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president filed in Colorado, cites 14th

Amendment, ‘insurrection’
By Victor Nava
Published Sep. 6, 2023, 8:05 p.m. ET

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The lawsuit seeks to bar Trump from the 2024 GOP primary ballot in Colorado, citing the 14th Amendment’s
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“Based on its laws, the calendar, and our courageous set of plaintiffs and witnesses, Colorado is a good voicemail
venue to bring this first case, but it will not be the last,” the organization said.
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to prevent former Confederate officials from becoming elected officials and taking over state governments See All
and the federal government.

Efforts by the liberal nonprofit Free Speech For People to use the 14th Amendment to prevent Rep.
Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and former Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) from appearing on 2022 Video
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County Commission in New Mexico after he was convicted of trespassing for entering the Capitol Building
during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. The group says its case against Griffin is the only successful Disqualification
Clause to be brought since 1869.

“While it is unprecedented to bring this type of case against a former president, January 6th was an
unprecedented attack that is exactly the kind of event the framers of the 14th Amendment wanted to build
protections in case of,” Bookbinder argued.

“You don’t break the glass unless there’s an emergency.”

The lawsuit argues that Trump’s alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol is grounds for his disqualification
from holding public office.
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The group says it plans to file lawsuits to block Trump from primary ballots in other states as well.
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Some legal experts don’t believe that a 14th Amendment case against Trump, the 2024 GOP primary
frontrunner, will hold up in court.

“The amendment was written to deal with those who engage in an actual rebellion causing hundreds of
thousands of deaths,” George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said earlier this
month .

“Advocates would extend the reference to ‘insurrection or rebellion’ to include unsupported claims and
challenges involving election fraud.”

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Turley added that he views the Disqualification Clause theory as “not simply dubious but dangerous.”

“According to these advocates, Trump can be barred from the ballot without any charge, let alone a
conviction, of insurrection or rebellion,” he argued.

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Nancy Pelosi's Liver

52 minutes ago
Good luck! Even Jack Smith knows Trump CANNOT be prosecuted or violating 18 USC §2383 -
ebellion or Insurrection. If there was the SLIGHTEST chance he could be prosecuted - Smith
have done it already! That said, along with the FACT the FBI (corrupted by Democrats)
declared "NO insurrect...
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Steve P.
38 minutes ago
I have to hand it to them. The Democrats know how to use all the levers. Schools. Courts. Ballot
arvesting (new term I just learned in 2020). And they pounced on Covid to create lockdowns
massive mail in ballots that couldn’t be checked for authenticity. These guys are good.
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Upstate Trumper
58 minutes ago
gotta hand it to democrats. they think of a new way to cheat to win an election almost every

Write-in selection: Donald John Trump

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