Congress erupts after court disqualifies Trump from Colorado ballot

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Source: Axios.com

By Andrew Solender

The Colorado Supreme Court's decision on Tuesday to disqualify former President Trump from the state's 2024 ballot quickly touched off fierce reactions from members of Congress in both parties.

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What they're saying: House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) blasted the Colorado Supreme Court majority as "four partisan Democrat operatives" in a statement, predicting the ruling "will backfire and further strengthen President Trump's winning campaign."

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"The text of the 14th Amendment is crystal clear: anyone who participates in insurrection is permanently barred from public office. Donald trump incited a violent riot to overthrow American democracy," Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) said on X.

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), an impeachment manager in Trump's Jan. 6-focused Senate trial, said "it was very clear to me that the evidence showed Trump called for and incited the mob on January 6."

Read more: https://www.axios.com/2023/12/20/congress-trump-colorado-supreme-court-2024

[EarthFirst]

1. No strokes or heart attacks?

Pity.

[niyad]

3. Indeed.

[Moostache]

69. Hey, don't despair....the day is still young and Trump is not.

I am tired of the canard that Biden is "too old"...just look at the 78 year old Trump and lift another appeal to Gaia for cosmic karma to take a bite out of that ample ass. Today would be preferable too!

[marble falls]

2. Hell with them Nazis.

[Vdizzle]

36. I've said it before and I'll say it again.

If movies have taught me anything at all, then… Indiana Jones taught me that nazis are only good for being punched in the face… or chopped up by airplane propellers.

[MustLoveBeagles]

74. Don't forget face melting

[truthisfreedom]

4. Really not sure if this will help the cause

If a lot of states did it, maybe. Just one? Might embolden the crazies.

[claudette]

6. What will help is the

SCROTUS upholding the decision and.it will apply to ALL states so Dump Will be gone from politics.

[Skittles]

16. SC is mostly repuke hacks

so what is their incentive to do that - they certainly do not care about WE THE PEOPLE

[claudette]

19. I don't think they

can ignore the words of the Amendment and the Finding Of Facts from the lower court which found he did engage in the insurrection

[Ray Bruns]

49. Sure they can. Alito will pull something out of his ass just like he did in Dobbs.

[intheflow]

58. Dobbs wasn't expressly included in the Constitution.

And also, I’m pretty sure most of the SCOTUS is getting as sick of tfg as we are. Alito and Thomas will vote to keep him on the ballot because neither care about burning the Constitution, but the other conservatives will be pressed hard by Roberts who will not want to see his legacy completely flushed down the toilet by upholding a dictator.

[Ray Bruns]

71. I got $20 says your wrong

[electric_blue68]

86. I hope you're right

[Polybius]

40. That actually hurts more

Because we win against Trump, and lose to Haley.

[Justice matters.]

45. Not sure of that: Women's Freedom to Choose will be on the ballots... nt

[._.]

59. Damn right.

Roe rage is a thing. Politicians and pollsters ignore that at their peril.

[Polybius]

75. Winning against someone 30 years younger would be monumental

Look at the stark age difference between Reagan and Mondale in 1984. Well, they were 73 and 56, and the media made it an issue, despite it being just 17 years.

[Wednesdays]

83. And the older guy lost in 1984, right?

And it was really, really, close...wasn't it?

[Polybius]

85. It was just a 17 year difference

Reagan was also a generational speaker with witty one-liners, and with high approval ratings by the November election. Can Biden get to 60+% by November? We shall see.

However, against Trump he can win with a 42% approval rating.

[Aristus]

65. I really, really don't think white Republican men are going to turn out for a woman of color.

No matter how much she parrots the things they like to hear.

[Polybius]

77. She doesn't have much color

To the uneducated, GOP voter she's white. She would also bring never Trumpers out, and independents who hate Trump and have an issue with Biden's age. I want to see him debate Trump, not someone who was born in 1972.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

79. Of course it hurts more

Incel self-proclaimed "alpha males" will undoubtedly vote for a woman for prez.

Maybe we could wait to see who is the actual Repub nominee before declaring defeat?

[Polybius]

84. If its Trump or Rakaswamy, we win

I don't want to see a race between Haley and Biden. Yes, the right-wing's hatred for Biden is so high they will get in line and vote for her.

[quakerboy]

64. How does that help?

One state that trump was going to lose anyway doing it just pokes the wasp nest.

Scotus upholding this leads to more states doing it, which leads to no trump on the ballot.

The easiest win next year was based on trump on the ballot, as the majority of the us despises him. Take him off and the election gets a lot more complicated and the results less certain.

And the one thing I am sure of is that none of the republican candidates would do policy or governance significantly differently than trump. They may have different PR styles.. but the end result is essentially identical.

[soldierant]

17. I think it was Mary Trump who observed there might be as many as twelve.

I can't substantiate that number but I know there are several other states through whose courts similar suits are already passing..

[duckworth969]

20. Battleground states

is where the fun begins.

Colorado electoral votes went Biden last time and will probably do so again.

But Nevada or Arizona?

That really puts the heat on for Repugs.

[COL Mustard]

21. Somebody has to be first.

It wasn’t going to be Alabama.

[former9thward]

33. Other states were the first.

Michigan and Minnesota rejected the 14th amendment argument.

[Novara]

51. Michigan's case has been appealed to the stated supreme court

There's a chance it can succeed.

[Ocelot II]

76. Minnesota didn't reject the argument; the court just said that under state law

a court doesn't have the power to remove a candidate from a primary ballot - only the party can do that. It did say that the issue could be revisited wrt the general election.

[forgotmylogin]

37. It just requires enough states pulling him to give him no path to Electoral victory. n/t

[padfun]

5. I have a sneaky suspicion that..

I have a sneaky suspicion that many Republicans are happy about this but don't want to show it.

[Silent Type]

8. I bet you are right. Although USSC has held firm against trump's election crud,

I’m not sure they’ll rule against him on this. We’ll see.

But this gives GOPers some cover if they want to get rid of trump for another candidate like Haley.

[rubbersole]

11. Most know they can't win anything while he's around.

Bummer.

[dchill]

13. It was mostly Republicans who filed the suit!

So, yeah.

[70sEraVet]

60. Except for those Republicans who are running for elections themselves....

and who aided Trump in his insurrection!

[gab13by13]

7. Based strictly on the law

SCOTUS should uphold Colorado, but it won’t and sadly this will help Trump politically.

[dchill]

15. A lot depends on how much Clarence needs to deliver.

He'll probably do it for a song. And a few RV payments.

[lastlib]

29. The RV is paid for.....

But after all this work carrying their water, he could SURE USE a Riviera vacation......not that he's asking.........

[dchill]

43. There's ALWAYS a nicer RV!

But maybe he should quit while he's ahead!

[Chainfire]

55. He has already advertised that he is suffering financially, and that the ruling store is open for business.

[dchill]

67. There you go - MERCH!

[jimfields33]

62. I'm more interested in our three's decision.

Are we guaranteed they will vote with colorado?

[dchill]

68. But what to do about that pesky 14th Amendment?

Scissors?

[jimfields33]

78. It's a fascinating case

I can’t wait to see the final vote.

[intheflow]

87. You're worried OUR side will rule 1/6

wasn’t an insurrection, the 14th Amendment is invalid, and Trump is qualified to be on the ballot? I’ll have what you’re smoking.

[jimfields33]

89. Nope.

[NYC Liberal]

23. It's possible they uphold this to protect their own power.

If Trump gets back into power, he wants a dictatorship, and a dictator does not want independent courts.

They also rejected every one of his election lawsuits in 2020, after all.

[former9thward]

35. One judge on the CO SC made the difference.

So, I don't see how it was "strictly on the law". A judge who is Democrat ruled for Trump at the district level. Democratic judges in Michigan and Minnesota ruled for Trump. Three Democratic judges on the CO SC ruled for Trump. Do none these Democratic judges know the law?

[Justice matters.]

46. Let's face reality: Some of them are scared (for themselves and their families)...

They know the insane amount of firearms in circulation... and they've seen the fascist insurrectionists in action on j6.

[former9thward]

61. That is not reality.

In fact that is deeply insulting to good people.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

80. I got my

James Bond cyanide capsule all ready.

[Wonder Why]

9. Thoughts and Prayers, Repugs. Thoughts that your Nazi leader will end up dying in prison and prayers that he will!

[rurallib]

14. Amen Brother or Sister Why

I join in your thoughts and prayers

[bluestarone]

10. The SC could, with one good vote

Get rid of all their trump future problems!

[sinkingfeeling]

12. Stefanik wants to take it to the SCOTUS where there are

"Six partisan Republican operatives,".

[Give Peace A Chance]

70. She is aiming to endear herself to the slob father

so maybe he will pick her for his V.P.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

81. Too brunette

and boobies not big or fake enough.

[Bev54]

18. 4 democratic operatives? She fails to discern that all 7 of the justices agreed that Trump

was involved in the insurrection, the 3 dissents were about whether it was up to the state to decide, in other words whether they had standing to decide the interpretation of the constitution.

[Ford_Prefect]

39. IMO they would have authority in CO. They were decidimg for the CO ballot.

[republianmushroom]

22. Suck it up, repukes.

[orangecrush]

24. Lovin' it

They're melting.

[twodogsbarking]

25. I'm sending my dots and squares.

[BumRushDaShow]

26. Next up

Stefanik will sue the judges in Colorado... For. Reasons.

[LeftInTX]

42. She will haul them in for congressional hearings and gotcha questions..

Stefanik: "You know not having Trump on the ballot is calling for genocide of Netanyahu"
CO: "What?
Stefanik: "I want a simple Yes or No!!"

[BumRushDaShow]

48. ...

[AllaN01Bear]

27. its democratic u morans.

[lastlib]

28. Republikans issue blistering statements after ruling:

"Gurglegurgle blurg durgle slurb morglegorg shorgmmmorkleperg roggle glogdogmurgle. Paste is tasty."

[ailsagirl]

30. LOL

[Seinan Sensei]

57. Gish Gallop

Get ready.

[azureblue]

31. and the GOP twists itself into knots

trying to parse what the Constitution clearly says. Oh, they are going to be flinging poo in all directions now, deny, deflect, lie some more, make personal attacks. you know the usual GOP crap.

[LymphocyteLover]

32. Repugs are in such sickening denial about Jan 6th. Assholes.

[LudwigPastorius]

34. Watch how quickly these socksucking Republicans, who are always on about "state's rights", try to...

argue that Coloradans don't have the right to determine who is on their ballot.

[sarchasm]

41. Exactly what I was thinking.

[LeftInTX]

38. Erupts? I wanna see the video!

[DemocraticPatriot]

44. GOD BLESS COLORADO!!!!!

Must be intensely painful for the magats,

since it was a red state not so long ago.....


I don't think the ruling will stand, if the US Supreme Court takes the case..... imho


We have to fight this one out on the ground.....

but at the least, we "shook" the Drumph campaign..........

[cstanleytech]

47. Sticking point will probably be that Trump has not been convicted for insurrection and I suspect SCOTUS will toss this

ruling out because of that.

[Ray Bruns]

50. But Alito and Thomas are "textualists" and the 14th amendment says "engaged" not "convicted".

I’m just pulling your leg. Alito will pull some reason out of his ass to overturn the decision just like he did in Dobbs.

[cstanleytech]

56. Exactly. nt

[ancianita]

52. Stafanik politicizing the clear facts before any court is psychotic.

She's likely the only one making this argument on her side. Rethugs can delude themselves about Democratically appointed judges, but they can't ignore what the word "judge" means. They know that even their own appointments across the country have consistently ruled against Trump cases.

[Delphinus]

53. She's fine

when the hacks on the Supreme Court goes in her way, but not when it goes against what she wants?

[The Grand Illuminist]

54. Only his name is removed from the ballot.

He can still run as a write-in candidate as the ruling does not disqualify him as a candidate overall.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

63. He can run a write-in campaign, but the ruling forbids counting those votes.

Might as well stay home and watch Fox News.

Or drive around "rolling coal".

[Novara]

88. The ruling disqualified him from the presidency

Everybody is focused on the ballots. The big story here is that for the first time in history a state supreme court has disqualified an insurrectionist from the presidency:

The sum of these parts is this: President Trump is disqualified from holding
the office of President under Section Three; because he is disqualified, it would be
a wrongful act under the Election Code for the Secretary to list him as a candidate
on the presidential primary ballot.

That's copied from the pdf.

[IronLionZion]

66. Trump for prison

I so want him to campaign remotely from his prison cell and complain about not being allowed to vote for himself.

[Kid Berwyn]

72. Ted Lieu gets it.

Hope his wisdom spills into the empty heads filling the R side of the room.

[Warpy]

73. I have to wonder if the biggest crybabies

are the ones who realize they're vulnerable to the same treatment when the folks back home realize they were complicit in the attack against this country.

[wcollar]

82. "Congress Erupting"

With the Repugnants with have in Congress, I keep visualizing a gigantic pimple popping.