Trump's Colorado Disqualification Is A Victory For Democracy

In a victory for US democracy, the Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump is not qualified to be on the state's primary ballot.

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What The Colorado Supreme Court Ruled

The decision to disqualify Trump from the ballot is historic, so let’s begin by looking at the Colorado Supreme Court ruling.

The court ruled:

The Electors and President Trump sought this court’s review of various rulings by the district court. We affirm in part and reverse in part. We hold as follows:

• The Election Code allows the Electors to challenge President Trump’s status as a qualified candidate based on Section Three. Indeed, the Election Code provides the Electors their only viable means of litigating whether President Trump is disqualified from holding office under Section Three.

• Congress does not need to pass implementing legislation for Section Three’s disqualification provision to attach, and Section Three is, in that sense, self-executing.

• Judicial review of President Trump’s eligibility for of…