Donald Trump is an Insurrectionist and must not be sworn in

    In September, 2023, six Colorado voters led by former state Senate Majority Leader Norma Anderson filed a lawsuit in Colorado State Court to have Donald Trump removed from the ballot under the US Constitution's 14th Amendment, Section 3 provision, which states, "No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof." The case became known as "Anderson v. Griswold", for Jena Griswold, Colorado's Secretary of State. The state court in a decision written by Judge Sarah Wallace, On November 17, Wallace ruled that Griswold must keep Trump on the ballot but stated that Trump engaged in insurrection by standard of preponderance of the evidence. Plaintiff's then appealed the case up to the Colorado Supreme Court. On December 19, the court ruled in a 4–3 per curiam decision[34] that Trump is disqualified from the primary ballot, reversing the district court's ruling.[35] In its decision, the Colorado Supreme Court noted that not all other states have standards to pre-qualify candidates for primary elections, citing the primary election framework in Michigan; election law in Michigan does not include the term "qualified candidate", Michigan courts cannot explicitly assess the qualifications of a candidate, and the Michigan secretary of state's responsibilities are limited in primary elections. Colorado's election code, by contrast, provides the state with greater dominion over the removal of a candidate.[36]

    Trump was found to have not merely incited an insurrection, but to have participated in one.[37] The Colorado Supreme Court found it unnecessary to define insurrection, instead holding that "it suffices for us to conclude that any definition of 'insurrection' for purposes of Section Three would encompass a concerted and public use of force or threat of force by a group of people to hinder or prevent the U.S. government from taking the actions necessary to accomplish a peaceful transfer of power in this country." The Colorado Republican Committee appealed that decision up to the US Supreme Court, which stated In an unsigned per curiam opinion issued March 4, 2024, the court ruled that, as set forth in Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment, Congress has the exclusive power to enforce Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment; as such, the Courts (federal or otherwise) cannot declare a candidate ineligible for office under the said Section 3 unless an Act of Congress explicitly grants them that power. Further, the opinion stated that "states have no power under the Constitution to enforce Section 3 with respect to federal offices, especially the presidency".[84] The opinion also expressed concern that if this power was left to the states, it would create chaos ahead and after the election and may disenfranchise voters.[
    The difference here is that the US Supreme Court ruling applies to a "CANDIDATE". Trump is now "President Elect". And to swear him in as an adjudicated insurrectionist would violate Section Three of the 14th Amendment. It would be illegal!
    The section further indicates, "But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability." Which means in the current makeup, 67+ Senators and 326+ Representatives would have to vote to remove the disability, or 17+ Democrats in the Senate and 109 Democrats in the House would have to join all Republicans to remove the disability.
    And they shouldn't. Trump has displayed no remorse for his actions, stated he will pardon all involved, and will attempt to erase this afront to the nation. And JD Vance, having furthered Trump's rigged election lies and documented support for the insurrection, should be disqualified as a conspirator.
    WE THE PEOPLE, AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRACY, DEMAND EITHER CONGRESS VOTES ON THE DISABILITY OR TRUMP AND VANCE ARE FORMALLY DISQUALIFIED!!!
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