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Colorado supreme court disqualifies Trump from state’s 2024 ballot (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/colorado@lemmy.world
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Interesting development here in Colorado regarding Trump and the 14th amendment.

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[–] 40 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Fight to get him disqualified in enough states to prevent him from winning the primaries.

But, importantly, not all of them.

Prevent the GOP from coalescing around a single candidate, and they don't stand a chance in 2024

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    • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Still gotta see what SCOTUS does.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Not relevant here, because states decide how their ballots are run. It's similar to how some states can prevent felons from voting for life.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Yeah, the 14th amendment to the Constitution of The United States of America isn't relevant here...

    Adding /s because some people don't understand context.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago*

    A lot of felons* may not have the money machine to pay the lawyers to fight all the way to the Supreme Court. And there’s also the supremacy clause, so idk, which is why I’d like to hear from a con law pro, attorney or paralegal.

    • That was an embarrassing autocorrect.
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    • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Uuuuugh! Why is this a surprise? WE ALL SAW IT ON JAN 6TH! DUDE WENT ALONG WITH THIS SEDITIOUS BULLSHIT! THANKS FOR WRECKING DEMOCRACY FOR US, JERK.

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    • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    This isn't going to go how we want. It feels good now, but it's essentially a free ticket for the most right wing court in decades to rewrite/reinterpret the 14th ammendment...

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