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#SCOTUS: Colorado and the 2024 Ballot. Richard Epstein, Hoover Institution

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John Batchelor

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🗓️ 3 February 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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0:00.0

Book your ticket to happiness with Sun Express Airlines. This is CBS I in the world. I'm John Bachelor.

0:25.2

Colorado Secretary of State says Skotis, Supreme Court of the United States, should

0:30.1

not force State to keep Trump on the ballot.

0:33.6

This is Huffpost reporting.

0:34.9

There are many other sources.

0:36.7

Gina Griswold, Colorado Secretary of State,

0:39.7

urged the US Supreme Court in a brief

0:41.8

to affirm a decision by Colorado State's High Court to remove

0:45.4

Donald Trump from the ballot citing the insurrection clause of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. The hearing before the Supreme Court is now scheduled

0:55.3

for the 8th of February within days. I welcome Professor Richard Epstein of the

1:00.6

Hoover Institution. He's traveling. He's in the great state of Texas to comment on an update on a matter we've

1:06.9

Confronted before you will recall some weeks ago Colorado was followed by Maine, removing or claiming that it was going to remove

1:17.4

Donald Trump's name from the primary ballot.

1:21.0

And other states were told up to 33 states are watching for the direction of the

1:25.9

Supreme Court to know whether they can or cannot debate this matter.

1:30.4

Professor, a very good evening to you.

1:32.6

I've read through the brief by Gina Griswold with my amateur eyes, and the phrase that is repeated

1:39.2

that seems most relevant is that the brief declares Donald Trump quote

1:44.3

ineligible insurrectionist end quote pointing to what you know very well the 14th

1:50.4

amendment section three the petition before the Supreme Court 14th Amendment Section 3.

1:52.8

The petition before the Supreme Court, what weight does that have now, Professor?

1:58.0

The Colorado State Secretary of State, does she stand before the court and make her case?

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