawyers wen’ say da two rulings so far mean da U.S. Supreme Court gotta step in. “Da Colorado Supreme Court decision would unconstitutionally disenfranchise millions of voters in Colorado and likely be used as a template to disenfranchise tens of millions of voters nationwide,” dey wrote.
Richard L. Hasen, one law professor at da University of California, Los Angeles, wen’ say da petition is “a strong legal document” dat “raises some serious, difficult questions.”
Da case turning on Section 3 of da 14th Amendment, adopted aftah da Civil War, bars those who had taken an oath “to support da Constitution of da United States” from holding office if dey den “shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against da same, or given aid or comfort to da enemies thereof.” Congress can remove da prohibition, da provision say, but only by a two-thirds vote in each chamber.
By a 4-to-3 vote, da Colorado Supreme Court ruled in December dat da provision apply to Mr. Trump, making him ineligible for anoddah term.
“We do not reach these conclusions lightly,” da majority wen’ write. “We mindful of da magnitude and weight of da questions now before us. We likewise mindful
of our solemn duty to apply da law, without fear or favor, and without being swayed by public reaction to da decisions dat da law mandates we reach.”
Mr. Trump’s petition wen’ attack da ruling on many grounds. It wen’ say dat da events leading to da assault on da Capitol on Jan. 6 were not an insurrection. “‘Insurrection’ as understood at da time of da passage of da 14th Amendment meant da taking up of arms and waging war upon da United States,” da petition wen’ say, noting dat da amendment had been adopted aftah “da United States had undergone a horrific civil war in which over 600,000 combatants died, and da very survival of da nation was in doubt.” It added, “By contrast, da United States has a long history of political protests dat have turned violent.”
Even if da events leading to da Capitol riot could be called an insurrection, da petition wen’ say, Mr. Trump himself had not “engaged in insurrection.”
Da petition also wen’ say Section 3 no apply to him ’cause he neva take da relevant kine oath. And it wen’ say dat da presidency no one of da offices from which oath-breaking officials were barred.
Mr. Trump’s lawyers wen’ argue dat Section 3 disqualify people subject to it from holding office — not from seeking it. If da candidate were elected, da petition wen’ say, Congress could remove dat disqualification before da candidate’s term began.
Da petition also wen’ argue dat judges no can act unless Congress does. “Congress — not a state court — is da proper body for resolve questions concerning a presidential candidate’s eligibility,” it wen’ say.
More broadly, Mr. Trump’s petition wen’ say voters rather than judges should assess whether his conduct disqualified him from a second term. Da provision neva been used for disqualify a presidential candidate, but it has been da subject of cases involving oddah elected officials aftah da Jan. 6 attacks.
A state judge in New Mexico wen’ order Couy Griffin, a county commissioner in Otero County, removed from office undah da clause. Mr. Griffin had been convicted of trespassing for entering a restricted area of da Capitol grounds during da attack.
Anoddah state judge, in Georgia, assuming dat da Jan. 6 attacks were an insurrection and dat participating in dem barred candidates from office, ruled dat da actions of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, did not meet da standard for removal from da ballot.
So, dass da latest, folks! Dis case involving former President Trump and da U.S. Supreme Court stay heating up, wit’ implications for not only him but da whole country as we head into da primaries. Stay tuned as we keep you updated on dis one big kine political drama. Aloha and take care! 🌺🤙🚆🗳️
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🚆🗳️ Trump’s Supreme Court Appeal: Battling for Colorado Ballot Spot
Hello, everyone! There’s a significant update from the political arena. Former President Donald J. Trump has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to remain on the primary ballot in Colorado. This move comes in response to a groundbreaking ruling from the state Supreme Court, which declared him ineligible due to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, leading to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
Trump’s lawyers argue that this decision is unprecedented, stating, “This is the first time in the history of the United States that the judiciary has prevented voters from casting ballots for the leading major-party presidential candidate.” They are urging the U.S. Supreme Court for a swift resolution given the numerous challenges to Trump’s eligibility and the approaching primaries.
“The issues presented in this petition are of exceptional importance and urgently require this court’s prompt resolution,” Trump’s legal team asserts.
This appeal follows a similar request from the Colorado Republican Party. The six voters who succeeded in the Colorado Supreme Court have urged the justices to expedite the case.
The Supreme Court has yet to decide on the requests to fast-track the case, but it is expected to act soon.
The Colorado case is among several involving or potentially affecting Mr. Trump on the Supreme Court’s docket. The Court may soon consider whether Trump has absolute immunity from prosecution and will rule on the scope of a central charge in the federal election-interference case, expected by June.
In Maine, an election official agreed with the Colorado court that Mr. Trump was ineligible for another term. Trump appealed this decision in Maine to a state court, and both rulings are on hold while the appeals progress, giving the U.S. Supreme Court some time.
Trump’s lawyers argue that the Colorado Supreme Court decision would unconstitutionally disenfranchise voters, potentially setting a precedent nationwide. “The Maine secretary of state has already used the Colorado proceedings as justification for striking President Trump from that state’s ballot,” they wrote.
Richard L. Hasen, a law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, acknowledges that the petition raises serious and complex legal questions.
The case hinges on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, barring those who engaged in insurrection from holding office. The Colorado Supreme Court, by a 4-to-3 vote, applied this provision to Mr. Trump, deeming him ineligible for another term.
“We do not reach these conclusions lightly,” the Colorado majority stated. “We are mindful of the magnitude and weight of the questions now before us.”
Mr. Trump’s petition challenges the ruling on several grounds, including arguing that the events culminating in the Capitol riot were not an insurrection, as defined at the time of the 14th Amendment’s passage. The petition also contends that Trump himself had not engaged in insurrection and that Section 3 does not apply to the presidency.
The petition further argues that judges should not act unless Congress does and that voters, not judges, should determine if a candidate’s conduct disqualifies them from office.
This provision has never been used to disqualify a presidential candidate but has been involved in cases regarding other elected officials after the Jan. 6 attacks.
For instance, a state judge in New Mexico ordered Couy Griffin, a county commissioner, removed from office under this clause, while a judge in Georgia ruled that Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s actions did not meet the standard for ballot removal.
So, that’s the latest, folks! This case involving former President Trump and the U.S. Supreme Court is heating up, with significant implications as we head into the primaries. Stay tuned as we follow this unfolding political drama. Take care, everyone! 🌺🤙🚆🗳️
