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Colorado judge rejects attempt to bar Trump from 2024 ballot under 'insurrection' clause (coloradonewsline.com)
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A Colorado judge has ordered the state’s top elections official to place former President Donald Trump on the 2024 primary ballot, rejecting a lawsuit from a group of voters who argued the Republican frontrunner is constitutionally ineligible to hold office under a Civil War-era insurrection clause.

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[–] skellener@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Authoritarian fascists are not coming, they’re here. They must be stopped! ✊

[–] WHYAREWEALLCAPS@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I'm sorry, her ruling makes about as much sense as teats on a bull. Legit sounds like she tried to legalese herself out of having to make a decision on the matter while knowing he should be excluded. Hopefully the appeals court decision makes more sense.