The Colorado Supreme Court has banned Trump from participating in the state's presidential race
For the first time in US history, the "riot and sedition" clause of the Constitution was used as a reason to disqualify a presidential candidate from the race.
The US Supreme Court of the state of Colorado has adopted a decision prohibiting former president Donald Trump from campaigning in this state in the next year's presidential election.
According to the decision, Trump's name will not be on the ballot in the March 5, 2024 primary election in Colorado where Republican candidates will compete.
The court decided that Trump's actions during the invasion of Congress on January 6, 2021 corresponded to the crimes of "riot and sedition" and that these crimes were consistent with the situation of being "ineligible for federal office" as stated in Article 14, Part 3 of the Constitution.
For the first time in US history, the "riot and sedition" clause of the Constitution was used as a reason to disqualify a presidential candidate from the race.
This clause states, "No Federal or State officer shall engage in insurrection or rebellion against the State, or give aid or comfort to the enemies of the State."
Trump is expected to take the decision to the US Supreme Court, where the final decision is expected to be made.
In the first evaluations on social networks, Republicans focused on the political benefits of this decision for Trump, while Democrats commented that Trump deserved such a punishment due to the Congressional raid on January 6.
Although the decision in question only affects Trump's state of Colorado, it is said that it may indirectly affect the presidential race, which will be held nationwide on November 5, 2024.
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