In a stunning turn of events, the Colorado Supreme Court has delivered a ruling on the challenge to Donald Trump's appearance on the state's 2024 ballot. The court has determined that Trump should not be allowed to appear on the ballot. This decision comes as a reversal of a lower court's finding, which stated that although Trump participated in the January 6th insurrection, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment did not apply to presidents and therefore he should not be excluded from the ballot.
Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, a Civil War-era clause of the Constitution, became the focal point of the court's deliberation. While the section specifically mentions House representatives, the Senate, and even electors, it does not make any explicit reference to presidents. Consequently, the Colorado Supreme Court had the weighty task of determining whether the former president could be barred from the ballot due to his involvement in the events of January 6th.
