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Trump’s “appeal”… Feeling the impact of the presidential election
The state’s Supreme Court ruled that former U.S. President Donald Trump cannot participate in the Republican presidential primary in Colorado. Former President Trump’s side has decided to appeal, so there is a high possibility that this conclusion will be overturned by the conservative-dominated Supreme Court. However, with lawsuits lined up in other states claiming that Trump cannot run, confusion appears inevitable in the U.S. presidential election process, which is about 10 months away.
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on the 19th (local time), “Based on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, it is illegal to include former President Trump as a candidate on the Colorado primary election ballot.” Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution restricts those who participated in the insurrection from running for public office.
Previously, the state district court found former President Trump guilty of inciting insurrection in connection with the January 6 storming of the Capitol in 2021 and ruled that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution did not apply to the presidency, but the state Supreme Court overturned this.
This decision is the first to ban former President Trump from running in the presidential primary in a specific state. As rulings on Trump’s candidacy are expected to continue in swing states such as Michigan and Arizona, attention is being paid to whether this will affect not only the rulings in those states but also the presidential election.
It is unlikely that he will be blocked from running for president.
It is a fatal blow when disqualification from competitive racing is judged.
Possible negative impact on the presidential election intervention trial… Trump calls it “ultimate election interference”
“never “I can’t give in”… Trump Mug Shot Christmas Stocking A Christmas gift containing a Trump mugshot appeared at former President Donald Trump’s campaign event held in Waterloo, Iowa, USA on the 19th (local time). Christmas stockings have the words “We will never give in” written on them. On this day, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that former President Trump was disqualified from participating in the presidential election. Waterloo = AP NewsisWith the ruling that former U.S. President Donald Trump cannot participate in Colorado’s Republican presidential primary on the 19th (local time), attention is focused on how this decision will affect next year’s presidential election.
As former President Trump announced his intention to immediately appeal to the Supreme Court, the prevailing analysis is that it is unlikely that his presidential bid will be blocked by the conservative-dominant Supreme Court. However, similar lawsuits are expected to continue in major battlegrounds that will determine the outcome of next year’s presidential election, and even if he is confirmed as the Republican candidate, there are speculations that the legal debate surrounding his eligibility to run will continue until the presidential election. Former President Trump defined this ruling as “election interference” and is using it as an opportunity to rally his supporters again.
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on this day that former President Trump’s participation in the Republican primary in Colorado was illegal, applying Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which disqualifies those who participated in the insurrection from holding public office. The state Supreme Court said, “Former President Trump incited and encouraged violence and illegal actions to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power,” and added, “There was little difficulty in determining that the January 6 storming of the Capitol was an ‘insurrection.’” . He continued, “There is substantial evidence (after the 2020 presidential election) that former President Trump pressured Republican officials in several states to overturn the results.”
The state Supreme Court said, “We know that this ruling is unprecedented,” and placed a condition to suspend the effect of this ruling until the Federal Supreme Court makes a final decision. Additionally, since this ruling applies only to Colorado, there is no problem with running in primaries in other states.
The final decision on former President Trump’s eligibility to run in the primary is expected to be in the hands of the Supreme Court. “We will quickly appeal to the Supreme Court and ask for a stay on this undemocratic decision,” Trump campaign spokesman Stephen Cheng said in a statement. Currently, the Federal Supreme Court has a 6 to 3 majority of conservative justices.
Regarding this ruling, former President Trump’s team said, “Today, the United States saw the ultimate intervention in the election,” and is once again aiming to rally support. Other Republican presidential candidates also protested in unison, saying that the Supreme Court’s restrictions on candidacy violate democratic principles.
Attention is also focused on the impact this ruling will have on other state courts reviewing former President Trump’s eligibility to run in the primary. Currently, related lawsuits and appeals have been filed in 15 states. Colorado, where Democratic candidates won in both the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, has little direct influence on the presidential election. However, as Supreme Court trials are ahead in Michigan and Arizona, representative battleground states, it is pointed out that a ruling disqualifying former President Trump from running for president in these regions could be a fatal blow.
Seo Jeong-geon, a professor of political science and diplomacy at Kyung Hee University, analyzed, “For former President Trump to be elected, he must win at least one of the so-called ‘rust belts’ (declined industrial zones) such as Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania.”
In states such as Minnesota, the state Supreme Court maintained former President Trump’s eligibility to participate in the primary, but opened the way for the anti-Trump camp to appeal his eligibility to run in the presidential election, which could lead to controversy over his eligibility to run in the presidential election. In addition, this ruling, which acknowledged former President Trump’s involvement in the insurrection, may have an impact on other trials that will begin in March next year, including former President Trump’s suspicion of inciting the ‘January 6 Capitol invasion’ and overturning the Georgia presidential election.
There is also an analysis that the Federal Supreme Court is likely to make a quick ruling considering the confusion it will cause in the presidential election. Lee Jong-gon, a professor of political science and diplomacy at Ewha Womans University, predicted, “There is a possibility that the Supreme Court will issue a ruling before January 15th next year, when the Iowa caucuses, the first primary, are held.”
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