Key takeaways:
- The Colorado Republican Party has filed an appeal to the state’s Supreme Court decision that former President Donald Trump is ineligible for the presidency.
- Nikki Haley, a former governor of South Carolina, was asked at a campaign event in New Hampshire about the cause of the Civil War and could not mention slavery.
- The U.S. Supreme Court has never weighed in on the issue of presidential eligibility, and the outcome of this case could have far-reaching implications for the future of the presidency.
The Colorado Republican Party has filed an appeal to the state’s Supreme Court decision that former President Donald Trump is ineligible for the presidency. This appeal extends the stay of the ruling, which was set to take effect on January 4th, the day before the state’s primary ballots are due at the printer.
Nikki Haley, a former governor of South Carolina, was asked at a campaign event in New Hampshire about the cause of the Civil War. She could not bring herself to mention slavery, a tacit acknowledgment that the party of Lincoln has settled comfortably into its status as a revanchist minority-white rump Trumpist party.
Trump himself has said he still plans to appeal the ruling to the nation’s highest court. The U.S. Supreme Court has never weighed in on the issue of presidential eligibility, and it is unclear if they will take up the case.
The Colorado Republican Party’s appeal is the first step in a potential showdown at the nation’s highest court over the meaning of a 155-year-old constitutional provision that bans from office those who “engaged in insurrection.” The outcome of this case could have far-reaching implications for the future of the presidency.
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