Welcome to Home & Away. Here at Home, the big news is the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling that bars Donald Trump from appearing on that state’s primary ballot on grounds the Constitution (in the Fourteenth Amendment) bars insurrectionists from holding public office. What we know strongly suggests that Trump supported insurrection; that said, I am not sure this decision will hold as Trump has not been convicted of it. And then there is the Supreme Court of the United States, not Colorado, which will have to decide whether to hear Trump’s legal challenge and, if it does, how to rule on it. I worry that if the Colorado decision does not hold, it will reinforce Trump’s claim that he is a victim of a politicized justice system and fuel his campaign. So, the year ends with a story sure to dominate the year to come.
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War Weary (December 21, 2023)
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Welcome to Home & Away. Here at Home, the big news is the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling that bars Donald Trump from appearing on that state’s primary ballot on grounds the Constitution (in the Fourteenth Amendment) bars insurrectionists from holding public office. What we know strongly suggests that Trump supported insurrection; that said, I am not sure this decision will hold as Trump has not been convicted of it. And then there is the Supreme Court of the United States, not Colorado, which will have to decide whether to hear Trump’s legal challenge and, if it does, how to rule on it. I worry that if the Colorado decision does not hold, it will reinforce Trump’s claim that he is a victim of a politicized justice system and fuel his campaign. So, the year ends with a story sure to dominate the year to come.