Trump verdict: rule of law – or mafia rule The situation in the Red Sea continues to deteriorate – the latest developments in 7 points

A good lawyer can defend anything – and also the opposite. It is not without reason that they are popularly called “twisters of the law”. However, there are things that even the most sophisticated attorney cannot solve. This also applies to constitutional issues. For example, the US Constitution clearly states that no one can become President of the US if they are under the age of 35 or if they were not born in the US.

Donald Trump mainly used the second ban as an opportunity to claim that Barack Obama was an illegal president because he was not born in the American state of Hawaii, but in Kenya. Of course, this claim – like almost everything that comes out of the ex-president’s mouth – was a lie.

The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which was fatal for Trump

But now the US Constitution could also be Trump’s downfall. The third section of the 14th Amendment also clearly states that no person, whether senator, representative, president, or vice president, shall hold any office who has incited or promoted an insurrection against the state. This amendment was written after the Civil War with the intention of keeping Southern rebels out of official positions.

With his speech on January 6, 2021, Trump violated this article of the Constitution. Not only did he encourage the mob to storm the Capitol, he also failed to recall them for more than three hours. That is why there are lawsuits in several American states demanding that the ex-president should not be allowed to participate in the elections.

In Colorado, the Supreme Court has now upheld this lawsuit, not only delivering a historic ruling but also making the already confusing state of American politics a little more chaotic.

Based on the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, a civil rights organization has filed a lawsuit in several states demanding that Trump be barred from the primaries. Two states, Minnesota and Michigan, dismissed that lawsuit. In Colorado, a judge also denied the civil rights group’s request at first instance. However, she confirmed that Trump was guilty of inciting an insurrection. However, given the enormous political implications of a guilty verdict, she resorted to a technicality and declared that the president was not covered by this law because his oath to the Constitution was different.

The Colorado State Supreme Court has now overturned this ruling and declared that the president is also affected by the 14th Amendment. The ruling was narrow, with three of the seven justices — all appointed by Democratic governors — voting against it. They also did this for technical reasons.

The court is well aware of its responsibility. “We have not made this judgment lightly,” the statement said. “We know the magnitude and burden we have placed on ourselves. However, we are also aware of our obligation to apply the law without favoring anyone and without fear of the public backlash that our decision might cause.”

The public reaction is already there, and to describe it as intense would be an understatement. Trump and his followers rage. Conspiracy theorists are having a mega party on Fox News and other conservative media. With Trump ahead of Biden in the polls, the courts are now the left’s last bastion. Trump’s election victory can only be prevented thanks to corrupt judges appointed by the Democrats, it sounds in an endless loop.

The Supreme Court faces a delicate decision

Of course, the ex-president himself also joins in on this chorus. His spokesman, Steven Cheung, said: “It is no surprise that the Democratic-dominated Colorado Supreme Court has ruled against Trump. The Soros-backed left-wing group (the financier George Soros) has hatched a program in favor of the criminal Joe Biden – with the aim of banning Trump from the elections and depriving the citizens of Colorado of the right to vote for a candidate. their choice. “But we are confident that the U.S. Supreme Court will quickly overturn this decision in our favor.”

However, it is not so certain. In the Supreme Court, the conservative justices have a comfortable majority of six to three – three of them appointed by Trump – but in this case it is mainly the conservative justices who have to dig deep into their tricks to help the ex-president out of trouble .

There are two reasons for this: Conservatives tend to be so-called originalists, meaning they insist on a literal interpretation of the Constitution, and as mentioned, this is crystal clear when it comes to the 14th Amendment. Moreover, it is precisely the conservatives who always emphasize the sovereignty of the states. The conservative justices overturned the abortion ruling “Roe v. Wade said that each state had the right to make its own laws.

Neil Gorsuch, one of Trump’s appointees, previously served on the Colorado Supreme Court. In this role he explicitly emphasized the sovereignty of the states, something that his former colleagues, not entirely coincidentally, mention in their justification.

If the US Supreme Court were to rule in Trump’s favor, his hypocrisy would once again be exposed and his already tarnished reputation would be further damaged, especially since Clarence Thomas, a conservative hardliner, is suspected of being corrupt, which is now supported by a lot of evidence.

What if the US Supreme Court rules against Trump? Then the ex-president would no longer be able to participate in the primaries in Colorado. Moreover, he should expect that he would also be excluded in other states because the same lawsuit is pending there. This would mean that his chances of returning to the White House are nil.

However, it is likely that this is quite unlikely. Trump is doing everything he can to use this statement to his advantage. All hell is already breaking loose on social media. Only the gods know what would happen if the ex-president were actually excluded from the elections.