Trump vs. Colorado

In Washington on Monday, March 4th, the Supreme Court ruled against the state of Colorado with its removal of former President Trump from the ballot. Colorado had removed the past president from their presidential ballot because of the multiple allegations that were still ongoing. They believed that – due to the 14th amendment – because of his alleged criminal activity he should not be able to be this nation’s president. The 14th amendment prohibits anyone who had swore an oath to protect the country, and then led an insurrection, to become an officer of the United States. This of course comes from the Jan. 6th storm on the capital. Colorado believed that he had led an insurrection in hopes to overthrow the government and thus he should not be allowed in office. The Supreme Court ruled that the state has the authority to ban a leader on the state level, but not the federal level. This decision will force Colorado to restore Trump’s name on the ballot for the upcoming 2024 presidential election. Colorado’s secretary of state was unhappy with the result and wrote “Colorado should be able to bar oath-breaking insurrections from our ballot,” in her social media post.

Separate to the Colorado case, states such as Maine and Illinois have banned Trump as well, but those decisions were placed on hold.

As of today Donald Trump is the only Republican candidate running for office, and he is looking increasingly likely to succeed in his campaign. Regardless of his success at the poles, Trump has many allegations and trials that he must get through before his potential presidency. The most notable being his involvement in the Jan. 6th capital attack, which the Justices have said they will come to a conclusion in June.

NICK HANKINS

Former Editor-in-Chief at The City Voice

Hello, my name is Nicholas. This is my fifth year at City and third at the City Voice. I enjoy covering worldwide sports, and current events.