Vivek Ramaswamy’s Bold Move Against Trump’s Ballot Exclusion in Colorado’s GOP Primary

Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican presidential primary candidate, has made a bold move in the political arena by announcing his intention to withdraw from the Colorado GOP primary unless former President Donald Trump is allowed on the ballot. This decision comes in response to a recent ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court, which stated that Trump should not be included in the 2024 presidential primary ballots due to disqualification under Section Three of the 14th Amendment. In other words, the Democrats are misappropriating the insurrection clause of the 14th Amendment to keep Trump from running for president.

Ramaswamy took to social media to make his vow as clear as possible.

I pledge to withdraw from the Colorado GOP primary ballot until Trump is also allowed to be on the ballot, and I demand that Ron DeSantis, Chris Christie, and Nikki Haley do the same immediately – or else they are tacitly endorsing this illegal maneuver which will have disastrous… pic.twitter.com/qbpNf9L3ln

— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) December 20, 2023

The Colorado Republican Party responded to Ramaswamy’s pledge.

“You won’t have to because we will withdraw from the Primary as a Party and convert to a pure caucus system if this is allowed to stand.”

You won't have to because we will withdraw from the Primary as a Party and convert to a pure caucus system if this is allowed to stand.

— Colorado Republican Party (@cologop) December 20, 2023

Ramaswamy’s stance isn’t just a political gambit; it’s a statement on party unity and a challenge to legal interventions in electoral processes. Like a master chess player, he’s looking several moves ahead, foreseeing implications beyond the immediate primary. His decision raises several thought-provoking questions: What does this mean for the GOP’s internal dynamics? How will this impact voter sentiment, especially among those who feel their choices are being stifled?

Here is a long X.com post from Ramaswamy about this situation.

“This is what an *actual* attack on democracy looks like: in an un-American, unconstitutional, and *unprecedented* decision, a cabal of Democrat judges are barring Trump from the ballot in Colorado. Having tried every trick in the book to eliminate President Trump from running in this election, the bipartisan Establishment is now deploying a new tactic to bar him from ever holding office again: the 14th Amendment. I pledge to *withdraw* from the Colorado GOP primary unless Trump is also allowed to be on the state’s ballot, and I demand that Ron DeSantis, Chris Christie, and Nikki Haley to do the same immediately – or else they are tacitly endorsing this illegal maneuver which will have disastrous consequences for our country.   Today’s decision is the latest election interference tactic to silence political opponents and swing the election for whatever puppet the Democrats put up this time by depriving Americans of the right to vote for their candidate of choice.   The 14th Amendment was part of the ‘Reconstruction Amendments’ that were ratified following the Civil War. It was passed to prohibit former Confederate military and political leaders from holding high federal or state office. These men had clearly taken part in a rebellion against the United States: the Civil War. That makes it all the more absurd that a left-wing group in Colorado is asking a federal court to disqualify the 45th President on the same grounds, equating his speech to rebellion against the United States. And there’s another legal problem: Trump is not a former ‘officer of the United States,’ as that term is used in the Constitution, meaning Section 3 does not apply. As the Supreme Court explained in Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (2010), an ‘officer of the United States’ is someone appointed by the President to aid him in his duties under Article II, Section 2. The term does not apply to elected officials, and certainly not to the President himself.   The Framers of the 14th Amendment would be appalled to see this narrow provision—intended to bar former U.S. officials who switched to the Confederacy from seeking public office—being weaponized by a sitting President and his political allies to prevent a former President from seeking reelection. Our country is becoming unrecognizable to our Founding Fathers.”

This is what an *actual* attack on democracy looks like: in an un-American, unconstitutional, and *unprecedented* decision, a cabal of Democrat judges are barring Trump from the ballot in Colorado. Having tried every trick in the book to eliminate President Trump from running in…

— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) December 19, 2023

The Colorado Supreme Court’s disqualification, based on the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, referenced Trump’s behavior during the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. The problem with that is Trump was never charged or convicted of insurrection. Even the radical woke communist Democrats in the US House of Representatives didn’t charge Trump with insurrection. They knew they would never get away with it because 1) there was no insurrection, and 2) Trump said he wanted the people at his 100% lawful rally to “march peacefully and patriotically to the Capitol” to let their voices be heard.

A court can’t take the words of Democrats plucked from the 14th Amendment and then rule on the situation without first charging the accused, having a fair trial, and then making the ruling based on a conviction. It is just not done. A state Supreme Court is not a trial court.

What the Colorado Supreme Court has done is so egregious that it makes one wonder if the Democrats are gearing up for a civil war.

Because of appeals, Tuesday’s 4-3 decision has been stayed until January 4. Three Colorado Supreme Court judges dissent.

“We do not reach these conclusions lightly,” the court’s majority wrote. “We are mindful of the magnitude and weight of the questions now before us. We are likewise mindful of our solemn duty to apply the law, without fear or favor, and without being swayed by public reaction to the decisions that the law mandates we reach.”

A bunch of cultural Marxist pablum. They did reach their conclusion lightly. Trump Derangement Syndrome caused four Democrats in black robes to violate due process and assess punishment without the benefit of a person being charged with a crime.

According to Trump Campaign Spokesman Steven Cheung, an appeal would be filed on Tuesday night.

“Unsurprisingly, the all-Democrat appointed Colorado Supreme Court has ruled against President Trump, supporting a Soros-funded, left-wing group’s scheme to interfere in an election on behalf of Crooked Joe Biden by removing President Trump’s name from the ballot and eliminating the rights of Colorado voters to vote for the candidate of their choice. Democrat Party leaders are in a state of paranoia over the growing, dominant lead President Trump has amassed in the polls. They have lost faith in the failed Biden presidency and are now doing everything they can to stop the American voters from throwing them out of office next November,” Cheung wrote.

He added, “The Colorado Supreme Court issued a completely flawed decision tonight and we will swiftly file an appeal to the United States Supreme Court and a concurrent request for a stay of this deeply undemocratic decision. We have full confidence that the U.S. Supreme Court will quickly rule in our favor and finally put an end to these unAmerican lawsuits.”