A group of Colorado voters have elected to have Donald Trump eliminated from the state ballot after the insurrection that occurred on January 6, 2021. Voters have told the Supreme Court that due to this insurrection, Trump should no longer be able to run for office per the Constitution.
“The most violent attack on our nation’s Capital since the War of 1812 – an attack which obstructed the peaceful transfer of presidential power for the first time in American history – meets any plausible definition of ‘insurrection against the Constitution,’” a disputer wrote.
Lawyers of Donald Trump state that his speech on January 6 was not meant to cause violence. The Colorado judge on the case disagrees and states that Trump “intended that his speech would result in the use of violence.”
Colorado has since removed Trump from their states’ ballot after agreeing that the events of January 6 should disqualify him.
There are now more than 30 states that are in discussion to remove Trump from their respective states’ ballot and Trump has made it clear he won’t go down without a fight.
“It’ll be bedlam in the country. It’s a very bad thing. It’s a very bad precedent. As we said, it’s the opening of a Pandora’s box,” Trump states to reporters.
The Supreme Court has decided to schedule a hearing for Trump’s appeal of the Colorado Court’s decision to remove him from the ballot, which will take place February 8.
Numerous members of GOP congress have since filed briefs in support of Trump and his actions on January 6 ahead of the oral arguments.
