The Colorado Supreme Court ruled this Wednesday that Donald Trump is not eligible for the 2024 presidential elections, due to his Actions during the 2020 elections.and ordered the removal of his name from Republican primaries In this state.
With a majority of four of the seven justices, the Supreme Court affirmed the November lower court decision, concluding that Trump was involved in a riot on January 6, 2021, during the attack on the United States Capitol and considered that the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, invoked to claim his ineligibility, actually applies to a president.
The decision of this instance was still suspended until January 4.deadline for certification of Colorado primary ballots, if any appeal to the US Supreme Court before that date, reported Agence France-Presse (AFP).
“If an appeal is filed with the Supreme Court before this suspension expires, it will remain in effect and Trump’s name will still need to be placed on the 2024 primary ballot until he receives any court order or mandate from the Supreme Court,” it reads. in the decision.
Steven Cheung, spokesman for Donald Trump, classified, in a statement, The judicial decision is undemocratic.ensuring that the defense of the Republican magnate will appeal to the United States Supreme Court.
In the Nov. 17 decision, Judge Sarah Wallace stated that Trump “acted with the specific intent to incite political violence and direct it toward the Capitol with the goal of preventing the certification of the election” for his Democratic opponent Joe Biden.
On the other hand, he considered that the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, invoked by the petitioners, the liberal group Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility of Washington, does not apply to the president, although he acknowledged the existence of doubts on this point.
The provision was added to the Constitution to prevent former Confederates from returning to government positions after the Civil War.
The language of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment has come under scrutiny for the way it defines who is prohibited from holding office if they have “engaged in an insurrection or rebellion.”
The liberal group claimed a victory and hailed, through social network X, a “great moment for democracy.”
The historic accusation against the former president on August 1 at the federal level and then on August 14 by the State of Georgia (southeast), for his allegedly illicit attempts to obtain the reversal of the results of the 2020 elections, opened a legal debate about his possible ineligibility, which led to appeals in several states.
The highest court in the land has never ruled on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
Source: TSF
