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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  • Treczoks@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    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.

    • skydivekingair@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      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

      The names of the nominees shall be printed on the official ballot prepared for the ensuing general election.

      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.

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        11 months ago

        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.

    • formergijoe@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      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.”

      • SkyezOpen@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        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.

        • buzz86us@lemmy.world
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          11 months ago

          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.

        • That’s definitely not true. Activist conservative judges have been ignoring the letter of the law for a long time now.

          The constitution clearly describes that states handle their own elections. Watch as the conservative judges on the supreme court decide to ignore this fact entirely. Watch as they ignore the letter of the 14th amendment.