Colorado judge rejects attempt to bar Trump from 2024 ballot under 'insurrection' clause

https://coloradonewsline.com/2023/11/17/colorado-judge-rejects-trump-lawsuit/?emci=ba337388-9285-ee11-8925-00224832e811&emdi=7ecb92f1-1e86-ee11-8925-00224832e811&ceid=543450

A Colorado judge has ordered the state’s top elections official to place former President Donald Trump on the 2024 primary ballot, rejecting a lawsuit from a group of voters who argued the Republican frontrunner is constitutionally ineligible to hold office under a Civil War-era insurrection clause.

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skellener@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y

Authoritarian fascists are not coming, they’re here. They must be stopped! ✊

WHYAREWEALLCAPS@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y

I'm sorry, her ruling makes about as much sense as teats on a bull. Legit sounds like she tried to legalese herself out of having to make a decision on the matter while knowing he should be excluded. Hopefully the appeals court decision makes more sense.