Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold released this statement shortly after the ruling, “The Court determined that Donald Trump is eligible to be placed on the Colorado ballot in the March Presidential Primary. This decision may be appealed. As Secretary of State, I will always ensure that every voter can make their voice heard in free and fair elections.”
Advocates this year have been trying to remove Trump from the ballot in Colorado and other states under Section Three of the 14th Amendment, which bars from office those who swore an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution and then “engaged in insurrection” against it. The measure has only been used a handful of times since the period after the Civil War.
“At the end of the day Colorado voters are going to be able to choose who they want for President and that’s what matters,” said Trump attorney and former secretary of state Scott Gessler.
In her decision, Wallace said she found that Trump did in fact “engage […]
Well you know, at least the Republicans are trying to do something. They are holding debates and primaries. The Democrats? Well they are attempting to insulate their candidate (and they want you to believe that there’s only one) from any debate and competition. Remember, this is the same Democratic party that cheated in the past two presidential cycles so that Bernie Sanders didn’t get the nomination. See:
https://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/donna-brazile-wikileaks-fallout-230553
and:
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-nyt-barack-obama-bernie-sanders-democrats-20200414-tdpw52c46vgqjjevu54attf4yu-story.html
The second reference doesn’t give the full story, but it gives enough. Bernie got the message. Indeed, many of us got the message. A better outcome for the Democrats certainly. If Bernie had won it would have been a national embarrassment to have his party members bail on his agenda in favor of the Empire. Better to avoid showing who the party really is.