My view on Colorado removing Trump from the Ballot
If Trump were guilty of insurrection, then in my opinion the state would have a leg to stand on (only one, not two).
But I think everyone has to agree that this is the central question and it is clear that the judges in Colorado believe that Trump is guilty of insurrection. But it is also clear that people in Texas think that Biden is guilty of insurrection. In politics there are always two sides and one is not happy with the other. Look at the meltdown over the ruling on Roe v. Wade or prior to that the meltdown over Trump nominating a judge less than two months before the presidential election. Think of Nixon and the war in Vietnam. In my opinion if you allow any state's judges to make a decision on whether or not a president or any other person is guilty of insurrection we will cause the nastiness and ugliness of politics to increase exponentially. So I believe this must be decided in the House of Representatives and in the Senate. They will understand that if it is not proof beyond a reasonable doubt that they will be opening pandora's box. They impeached Trump over this very question and found him not guilty. To me, that is the critical issue, you can't let each state do this otherwise the union will be over and we will be in civil war.
Now I have heard an argument that a president cannot be charged with insurrection. I think they need to put this in perspective, the President is in charge of the DOJ, so before you can try them for a felony you must first impeach them and remove them from office. A president can be impeached for insurrection. So they aren't saying a president can't be guilty of insurrection and trying to become a dictator, they are saying if a President is guilty you must impeach them and remove them from power and that is up to the House of Representatives and the Senate. So once again, it is important for the House of Representatives and Senate to act before any State can act. The idea that each state could remove presidential candidates they don't like is a door that will create chaos.
Imagine you are campaigning and saying you would eliminate slavery, all the slave holding states would remove you from the ballot. Imagine you want to put regulations on cigarettes, all the tobacco growing states would remove you from the ballot, imagine you want to put regulations on Hollywood, California removes you from the ballot, or regulations on Wall Street, NY removes you from the ballot.
