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Colorado GOP Threatens to Go Rogue If Trump Decision Stands (www.thedailybeast.com)

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The Colorado Department of State warned that it would be “a matter for the Courts” if the state’s Republican party withdrew from or ignored the results of the primary.

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[-] ULS@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

Tldr..

Wtf does that even mean in context of his job position?

[-] mo_ztt@lemmy.world -3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Honestly I'm of two minds about it.

One, faith by the electorate in the process of elections is part of democracy. I genuinely don't think it's reasonable to tell 60 million Trump supporters that those of them that live in Colorado aren't allowed to vote for the man. I get that the letter of the law is that he tried to invade the congress and kill the vice president to keep himself in power, which is a crime that in any civilized society would keep him off the ballot not to mention behind bars, but this is actually a rare instance where I think "but they'll get really mad about it" is a viable reason not to do it. Or, at least do it on a national level, since the idea of an election where certain candidates are or aren't on the ballot differently in different states is obviously undemocratic and will clearly lead to retaliation in kind by the GOP which will step us a little further towards a civil war.

Two, fuck it. They're already rogue. They tried to kill the vice president. We're in a fight for the survival of democracy in this country and it's nice to see the boundaries being pushed by the people who aren't the ones kicking out the supporting timbers.

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[+] verdantbanana@lemmy.world -16 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Democrats and Republicans have turned every issue into a state issue so only counts in the state that says it

Ununited States of America says if a state says so it goes even if it is against federal law been going this way for a while now

this will be just like cannabis and abortion and insurance both medical auto and otherwise notary laws work this way too if you win the geographic lottery then your state rights are this but if born over there your rights are that America nothing to do with voting some of us are not allowed to even vote because of the state's rights issues so now trump will be legal in these states and not those states and will still be on the ballot depending on your location like abortion and cannabis and insurence and certain jobs

state's rights "trump" all around here even over federal federal law is seen as a guideline by the states and is only used if it favors the state including food environmental work pay/ safety laws you name it

this ruling means nothing anywhere but Colorado and whatever states decide the same will not affect the federal guidelines just like everything else

demopublicans are already rogue and do whatever they please already with no thought to how the citizens vote or feel on matters

[-] Kittenstix@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

demopublicans are already rogue and do whatever they please already with no thought to how the citizens vote or feel on matters

You going to provide any evidence to back up this claim?

[-] verdantbanana@lemmy.world -3 points 11 months ago

https://truthout.org/articles/a-federal-court-will-decide-whether-atlanta-voters-could-have-a-say-on-cop-city/

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/12/19/future-of-marijuana-legislation-uncertain-as-both-house-and-senate-wont-reconvene-until-2024/

https://truthout.org/articles/12-journalists-arrested-44-assaulted-across-the-us-this-year/

the list goes on and on for both parties

[-] Kittenstix@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I see nothing in any of those articles that is an indictment of democrats as a whole, i see an article about general city scummery, a red state doing red state shit, and an article about republicans doing fascism.

You've not made your case.

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