{"id":7863,"date":"2023-12-21T01:36:21","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T02:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=7863"},"modified":"2023-12-21T03:04:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T03:04:44","slug":"backlash-erupts-over-colorado-court-kicking-trump-off-2024-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=7863","title":{"rendered":"Backlash Erupts Over Colorado Court Kicking Trump Off 2024 Ballot"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Colorado Supreme Court ruling Tuesday that former President Donald Trump could not appear on the 2024 presidential ballot has launched a wave of backlash with many saying it will help Trump electorally.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnprecedented, unAmerican, and illegal election interference,\u201d Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n

A key line of attack on the decision is that it does what Trump\u2019s opponents have always accused him of: Undermines Democracy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Colorado Supreme Court\u2019s decision to disqualify President Trump from the 2024 ballot is an abuse of power and an attempt to silence the voice of millions of voters,\u201d Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn., wrote on X.<\/p>\n

The Colorado majority opinion admitted that the U.S. Supreme Court could intervene, and as a result postponed the effect of its ruling until Jan. 4, giving the higher court about two weeks. The Colorado secretary of state is require to certify the ballot by Jan. 5.<\/p>\n

“We are mindful of the magnitude and weight of the questions now before us,\u201d the court wrote in its majority, adding that the justices are \u201clikewise mindful of our solemn duty to apply the law, without fear or favor, and without being swayed by public reaction to the decisions that the law mandates we reach.<\/p>\n

The idea is spreading, with California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis calling on state secretary Shirley Weber to \u201cexplore every legal option\u201d to oust Trump from the 2024 primary ballot.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Colorado courts weaponizing the law against Donald Trump should alarm everyone,\u201d Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., wrote on X. \u201cTrump haters are abusing the Constitution and the rule of law to attempt to keep him out of office (again).\u201d<\/p>\n

Other critics argued that the effort in Colorado, a state Trump has never won in a general election, will actually boost Trump\u2019s electoral chances.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne thing is clear: this will help Donald Trump,\u201d said Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah. \u201cDo these Colorado clowns in black robes not realize that?\u201d<\/p>\n

The best evidence for that claim is how Trump\u2019s poll numbers soared after the FBI raided his Mar-a-Lago home in the classified documents indictment. Former Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis seemed to have a real chance of challenging Trump, based on polls at the time, but since the FBI raid Trump\u2019s numbers have soared, leaving his primary challengers with little hope of catching him.<\/p>\n

Even some of Trump\u2019s Republican primary competitors came to his defense, including DeSantis and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, who has said he will withdraw from Colorado and California\u2019s ballot in protest.<\/p>\n

Trump himself reacted Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cJoe Biden is a threat to Democracy,\u201d Trump said during remarks in Iowa responding to the news. \u201cThey are weaponizing law enforcement for high-level election interference because we are beating them so badly in the polls.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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