In its opinion, the court explicitly stated that Secretary of State Jena Griswold “may not list President Trump’s name on the 2024 presidential primary ballot, nor may she count any write-in votes cast for him.”
Kicking Trump off the primary ballot has two problems: One, it’s been long-decided that presidential primary elections are private events run by private organizations. (This is why it’s “legal” for the DNC/RNC to rig the election or change the rules.) Two, Trump is going to likely win the primary in a landslide, so keeping him off the ballot won’t matter. However, there’s no reason the logic of “he isn’t allowed to be president therefore can’t be on the ballot” won’t also apply to the November general election. (Although this is certainly heading to some sort of Supreme Court appeal.)
This is the reason the Democrats have been so insistent about the word “insurrection” and have been trying to keep us from watching what really happened on January 6th. This is exactly what Joe Biden meant about stopping Trump from taking power again — because in order to save democracy, we must ban our political opponents!
Merry Southern Solstice (belated), M. Sim and Screamers.
A must-read, imo:
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/12/24/flight_93_election_anti-trumpers_imperil_the_rule_of_law_150244.html
I posted this earlier as a note, and copy pasta it here for the consideration of the present company.
Many people do not know CSA President Jefferson Davis demanded to be tried for sedition, as did several other high ranking officers of the Confederacy, and that neither US Attorneys General James Speed (1865) or A. Johnson (1866-‘68) would bring charges, because they firmly believed they would lose, which in turn would prove the US federal government had committed a plethora of heinous criminal acts.
They were also keenly aware that A. Lincoln had brazenly usurped the US Constitution on several occasions, and had little appetite for trampling on his grave (more’s the pity for us).
That’s one reason the SCOTUS will surely boot this specious, politically motivated Colorado decision into the gutter at the first opportunity. But they probably needn’t worry on that account.
Drumpf is too much of a narcissist to use the historical facts in evidence in court, because it might take the spotlight off himself.
One more wasted opportunity.