{"id":13920,"date":"2024-01-12T01:52:19","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T01:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/12\/ramaswamy-urges-supreme-court-to-overturn-colorado-decision-files-amicus-brief-in-support-of-trump\/"},"modified":"2024-01-12T01:52:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T01:52:19","slug":"ramaswamy-urges-supreme-court-to-overturn-colorado-decision-files-amicus-brief-in-support-of-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/12\/ramaswamy-urges-supreme-court-to-overturn-colorado-decision-files-amicus-brief-in-support-of-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramaswamy urges Supreme Court to overturn Colorado decision, files amicus brief in support of Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy has filed an amicus brief at the Supreme Court in support of former President Donald Trump\u2019s efforts to remain on state ballots.<\/p>\n

\u2018President Trump\u2019s political opponents have sought to disqualify him from the ballot in multiple states because they fear they cannot beat him in a free and fair election,\u2019 Ramaswamy noted in the filing. \u2018Needless to say, the distress of competing against a formidable opponent cannot justify disqualification under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment. The consequences of affirming the Colorado Supreme Court\u2019s decision will extend far beyond the dispute over President Trump\u2019s eligibility.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Specifically, this Court\u2019s blessing of the state supreme court\u2019s interpretation of Section 3 will warp incentives for state decision-makers and voters alike,\u2019 Ramaswamy added in the filing. \u2018For secretaries of state and state supreme court justices, the path to national notoriety will be illuminated: To enhance your credibility among copartisans, simply concoct a reason to declare a disfavored presidential candidate of the opposing party ineligible to run for office.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018For voters, the message will be equally clear: Scour the records of disfavored candidates for speeches containing martial rhetoric, or even policies that had unintended consequences, and then file challenges under Section 3. The number of Section 3 complaints will proliferate, as will the number of divergent outcomes.\u2019<\/p>\n

The amicus brief was filed Thursday as the Supreme Court gears up to hear arguments on whether Trump should remain on the Colorado Republican presidential primary ballot.\u00a0The justices said they will hear the case on an expedited basis, with arguments on February 8.<\/p>\n

The justices issued an administrative stay that orders the Colorado Secretary of State to put the former president\u2019s name on the GOP primary ballot, at least until the case is decided. The high court said that the briefs are due by January 31.<\/p>\n

Ramaswamy said Wednesday that he planned to file the amicus brief at the Supreme Court in hopes that it would \u2018overturn Coloarado\u2019s disastrous decision to try to keep Donald Trump off the ballot.\u2019<\/p>\n

In the clip announcing the filing, Ramaswamy said the court should overturn Colorado\u2019s decision because it\u2019s \u2018the right thing to do for this country.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018I feel a sense of obligation to do that as somebody who understands the Constitution,\u2019 he said. \u2018It\u2019s my belief that every other Republican, myself included, needs to withdraw from any ballot that forcibly withdraws Donald Trump from the primary.\u2019<\/p>\n

The Colorado Supreme Court decision was the first time in history that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment was used to bar a presidential contender from the ballot.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The state\u2019s highest court concluded that Trump \u2018engaged in insurrection\u2019 over his role in the January 6, 2021, protests at the U.S. Capitol.<\/p>\n

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The historical hearing will consider the meaning of the 14th Amendment, which bars people who \u2018engaged in insurrection\u2019 from holding public office.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The amendment was adopted in 1868, following the Civil War.<\/p>\n

Fox News\u2019 Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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