Supreme Court Rejects Bid To Remove Trump From Ballot

The US Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a state court ruling that could have barred Donald Trump from the ballot for allegedly engaging in insurrection.

In its ruling the Supreme Court said: “The judgment of the Colorado Supreme Court therefore cannot stand. All nine Members of the Court agree with that result.”

This came on the eve of the Tuesday primaries that are expected to cement Trump’s march toward the Republican nomination to take on President Joe Biden in November.

The case stemmed from a ruling in December by the state Supreme Court in Colorado, one of the 15 states and territories voting on Super Tuesday.

Quoting the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, the court ruled that Trump should be kicked off the ballot because of his role in the January 6 attack on Congress, when a mob tried to halt certification of Biden’s 2020 election victory.

Section 3 of the 14th Amendment bars anyone from holding public office if they engage in “insurrection or rebellion” after once pledging to support and defend the Constitution.

But during two hours of arguments last month, both conservative and liberal justices on the US Supreme Court expressed concern about having individual states decide which candidates can be on the presidential ballot this November.

The top court ruled on Monday that “responsibility for enforcing Section 3 against federal officeholders and candidates rests with Congress and not the States.”