COLORADO DECISION SHOWS HOW THE RIGHT TO VOTE FREELY HAS DECLINED SINCE THE 18^th CENTURY

On December 19, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump cannot appear on the state’s Republican presidential primary ballot.  Anderson v Griswold, 2023-CO-63.  Furthermore, write-in votes for him cannot be counted.

The decision underscores the extent to which a voter’s right to vote for anyone he or she pleases has eroded since the United States became an independent nation.  The basis for the decision is that Trump had previously signed an oath to support the Constitution and yet then engaged in insurrection.  The Fourteenth Amendment, Section Three, bars such persons from holding office.

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Venezuela will hold a presidential election later in 2024.  On January 26, the nation’s highest court upheld a ban on ballot acces for Maria Corina Machado, the nominee of the biggest opposition party.  See this story.

On January 26, the Colorado voters who challenged his ballot position submitted their brief to the U.S. Supreme Court.  See it here.  The opening argument is on the subject of whether Trump’s behavior qualifies as insurrection, and of course the brief argues that the answer is “yes.”