Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D-CO) took a wave of criticism after she first declared former President Donald Trump ineligible to appear on her state’s primary ballot — claiming that he was guilty of insurrection — and then complained that the Supreme Court had unanimously decided in Trump’s favor.
Griswold’s initial order, citing Section 3 (the insurrection clause) of the 14th Amendment, stated that Trump was guilty of insurrection despite the fact that neither Congress nor any court had found him to be so – and for that reason, he was ineligible to appear on Colorado’s primary ballot.
“States have no power under the Constitution to enforce Section 3 with respect to federal offices, especially the Presidency.”
Griswold made an appearance on MSNBC shortly after the ruling was handed down — in which the Court declared: “States have no power under the…
