Colorado Supreme Court has given a huge blow to Donald Trump. In the case of the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, the court has declared Donald Trump ineligible to contest elections in the state of Colorado.
This decision will be implemented after January 4, which means that Trump’s desire to become President again may suffer a serious blow, because if he becomes the Republican candidate, a state will not be able to directly take part in voting for him. In such a situation, question marks have been raised even on his being made a candidate.
Let us tell you that Trump is leading in the Republican primary and there is a big possibility of him becoming the candidate in the 2024 elections.
Trump will go to federal court
The court said that Trump, guilty of inciting the violence in the US Capitol, is not fit to become the US President. However, the Colorado Supreme Court has given Trump permission to appeal to the US Federal Court. Trump’s team has also made it clear that they will go to the Federal Court.
Time is till 4th January
According to the State Court’s decision, Trump has time till January 4 to appeal in the Federal Court. After this, how the dates proceed in the case will depend on the hearing in the Federal Court. Until then, the Colorado Supreme Court has given permission to the state Secretary of State to place Trump’s name in the primary ballot.
14th amendment used
Many cases have been filed against Trump across the country this year, in which appeals have been made to disqualify him from contesting for the presidency. These cases have been filed under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution. These cases were filed in Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon and Colorado.
According to this amendment made after the Cold War, ‘Any person who has taken an oath to support the Constitution and has then taken part in a violent insurrection against the State, will not be eligible for re-appointment.’
What did the court say in the decision?
The court said, ‘For several months, President Trump directly incited his supporters to march on the Capitol to stop what he called an alleged betrayal of his country’s citizens, while these It was a wrong claim.
Chief Justice expressed disagreement with the majority decision
The bench of 7 judges has given the verdict against Trump by 4-3. Let us tell you that all the judges included in the bench were appointed by Democrat Governors. The special thing was that Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Brian Boatwright disagreed with the majority decision. He said, ‘Trump has not yet been criminally convicted, so more time is needed to consider the complexities of this case.’