Judge finds Trump can remain on ballot in CO but ALSO that he ENGAGED IN INSURRECTION, but *NOT* as an "Officer" of the US under Section III of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Link:
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/judge-rules-trump-can-remain-on-ballot-in-colorado/
I expect(ed) the various courts to duck and dodge any attempt to rule on a 14th amendment disqualification, but this one is beyond inane. Because the president is not among the enumerated offices in Section 3, he is not subject to this law? What does this phrase mean:
> or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States
Is that supposed to be just for federal dogcatchers?
Regardless, it is my opinion that a disqualification for having insurrected should require a prior conviction for an insurection-flavored crime. Disqualifying without the full due process of law (including a prosecutor getting a grand jury to indict), and getting a court/jury to convict, is an extremely bad precedent and slippery slope we don't want to engage with.
Brandi Buchman
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