Lawmakers react to Colorado barring Trump from its primary ballot
Newsy
Republican politicians from far and wide shared their opinions after former President Donald Trump was barred from Colorado's primary ballot Tuesday.
Former President Donald Trump is barred from appearing on Colorado's presidential primary ballot due to his part in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, the state's Supreme Court decided Tuesday.
In a 4-3 ruling, the historic judgment cited the 14th Amendment's insurrection clause, marking the first time the provision has been used to disqualify a presidential candidate.
"We do not reach these conclusions lightly," the majority justices wrote. "We are mindful of the magnitude and weight of the questions now before us. We are likewise mindful of our solemn duty to apply the law, without fear or favor, and without being swayed by public reaction to the decisions that the law mandates we reach."
The Trump campaign was on the obvious side of opposition, calling the decision "completely flawed" and sharing they would "swiftly file" an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
But while the Democratic-appointed Colorado Supreme Court was nearly split, Republican lawmakers were largely on the same side and even used many of the same words to describe the judgment — saying, for example, that it constituted "election interference" or that it was "unprecedented."
