The Colorado supreme court said that Trump is not eligible to be president, which means he can’t be on the general ballot either.
The SCOTUS agreed to hear an appeal. That means they will have to decide whether the Colorado ruling was correct or incorrect. Either way, they will determine whether Trump will appear on the general ballot in Colorado.
From what I can find the lower court rulings had 3 points of order:
1: Whether trump engaged in inurection - CO says yes he did.
2: Whether the insurrection clause applies to the office of the President- CO says it does.
3: If 1 and 2 apply then Trump is ineligible to be on the primary ballot.
The supreme Court is not obligated to comment on each point. They could come back and say ‘We are not ruling on points 1 and 2 but we will over turn point 3as an ineligible person is still allowed on a primary ballot since a primary doesn’t elect them president.’
This would leave CO in a spot where they could still attempt to keep him off the general ballot but the appeal on 1 and 2 would still be unsettled.
The Colorado supreme court said that Trump is not eligible to be president, which means he can’t be on the general ballot either.
The SCOTUS agreed to hear an appeal. That means they will have to decide whether the Colorado ruling was correct or incorrect. Either way, they will determine whether Trump will appear on the general ballot in Colorado.
From what I can find the lower court rulings had 3 points of order:
1: Whether trump engaged in inurection - CO says yes he did.
2: Whether the insurrection clause applies to the office of the President- CO says it does.
3: If 1 and 2 apply then Trump is ineligible to be on the primary ballot.
The supreme Court is not obligated to comment on each point. They could come back and say ‘We are not ruling on points 1 and 2 but we will over turn point 3as an ineligible person is still allowed on a primary ballot since a primary doesn’t elect them president.’
This would leave CO in a spot where they could still attempt to keep him off the general ballot but the appeal on 1 and 2 would still be unsettled.
Am I missing something?