Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and other Senate Republicans signed on to Brief supporting former President Trump in Colorado voting case before Supreme Court.
The brief argues that the Colorado Supreme Court's decision last month to exclude the former president from voting under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment “violates the privileges of members of Congress.”
The brief was filed Thursday by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) and signed by the two Southern congressmen and 177 other members. Mr. McConnell and Mr. Trump have often fought, but Mr. McConnell joined more than 40 other Senate Republicans in arguing that his name should not be removed from the ballot.
“The following courts have made numerous decisions regarding Article III, primarily aimed at ensuring that Congress maintains control over the enforcement of Article III and (where appropriate) the lifting of “impediments'' to tenure. “overcoming the textual and structural limitations of the Act,'' the brief said.
Scalise said in a press release that the Colorado Supreme Court “does not have the authority to remove President Trump from the ballot in the 2024 presidential election.”
“By taking away people's choices, the Colorado Supreme Court is setting a dangerous precedent and subverting the will of the American people,” Scalise said. “I am proud to join Senator Cruz in leading this court's work to defend American voters and the Constitution. We urge the Supreme Court to consider our arguments carefully and overturn this devastating decision. I ask.”
Thursday's brief was written by the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), as well as Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and the National Republican Senatorial Committee (R-Mont.), who endorsed President Trump earlier this month. This follows a preliminary letter from the NRSC. A challenge to the Centennial State Supreme Court decision.
“The Colorado Supreme Court's decision is historically implausible,” the RNC and NRCC brief states.
The NRCC and RNC briefs also went after other states that have followed a similar path to Colorado.
“The Colorado Supreme Court was the first to take the bait,” the brief says. “I should have taken a different path.”
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