By Col. Bill Connor ——Bio and Archives--December 26, 2023

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Just before Christmas, the seven Democrat-appointed Colorado Supreme Court justices delivered coal in America’s stocking. In a 4-3 ruling they held that former President Trump is disqualified as a presidential candidate by the “Insurrection Clause” of the 14th Amendment.

This comes as polls show Trump with an insurmountable lead over Republican Primary challengers and beating President Joe Biden if the election were held now. Just months ago, this insurrection clause theory was seen as a fringe attempt to take Trump off ballot, and it’s important to understand the partisan backing: “The board chairs of the group that brought the lawsuit leading to former President Donald Trump’s Removal from the 2024 Colorado ballot had previously donated large sums to President Biden's campaign and victory fund.”

Those going after Trump found (arguably) the most Democrat-leaning state court in the nation to achieve the narrow, split opinion “victory.” In one sense, this is an un-American attempt by one party using questionable legal theories to deprive Americans of their vote (what’s now the basis of indictments against Trump and other lawyers). Even more un-American is the Left’s argument the Insurrection Clause is self-executing. This is legally incorrect, and will end Democracy if not stopped.

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