Now Colorado courts gain reputation for 'banana republic election interference'
(RNC video screenshot)
It was only a few years ago that Colorado's courts were scolded by the U.S. Supreme Court for their "hostility" to Christianity.
That came in the case in which the state persecuted baker Jack Phillips for his decision not to violate his Christian faith by promoting the LGBT lifestyle choices.
Now, after the Colorado Supreme Court, without charges or a conviction, declared President Donald Trump guilty of being an "insurrectionist," it will be known for its "banana republic election interference."
That's according to legal expert Hans von Spakovsky.
The former Federal Election Commission member, a senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, said the court, in a 4-3 ruling, said Trump cannot be on the state's GOP primary ballot.
Von Spakovsky explained, "This is a nakedly partisan, anti-democratic decision that ignores the law and prior precedent. Under the text and history of the 14th Amendment, as well as court precedent, Trump is not disqualified from running for office for numerous reasons."
He then listed:
"First, Section 3 of the 14 Amendment applies only to individuals who were previously a 'member of Congress,' an 'officer of the United States,' or a state official. Individuals who are elected—such as the president and vice president—are not officers within the meaning of Section 3."
Further, he pointed out the obvious: "No federal court has convicted Trump of engaging in 'insurrection or rebellion.' In fact, the Senate acquitted Trump of that charge in his second impeachment."
Then he noted that experts believe Section 3 "doesn’t even exist anymore as a constitutional matter after the Amnesty Acts of 1872 and 1898—a matter completely ignored by the court today."
Finally, he noted the courts already have said Section 3 "is not self-executing," and Congress "never passed any federal law providing for enforcement, meaning that courts such as the Colorado Supreme Court have no legal authority to enforce Section 3."
He called this situation a "badly judged, banana republic election interference."
The Colorado judges actually ignored all of these factors, as von Spakovsky previously had delivered the details in a column online.
At the time, he condemned the "lawfare" that Democrats were using to get their political and social ideologies imposed on Americans.
He said then that multiple courts were considering the same dispute. In fact, other courts have rejected the Democrats' agenda.
He warned that the judges hearing those disputes need to "understand that the text, history, and application of the 14th Amendment make it clear that they have no legal authority" to keep Trump from the ballot.
He pointed out that leftist judges, to reach the conclusion Colorado judges reached, have to ignore "the final sentence in Section 3, which is a unique provision found in no other amendment to the Constitution. It allows Congress to remove the disqualification clause 'by a vote of two-thirds of each House.'"
He said, "Congress did just that with the Amnesty Act of 1872, stating that the 'political disabilities' found in Section 3 'are hereby removed from all persons whomsoever' except for members of the 36th and 37th Congresses and certain other military and foreign officials."
Then in 1898 Congress removed even those applications, he said.
IMPORTANT NOTE TO WND READERS: America – long the freest, most prosperous, powerful, altruistic and Christian nation on earth – is on the brink of destruction. Every decent and aware American adult knows this. The evidence is everywhere.
Democrat politicians today overwhelmingly favor late-term abortion up to the very moment of birth – formerly known as "infanticide." They encourage children too young to drive or vote to have their breasts and/or sex organs amputated in pursuit of a "gender transition" that is both delusional and impossible, and which leads to staggering rates of depression and suicide. They have not just allowed, but ENGINEERED, a full-scale foreign invasion of America across her southern border.
Their standard bearer, President Joe Biden – a senile, pathologically dishonest and epically corrupt career political hack – is destroying America's economy, energy sector, military, law enforcement, election integrity, national security, Constitution and overall national wellbeing as rapidly as possible. At the same time, Team Biden demonizes and, increasingly, IMPRISONS critics as "violent extremists," "domestic terrorists," "white supremacists" and "insurrectionists." Indeed, they're currently engaged in an obviously corrupt multi-front legal war against Biden's chief political rival, Donald J. Trump, in an attempt to send the 45th president of the United States to prison for the rest of his life.
None of this constitutes "politics" in any conventional or traditional American sense. Rather, it is all darkly spiritual. The greatest nation on earth is in the throes of a full-blown spiritual war between good and evil.
The big question, then, is WHAT CAN BE DONE TO SAVE AMERICA? Fortunately, real answers and uncommon wisdom are showcased in the December issue of WND's critically acclaimed monthly Whistleblower magazine, "CAN AMERICA BE SAVED? The world's freest, most Christian nation is on the brink of destruction."
In this very special issue, readers will experience the best and deepest thoughts and strategies on how to restore America to her former goodness and greatness, from some of the nation's most respected analysts – everyone from Tucker Carlson to Dennis Prager to Victor Davis Hanson to Newt Gingrich and many more.
WHISTLEBLOWER is available in both the popular print edition and a state-of-the-art digital version, either single issues or discounted annual subscriptions.
For 25 years, WND has boldly brought you the news that really matters. If you appreciate our Christian journalists and their uniquely truthful reporting and analysis, please help us by becoming a WND Insider!
Content created by the WND News Center is available for re-publication without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact licensing@wndnewscenter.org.
SUPPORT TRUTHFUL JOURNALISM. MAKE A DONATION TO THE NONPROFIT WND NEWS CENTER. THANK YOU!
The post Now Colorado courts gain reputation for 'banana republic election interference' appeared first on WND.