A group of some Colorado voters have begun suing secretary of state Jena Griswold in order to prevent former president Donald J. Trump from being put on the primary and and general election ballot for next years election.
They formed this lawsuit using the 14th amendment which states anyone who engages – or supports those who engage – in insurrection or rebellion against the Constitution – after taking an oath to defend it – is ineligible to hold office. They are saying that due to former president Trump’s actions during the January 6th attacks on the United States Capitol he is not eligible to hold public office.
The lawsuit states that “Trump tried to overthrow the results of the 2020 election, leading to a violent insurrection at the United States Capitol to stop the lawful transfer of power to his successor. By instigating this unprecedented assault on the American constitutional order, Trump violated his oath.”
The lawsuit would most likely not change the Colorado voting results anyways, but could send a shockwave throughout the nation and lead more states to do the same. If this happens Trump may not even be able to run as he wouldn’t have enough delegates to secure his nomination.
One of the attorneys for the voters suing believes that this will almost definitely be brought up to the Supreme Court and stated “If the Supreme Court makes a ruling in our favor, you can absolutely see secretaries of state refusing to put him on the ballot with or without a case.” He also is persistent that their chances of success are good saying, “It’s not a partisan issue. It’s a rule of law issue. And for a lot conservatives protecting the Constitution is of utmost importance and I think that’s what the Supreme Court will look at.”
If this goes through it could be catastrophic for the Republican Party