Jena Griswold filed a brief ahead of oral arguments next week considering whether Trump can be barred from office for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to conclude that the state can lawfully bar former President Donald Trump from the Republican primary ballot because of his actions in 2020 that culminated in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

The case concerns, among other things, whether Trump “engaged in insurrection” under Section 3 of the Constitution’s 14th Amendment and is therefore prohibited from serving as president.

Griswold, a Democrat who is the top election official in the state, filed a brief ahead of Supreme Court arguments next week that defended Colorado’s process for determining whether candidates are eligible.

  • Tremble
    511·
    10 months ago

    If trump is kicked off the ballot (rightfully so in my opinion) republicans will continue kicking and screaming and will most likely start kicking off non republicans from ballots in their states for made up reasons.

    I don’t care. We shouldn’t break the rules just because republicans are threatening to break even more rules.

    I find it hard to believe that republicans are even taken seriously in the media. And unquestioned even…

    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
      51·
      10 months ago

      I find it hard to believe that republicans are even taken seriously in the media. And unquestioned even

      That’s because the mainstream media outlets that take up 90% of the proverbial oxygen are all owned by billionaires and billionaires don’t give a shit about democracy or people who aren’t at least hectomillionaires. Plus responsible journalism doesn’t pay enough for mega-yachts and fleets of private jets.