A Supreme Court decision says that Donald Trump can’t be taken off the ballot. So, every state’s decision has been respected, even Colorado’s decision to take him off the ticket.
Now, no other state can take Donald Trump off of their ballot, and no other candidate can be taken off of a ticket either. A lot of people said that Donald Trump violated Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which says that someone who takes the oath of federal office cannot serve in office again if they “engaged in insurrection or rebellion.” This caused his placement on the vote to be looked at again.
After Trump’s part in the January 6 Capitol Riot, Colorado was the first state to question his eligibility to run for office. Maine and Illinois then did the same.
According to the Supreme Court, “We conclude that States may disqualify persons holding or attempting to hold state office, but States have no power under the Constitution to enforce Section 3 with respect to federal offices, especially the Presidency.”
They went on to say that Congress, not the states, makes decisions based on what the Supreme Court says. That being said, the ruling didn’t say whether Donald Trump did commit insurrection or not.
“The voters can take someone out of the race very quickly,” Trump said in response to the decision. “But a court shouldn’t be doing that, and the Supreme Court said that very well.”
“It was a very important and well-thought-out decision, and I think it will do a lot to bring our country together, which is what it needs,” he said.
Griswold, the secretary of state for Colorado, said, “I do believe that states should be able to bar oath-breaking insurrectionists under our Constitution.”
It says that the Colorado voter votes for Trump that were sent on Tuesday will be taken into account for the state.
