The Supreme Court of Colorado has ruled that former President Donald Trump cannot appear on the state’s ballot during the 2024 presidential election. 2020 election. “It could have big consequences,” says American reporter John Postma.

“A group of voters in Colorado brought this case,” Postma said. According to them, Trump led a rebellion, and under a law, the Fourteenth Amendment, which dates back to the American Civil War, anyone who participates in the rebellion cannot hold political office again.

Room for discussion

Of course, Trump has appealed the ruling, and according to Postma, there is indeed room for necessary discourse. “You see it in the discomfort among Democrats as well.” Earlier, a lower court in Colorado had rejected this claim — on the grounds that the Fourteenth Amendment did not specifically address the president. A judge in Minnesota ruled it was an internal matter for the Republican Party. After all, it’s all about the basics.

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But the question of whether the attack on the Capitol on January 6 was an act of insurgency still looms. Was it under the leadership of Donald Trump? These cases are still before the courts. According to Postma, things will start to get tense if the case reaches the Supreme Court: Six of the nine justices there are conservative, some of whom are Trump appointees.

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Antecedent effect

This case could have an interesting outcome. From a more practical perspective: Trump can’t run in Colorado. No Republican man is overrated: These are primaries, after all, and Colorado is a Democratic stronghold, too. But it will be a completely different story when other states follow suit. ‘Then it could really have consequences.’ On the other hand: each case gives Trump more votes, and there’s no reason to think things will be any different now.

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