Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy has committed to withdrawing from the GOP primary ballot in Colorado. This decision comes in response to a recent ruling by the state’s Supreme Court that removed former President Trump from the ballot due to his involvement in the Capitol attack on January 6, 2021.
The Colorado Supreme Court, in a narrow 4-3 decision, applied the 14th Amendment’s “insurrection clause” to oust Trump from the state’s Republican primary ballot. The court concluded that Trump, by promoting false claims of election fraud and directing his supporters to the Capitol, engaged in insurrection. Colorado became the first state to bar Trump from seeking the presidency based on his role in the Capitol attack.
The “insurrection clause” of the 14th Amendment prohibits individuals from holding any office under the United States if they participated in insurrection after swearing to support the Constitution. The Colorado Supreme Court interpreted this clause to include the office of the president.
“I pledge to withdraw from the Colorado GOP primary unless Trump is also allowed to be on the state’s ballot, and I demand that Ron DeSantis, Chris Christie, and Nikki Haley to do the same immediately — or else they are tacitly endorsing this illegal maneuver which will have disastrous consequences for our country,” Ramaswamy said in a statement, calling out his fellow candidates in the GOP presidential primary.
“This is what an *actual* attack on democracy looks like: in an un-American, unconstitutional, and *unprecedented* decision, a cabal of Democrat judges are barring Trump from the ballot in Colorado,” Ramaswamy said.
The Colorado Supreme Court has temporarily suspended its ruling until January 4, allowing Trump to seek review from the U.S. Supreme Court. Trump’s spokesperson has confirmed the intention to pursue this avenue, ensuring that Trump’s name remains on the ballot until the appeal is resolved by the justices in Washington.
In justifying its decision, the state Supreme Court emphasized the weighty nature of the questions at hand and the solemn duty to apply the law without being influenced by public reactions. It noted that the conclusions were not reached lightly.
It’s worth noting that the seven-member bench of Colorado’s Supreme Court was entirely appointed by Democratic governors, with six facing and winning retention elections, and the seventh set to do so next year.
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Smart man.
He can’t be too smart if he’s running against someone who’ll win about 90% of the people.
But to give him the benefit of the doubt he’s most likely running, like RFK Jr. whose objective is to garner support and then bring them over to Trump.