Destroying this democracy to save it?

Well the Colorado Supreme Court did some dubious deliberating and disqualified Donald Trump from being on the Ballot in 2024.

"It’s the first court to find that the disqualification clause of the 14th Amendment applies to Mr. Trump, in addition to affirming that he engaged in insurrection.

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Mr. Trump is expected to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. Tuesday’s ruling applies only to Colorado, but if the Supreme Court were to affirm it, he could be disqualified more broadly. The Colorado Supreme Court stayed its ruling until Jan. 4, 2024, to allow time for appeals."

Here's a snippet from the decision:

I guess they forgot about the "innocent until proven guilty" part.

In that decision's wake:

California Is Citing Colorado Ruling in Push to Remove Trump From Ballot

"Following the Colorado Supreme Court's ruling barring Donald Trump from the Centennial State's ballot, it was only a matter of time before other states used the dubious ruling as the basis for attempts to prevent its residents from being able to vote for the former president in 2024.

The day after the Colorado ruling, California's Democrat Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis sent a letter to Secretary of State Shirley Weber demanding that she "explore every legal option to remove former President Donald Trump from California's 2024 presidential primary ballot."

Wait! There's more!

Michigan could be the next state to remove Trump from its ballot

"Trump being barred from Michigan's ballot would be a major boon for the Democratic Party, especially if President Joe Biden is Trump's opposition, as Biden only won the state in 2020 by less than 3 percentage points."

Parry and thrust:

Republicans float booting Biden off state ballots after Trump ruling

"Some Republican officials outraged by the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to boot Donald Trump off the state’s primary ballot have suggested doing the same to President Biden in their states."