Bobby Blaze (@bblaze)

The problem with the #Colorado decision is that there is a federal crime of #insurrection, codified at 18 U.S. Code § 2383. While it's true the 14th Amendment does not use the word "convicted" it doesn't mean the rest of the #Constitution does not apply. Whether anyone likes it or not, #Trump does not lose his constitutional rights b/c of his actions; no matter how nefarious. Those rights mean that Trump is: (a) innocent until proven guilty in a court of law where, (b) a jury of his peers served as the factfinder. People can disagree as to what the law means. That should not be an invitation to politicize courts. Judges need to play it straight, and if their rulings are unpopular there is a procedure to change the law – even the Constitution if necessary. #14thAmendment #ColoradoSupremeCourt #SCOTUS