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He Michigan Supreme Court This Wednesday he refused to disqualify the former US president donald trump (2017-2021), pre-candidate for the 2024 elections, elections for the The White House for his role in the attack on Capitol from January 6, 2021.
The failure in Michigan contrasts with last week’s decision by the Colorado Supreme Courtwhich disqualified Trump for the 2024 elections under the same legal premise.
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The plaintiffs – to whom Colorado ruled in favor in an unprecedented decision – appealed to the 14th Amendment of Constitutionwhich prohibits people who participated in an insurrection from holding elected office.
This amendment was approved in 1868, after the Civil war in U.Sto prevent people associated with the southern revolts from Confederation they could come to power.
The difference of Coloradoin Michigan The judges argued that the case raised a political issue that should not be resolved by the courts and rejected the action without even holding a trial.
These sentences, for now, only affect Colorado and Michigan, since in the American federal system each state – and not the nation – is responsible for organizing elections. Montana courts also rejected a similar case.
The presidential campaign of trump announced after the decision Colorado your intention to appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States ensure that the former president is on the ballot in every state in the country.
“We have complete confidence that Supreme will quickly fail in our favor.”said the spokesman Steven Cheung.
This measure would leave it in the hands of the Supreme – if you decide to accept the appeal – the final decision on whether the 14th Amendment can be used in the case of trump and whether or not he can run in the 2024 presidential election.
Six of the nine members of the Superior Court They are considered conservative, three of them appointed by Trump himself during his term.
The Republican primaries begin on January 15th with the caucuses of Iowa It is trump He is the favorite in all polls to face the current president, the Democrat, once again. Joe Bidenin the November elections The White House.
Source: Elcomercio
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