In December 2023, the Colorado Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision based on the “insurrection” clause of the 14th Amendment, ruled former President Donald Trump ineligible to appear on Colorado’s 2024 presidential primary ballot. Never mind that Trump has never been indicted for, let alone convicted of insurrection.
Immediately after this jaw-dropping decision, I tweeted: “Even 3 out of 7 Democrat appointed Colorado Supreme Court justices said using the 14th Amendment’s ‘insurrection’ clause to keep Trump off the ballot is absurd. Imagine how many SCOTUS justices strike down the ridiculous Colorado decision. It could even be 9-0.”
This is exactly what happened. On March 4, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Colorado court 9-0.
Before the Supreme Court decision, about 30 states agreed with Colorado, making the same “Trump is an…
