Republican Party He appealed to the Supreme Court on Wednesday The decision of a court in Colorado, USA, to exclude former President Donald Trump (2017-2021) from the state’s primaries.
On appeal, Republicans argue that the state court’s decision Former president banned from participating in primaries According to US media reports, the 2024 elections in which Trump aims to be re-elected will be distorted. Unless the decision of the Colorado Supreme Court is overturned, any voter will have the authority to file a lawsuit to disqualify any political candidate in Colorado or any political candidate. The New York Times’ “Other jurisdiction follows suit,” the party wrote in its appeal.
The Supreme Court’s nine justices must now decide whether to hear the case.
Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court issued a decision unprecedented in U.S. history. Kicked Trump out of primaries Republican Party This state for its role in the attack on the Capitol.. The justices challenged the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits people who participated in the rebellion from holding elected office. This amendment was approved in 1868 after the Civil War in the United States to prevent individuals affiliated with the Confederacy’s southern rebels from coming to power.
Colorado will hold its presidential primaries on March 5, a key date known as Super Tuesday when 16 states will vote and decide the race. The Republican primaries begin next January 15 with the Iowa caucuses, and according to all polls, Trump is the favorite to once again face the current president, Democrat Joe Biden, in November’s White House elections.