On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in a case that has grave implications for the future of a freedom-loving, law-abiding America.
The stakes are stark and simple in Donald J. Trump v. Norma Anderson, et al.: Can a group of unelected officials—the Colorado Supreme Court—remove former President Donald Trump from the ballot in the State of Colorado? The answer, for most people, is obvious enough. But these are not times of sober clarity and common sense.
This is not the first, nor will it be the last, attempt by the Left to undermine democracy. When the will of the people cuts against ruling class interests (Donald Trump is the current frontrunner in the GOP), everything from mob violence to stamping out free speech is on the table. In this case, naked and aggressive lawfare is their weapon of the moment.
The Claremont Institute’s Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence (CCJ) was formed to combat this precise threat. As we have in the past, CCJ filed an amicus curiae upholding what we think is the constitutional intent of our great Founders. In this case, that the provision in question, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, does not apply to the president.
