The irony about the Colorado Supreme Court using Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to keep Donald Trump off its presidential primary ballot is that the amendment was crafted to limit the powers of states that rebelled in the Civil War, Chris Landau, a former U.S. ambassador to Mexico, told Newsmax on Monday.
Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court unanimously struck down the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling that Trump was ineligible for the state’s primary ballot because of his alleged involvement with the events of Jan. 6, 2021. Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment disqualifies from office those who engage in insurrection against the Constitution after taking an oath to support it. Trump has never been charged with insurrection and denies any responsibility for the events of Jan. 6.
The Supreme Court ruled “responsibility for enforcing Section 3 against federal officeholders and candidates rests with Congress and not the States. The judgment of the Colorado Supreme Court therefore cannot stand.”
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