Seth Masket: “Colorado’s Supreme Court has determined that, under the insurrection clause of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, Trump is ineligible to serve as president again, and thus his name may not appear on the Republican primary ballot in March. In doing so, the court overruled a determination by a state district court from a month ago. This is a big freaking deal. It is going to get messier, and we can probably expect similar sorts of big qualification decisions and reversals throughout the coming year.”
“If you’re one of those people asking why all these non-Trump Republican candidates have been competing in debates, this is why! This is a legitimate bombshell, and if there’s some chance that one of the candidates isn’t just controversial but literally can’t run for president in several states, that seems worth considering.”
