The US Supreme Court has swatted away the State of Colorado’s attempt to strip Donald Trump from the presidential ballot. Despite fevered efforts to pin the 6th January 2021 storming of the Capitol on the former President, the Supreme Court has rejected the claim that Trump can be excluded as an “insurrectionist” under section 3 of the 14th Amendment. The Colorado Supreme Court’s attempts to suppress the likely opposition candidate have been roundly rejected…
In the view of the Supreme Court, “States may disqualify persons holding or attempting to hold state office. But States have no power under the Constitution to enforce Section 3 with respect to federal offices, especially the Presidency”. The judges’ ruling was unanimous…
