“A Colorado judge ruled on Friday that former President Donald Trump could remain on the ballot in the state, rejecting the argument that the 14th Amendment prevents him from holding office again,” the New York Times reports.
“It was the first time a court had ruled on the merits of whether Mr. Trump, with his actions before and during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, had engaged in insurrection against the Constitution after taking an oath to support it — an offense deemed disqualifying by Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which was ratified in 1868 to keep former Confederates out of the government.”
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