Push to Disqualify Trump Pits Democracy Against the Rule of Law
Posted on AllSides December 22nd, 2023
From The Left
Doug Mills/The New York Times
ANALYSIS
The Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling that Donald J. Trump is constitutionally ineligible to run for president again pits one fundamental value against another: giving voters in a democracy the right to pick their leaders versus ensuring that no one is above the law.
Mr. Trump’s status as the Republican front-runner for the presidential nomination, despite his role in the events that culminated in the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has created severe tensions between those two principles. If the court’s legal reasoning is correct, obeying the rule...
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