Presidential contender and environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who switched from Democrat to independent in October, eviscerated the state court\u2019s opinion as \u201cwrong\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When a court in another country disqualifies an opposition candidate from running, we say, \u2018That\u2019s not a real democracy.\u2019 Now it\u2019s happening here.\u2019 Now it\u2019s happening here,\u201d he wrote on X. \u201cI want to beat him in a fair election, not because he was kicked off the ballot. Let the voters choose, not the courts.\u201d Trump blocked from the ballot in Colorado. When a court in another country disqualifies an opposition candidate from running, we say, \u201cThat\u2019s not a real democracy.\u201d Now it\u2019s happening here.\u2014 Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) December 20, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Technically, the ruling against Trump is stayed until Jan. 4, so that his team has time to file an appeal to the US Supreme Court \u2014\u00a0which it has vowed to do. Justices on Colorado\u2019s high court determined that Trump\u2019s conduct \u201cconstituted overt, voluntary and direct participation in the insurrection\u201d and invoked Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, also known as the Disqualification Clause to boot him from the ballot. Republicans in Colorado have hinted at plans to shift to a caucus system if that decision holds. The Centennial State\u2019s primary is set for March 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Donald Trump fundraised heavily off the news out of Colorado, and his campaign vowed that he would appeal the decision. AP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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