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Dem-appointed Colorado justice says Trump
ballot ban undermines 'bedrock' of America
in fiery dissent

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Posted By: Moritz55, 12/20/2023 1:41:54 PM

The Colorado Supreme Court's decision to ban former President Trump from the state's primary ballot undermines a "bedrock principle" of American democracy, one of the court's Democrat-appointed justices wrote in a fiery dissent. Justices Carlos Samour, Maria Berkenkotter and Chief Justice Brian D. Boatright all dissented, but Samour was particularly critical of the 4-3 ruling. Samour and Boatright were each appointed by Democratic former Gov. John Hickenlooper, while Berkenkotter was appointed by current Gov. Jared Polis, also a Democrat. "The decision to bar former President Donald J. Trump — by all accounts the current leading Republican presidential candidate (and reportedly the current leading overall presidential candidate) — from Colorado's presidential

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Reply 1 - Posted by: singermom9 12/20/2023 1:49:23 PM (No. 1621163)
OK so if we get all the red states to eliminate ALL dems from the ballot so only repubs win-sounds fair-The dems set the rules. We can say that biden/harris are committing TREASON by letting an INVASION into the US. Trump has not been found guilty of anything re insurrection so we can just SAY biden has committed TREASON and disqualify ALL dems on the ballot.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: DW626 12/20/2023 3:10:46 PM (No. 1621189)
Hey “judge”!!! You keep it up. Keep talking. Keep doubling down. Millions of us are listening, and paying attention.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: anniebc 12/20/2023 3:22:16 PM (No. 1621193)
And they ruled that he couldn't be written in. That right there, puts them really infringing on the rights of the people of Colorado. The faux gods don't care.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: mifla 12/21/2023 5:03:50 AM (No. 1621422)
Colorado justices are appointed, but must run for election after their first term. Perhaps some insightful conservatives in this state can come up with a way to keep one or two of them off of the ballot.
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