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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It was over when Justice Kagan said, “why does Colorado get to decide.”

It was downhill from there.[/quote]

And it was a stupid question from her. I can’t believe how stupid. Colorado doesn’t get to decide. It just gets to present the question. There is no clear case law precedent to follow so everyone understood that the US Supreme Court would be the one to decide how to interpret the 14th Amendment but SCOTUS couldn’t do that without a case originating somewhere. [/quote]

The answer should have been Colorado is deciding for Colorado. Arizona is free to make their own decision.[/quote]

The Constitution applies to every state.  The ballot question is for each state to handle according to their rules.  The disqualification question is a federal issue, a constitutional question. [/quote]

Which is why it is in the Supreme Court. Every SCOTUS interpretation of the Constitution starts with a decision somewhere else that gets appealed to them. There is nothing out of order for Colorado to interpret the constitution when presented with a question under its jurisdiction for which there is no SCOTUS precedent. SCOTUS’s purpose is to interpret the Constitution, not to avoid the question by saying it is none of Colorado’s business whether a candidate is eligible for office. [/quote]

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