of United States Supreme Court Former President Donald Trump will be considering whether he can run for president again.
Trump this week appealed a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that ruled him unfit to serve as president, violating the Constitution's prohibition on those in office engaging in “insurrection.” .
President Trump asks SCOTUS to overturn Colorado ruling pic.twitter.com/auLHl968gH
— Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) January 4, 2024
Colorado has decided to exclude Trump from the state's ballot due to violations. This is the first time in history that this amendment has been used to bar a candidate from running for president.
of This provision comes from Article 3 of the Constitution. There it is written: “No person shall be a member of the Senate or the House of Representatives, or an elector of President and Vice President, under the United States or under any nation; or hold any office under the United States or under any nation. or as a member of Congress, as an officer of the United States, or as a member of a state legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of a state, in insurrection or the same in support of the Constitution of the United States; treason against, or giving aid or comfort to, his enemies; but Congress, by a vote of two-thirds of each house, may remove such impediments.”
Trump's lawyers argue that Article III does not apply to the president because it specifically refers to electors, senators, and representatives. The clause also refers to those who take an oath to “support” the United States, but in his oath of office the president says he will “preserve, protect, and defend” the Constitution.
The lawyers also said the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol was not a riot because it was not “widespread” and there were no “large quantities of firearms or other signs of incitement.”
According to the Associated Press, the U.S. Supreme Court could uphold the Colorado ruling and rule that Trump is unfit to be president, or it could side with Trump and say he is qualified to be president. There is a possibility that it will be declared.
The court could also reverse Colorado on procedural technicalities and postpone the case to the fall.
Trump faces a similar lawsuit in Maine, where he was also ruled ineligible.
“After considering the facts, evidence, law, and history presented, we have determined that Mr. Trump is disqualified for his involvement in insurrection under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment,” Maine Secretary of State Shena Bellows said in a statement. said. pic.twitter.com/zRJA7OCOWf
— All in with Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) December 29, 2023
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Amanda Casanova is a writer living in Dallas, Texas. She has been covering news at ChristianHeadlines.com since 2014. She also writes for The Houston Chronicle, US News and World Report, and IBelieve.com.She blogs at migraine runner.
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