DENVER (AP) — A divided Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday declared former President Donald Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause and removed him from the state’s presidential primary ballot, setting up a likely showdown in the nation’s highest court to decide whether the front-runner for the GOP nomination can remain in the race.
If it were so cut and dry, the courts wouldn’t be overturning one another. Something can seem obvious to us but require time for the legal system to formalize. I think Trump committed insurrection. I also think he should stand trial for that accusation before any consequences of it can come to bear. Eroding due process isn’t how you fight against bad ideas.