The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that President Donald J. Trump is not an eligible presidential candidate due to the 14th Amendment’s ban on “insurrectionists.”
The ruling was decided 4-3.
According to reports, the ruling will be placed on hold until Jan. 4 pending an appeal to the United States Supreme Court.
The decision applies only in Colorado. The state said it must have the matter settled by Jan. 5, the statutory deadline to set the list of candidates for the primary.
The Trump campaign put out the following statement from Steven Cheung:
“Unsurprisingly, the all-Democrat appointed Colorado Supreme Court has ruled against President Trump, supporting a Soros-funded, left-wing group’s scheme to interfere in an election on behalf of Crooked Joe Biden by removing President Trump’s name from the ballot and eliminating the rights of Colorado voters to vote for the candidate of their choice. Democrat Party leaders are in a state of paranoia over the growing, dominant lead President Trump has amassed in the polls. They have lost faith in the failed Biden presidency and are now doing everything they can to stop the American voters from throwing them out of office next November. The Colorado Supreme Court issued a completely flawed decision tonight and we will swiftly file an appeal to the United States Supreme Court and a concurrent request for a stay of this deeply undemocratic decision. We have full confidence that the U.S. Supreme Court will quickly rule in our favor and finally put an end to these unAmerican lawsuits.”
The insurrection clause refers to a conviction in a court of law, not an accusation or opinion. Is that what the court decision is based on?