If you listen carefully, you can hear liberals in the state of Colorado absolutely losing their minds today, as the Supreme Court, the highest court in the land, has ruled that former President Donald Trump cannot be removed from the GOP primary ballot by citing Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. In other words, they can’t boot him by making the claim that Trump started an insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021. Maybe that’s because, you know, he didn’t? Trump was never charged with fomenting an insurrection and thus was not convicted.
The decision was unanimous with all nine justices in full agreement with the ruling. The primary race in Colorado will be held on Tuesday, March 5.
“BIG WIN FOR AMERICA!!!” Trump went on to say state in a post published on Truth Social.
Here’s more from the Daily Wire:
Colorado voters challenged Trump’s eligibility over his actions leading up to the U.S. Capitol breach on January 6, 2021. The Colorado Supreme Court issued a 4-3 ruling in December that found Trump to be disqualified from holding the office of the presidency.
Citing Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, an insurrection clause dating back to the Civil War, the ruling said Trump should not appear on the primary ballot. Two other states — Maine and Illinois — also moved to bump Trump from the ballot using Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, but the Supreme Court decision on Monday ends those efforts as well.
“States have no power under the Constitution to enforce Section 3 with respect to federal offices, especially the Presidency,” the Supreme Court explained.
As of right now, the former president is demolishing his competition, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, even taking a massive victory over her in her own state. That’s a pretty big loss for Haley and could spell disaster for any future political endeavors.
Trump was represented by Harmeet Dhillon of the Dhillon Law Group in the case to keep him on the ballot in the state.
“Today’s unanimous Supreme Court decision underscores the bedrock principles of our democracy and the rule of law. This victory is not just for President Trump but for the integrity of our electoral system and the rights of voters across the country,” Dhillon commented on the ruling.
“The attempt to use the 14th Amendment in this manner was a dangerous overreach that, if left unchallenged, could have set a perilous precedent for future election,” she continued. “We are proud to have defended the constitutional rights at stake and grateful for the Supreme Court’s unequivocal affirmation of these fundamental principles.”
Jena Griswold, the Secretary of State for Colorado, who is a Democrat, offered her own take on the ruling, bemoaning the Supreme Court for doing its job to protect election integrity in the nation rather than giving into partisan politics.
“I am disappointed in the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision stripping states of the authority to enforce Section 3 of the 14th Amendment for federal candidates,” Griswold whined. “Colorado should be able to bar oath-breaking insurrections from our ballot.”
Despite the unanimous decision on the topline issue in the case, only five of the justices agreed that the only way to enforce Section 3 is through Congress. Conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined with her liberal colleagues in opposing this view.
In a separate matter, the Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that it was taking up the issue of whether Trump can invoke presidential immunity to shield himself from federal prosecution in a 2020 election case brought by special counsel Jack Smith.
This is a huge win for conservatives and even liberals too, they’re just too blind to see it. You see, if SCOTUS had ruled Trump could be removed from office, there would have been efforts to remove Biden from the ballot as well. Things would have gotten extremely messy. Liberty is always the better path.