Far-&-Wide : – With the Colorado Supreme Court disqualifying the ex-president from even contesting the primary, Democrats believe it will pave the way for President Biden’s second term at the office even as Trump’s Republican rivals rally to his defence by Gopal Misra
The recent surge in the popularity of the former US President Donald Trump, seeking the Republican nomination for the presidential poll in the world’s most powerful democracy is facing unprecedented political firework. With the Colorado Supreme Court disqualifying Trump from even contesting the primary in the state, Democrats appear upbeat that it might pave the way for President Joe Biden’s return to the White House again.
In a bid to prevent his arch rival from contesting the poll later this year, Biden supporters have already initiated legal procedures against Trump in various states. On the other hand, Trump and his supporters have challenged Biden’s legitimacy for the second term by alleging large scale financial bungling by his son, Hunter, in various deals involving companies of Ukraine and China.
The recent verdict of the Supreme Court of the U.S. State of Colorado in a 4-3 split order barring Trump from even contesting the primaries in Colorado is being considered a political vendetta by those supporting the former President. The court’s order says that Trump had violated a constitutional clause enacted in 1868 relating to engaging in an “insurrection or rebellion” under the Section 3 of the country’s 14th Amendment, when he reportedly incited his supporters to enter Capitol in Washington on January 6, 2021; alleging bungling in the poll and also blocking ‘peaceful transfer’ of power to Biden. The dissenting judges, however, have opined that Trump is being punished even before a proper trial, a basic right even of a criminal defending his case. The court, however, stayed its order till January 4, 2024, enabling Trump to seek review by the US Supreme Court. Earlier, a district court had declined to stop Trump from contesting on the grounds that it was unclear whether the 14th Amendment covered the presidency.
Interestingly, Vivek Ramaswamy, who is one of the Republican aspirants seeking nomination for the presidential nomination, has asked Nicky Hailey, Christ Christie and Ron DeSantis, Governor of Florida, to boycott the Colorado primaries unless Trump is allowed to participate. DeSantis has demanded that the US Supreme Court “should reverse” the Colorado ruling. “The Left invokes ‘democracy’ to justify its use of power, even if it means abusing judicial power to remove a candidate from the ballot based on spurious legal ground,” he wrote on X.
