The Colorado Republican Party issued a stern warning on Tuesday night, asserting that if former President Donald Trump were excluded from the state’s 2024 presidential primary ballot, the party would cancel the primary altogether. This announcement came in response to a pivotal decision by the Colorado Supreme Court, which ruled 4-3 to remove Trump from the ballot, citing his alleged inflated involvement in the January 6, 2021 insurrection.
The court’s ruling, temporarily placed on hold until January 4 pending appeal, declared that Trump’s actions on January 6 amounted to an insurrection, disqualifying him from holding the office of President under Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. Consequently, the court asserted that listing Trump as a candidate on the presidential primary ballot would be a violation of the Election Code.
In a response Tuesday night, the Colorado Republican Party stated, “We will withdraw from the Primary as a Party and convert to a pure caucus system if this is allowed to stand.”
The Colorado Supreme Court justified its decision by citing “substantial evidence” of a concerted and public use of force or threat of force on January 6, hindering the peaceful transfer of power and constituting an insurrection. In response, 2024 GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has vowed to withdraw from Colorado’s state primary if former President Donald Trump is removed.
The Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling is an attack on democracy that will undoubtedly have far-reaching implications for the state’s electoral process.
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