Donald Trump formally called on the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to throw out the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling blocking him from appearing on the state’s ballot because he allegedly violated the 14th Amendment, which bans those who hold office from having “engaged in insurrection.”
Trump’s lawyers argue that the president is not an officer of the United States and what happened on January 6, 2021 was not insurrection.
Associated Press reporter Nicholas Ricardi says, “The appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court is especially significant because the nation’s highest court has never before ruled in a case involving Section three of the 14th Amendment. That’s a Civil War era provision that says that if you swore an oath to support the Constitution, then engaged in insurrection, you no longer are qualified for office.”
After the Colorado decision, Trump posted on his social media platform Truth Social, “What a shame for our country!!!” and “A sad day for America!!!”
Colorado is just one of many states trying to block Trump from running. Maine is the most recent state to also boot him from the ballot.
Some Democrats are worried the move to keep Trump off state ballots will backfire, politically.
High-profile Democrats including
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