It's time for Justice Matters with former federal prosecutor and MS NBC analyst Glenn Kirchner. The U.S. Supreme Court has heard arguments over whether the Colorado Supreme Court can use

the 14th Amendment to disqualify Donald Trump from their primary ballot.

Glenn says it was a rough day for the rule of law.

Well friends, I listen to the live stream of today's Supreme Court arguments on the issue of

whether Donald Trump should get to be president again, whether he's

disqualified under the 14th Amendment which disqualifies

insurrectionists from holding office whether he should be disqualified

as a Colorado trial court judge found, ruled,

after a trial on the merits and as the Colorado State Supreme Court affirmed that yes

Donald Trump engaged in insurrection and is therefore disqualified under the

very terms of the Constitution.

Today's oral argument was all about whether the Supreme Court justices

agreed with that, with the Colorado courts and with the express language of the Constitution.

And today, listening to that oral argument, today was not a good day. not a good day for justice, because as you listened to all of the justices pose questions of the attorneys, the parties.

It was clear the justices were putting details over democracy.

The justice tales over democracy.

The justice is focused on things like semantics.

What are the differences between words like office and officer and office holder?

The justices focused on their concern that keeping Donald Trump off the ballot would

potentially disenfranchise voters. But they expressed no concern whatsoever that the crimes Donald Trump committed were designed and intended to disenfranchise 80 million voters.

They expressed concern that if the states were allowed

to run their own elections and qualify or their own elections precisely as the Constitution gives them the power and

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