Trump is challenging a groundbreaking decision by the Colorado Supreme Court that said he is disqualified from being president again and ineligible for the state’s primary.
Sadly, the ‘right thing’ in this case actually is to rule against Colorado. It will be an utter shit-show with each state deciding which candidates can or can’t run in their state if this is upheld.
I kinda get what you mean, but this is a candidate who tried to overthrow the government. There’s legal and logical basis for excluding them from being a candidate.
Oh, they should absolutely be excluded. I’m just saying it should be done at the federal level. You’d see Texas, Missouri, and a bunch of other states removing Biden if the ruling didn’t come down as it did.
Meh, elections are already a shit-show. The popular vote is disregarded, and the candidate with fewer votes can win…this is a undemocratic. Democracy is fundamentally broken already.
It’s based on a legal theory from the constitution. There’s no grey area on this one, just what brand of feelings people use to justify their position.
There is actually good reason to keep someone off a ballot who attempts a coup, and tries to take power by undemocratic means. And it’s not really that hard to see where the reasoning comes in.
Bullshit. Colorado already decides which candidates can or can’t run un their state. They did in 2012 when they disqualified a presidential candidate. The case went to court, and justice Gorsuch wrote the opinion that yes of course Colorado has that right.
Sadly, the ‘right thing’ in this case actually is to rule against Colorado. It will be an utter shit-show with each state deciding which candidates can or can’t run in their state if this is upheld.
I kinda get what you mean, but this is a candidate who tried to overthrow the government. There’s legal and logical basis for excluding them from being a candidate.
Oh, they should absolutely be excluded. I’m just saying it should be done at the federal level. You’d see Texas, Missouri, and a bunch of other states removing Biden if the ruling didn’t come down as it did.
Meh, elections are already a shit-show. The popular vote is disregarded, and the candidate with fewer votes can win…this is a undemocratic. Democracy is fundamentally broken already.
It’s based on a legal theory from the constitution. There’s no grey area on this one, just what brand of feelings people use to justify their position.
There is actually good reason to keep someone off a ballot who attempts a coup, and tries to take power by undemocratic means. And it’s not really that hard to see where the reasoning comes in.
And this should be done at the federal level, not the state level.
When the constitution was written, the federal government didn’t have really any power.
That’s why they gave this to states and not federal.
Bullshit. Colorado already decides which candidates can or can’t run un their state. They did in 2012 when they disqualified a presidential candidate. The case went to court, and justice Gorsuch wrote the opinion that yes of course Colorado has that right.
I’m not aware of that… who did they disqualify and for what cause?