Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D-CO) took a wave of criticism after she first declared former President Donald Trump ineligible to appear on her state’s primary ballot — claiming that he was guilty of insurrection — and then complained that the Supreme Court had unanimously decided in Trump’s favor.
Griswold’s initial order, citing Section 3 (the insurrection clause) of the 14th Amendment, stated that Trump was guilty of insurrection despite the fact that neither Congress nor any court had found him to be so – and for that reason, he was ineligible to appear on Colorado’s primary ballot.
“States have no power under the Constitution to enforce Section 3 with respect to federal offices, especially the Presidency.”
Griswold made an appearance on MSNBC shortly after the ruling was handed down — in which the Court declared: “States have no power under the Constitution to enforce Section 3 with respect to federal offices, especially the Presidency.”
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Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold looks like she’s about to cry on MSNBC:
“It will be up to the American voters to save our democracy.”
pic.twitter.com/7BkeBMBPWY— Greg Price (@greg_price11) March 4, 2024
“My larger reaction is disappointment,” Griswold told MSNBC host Katy Tur. “I do believe that states should be able under our constitution to bar oath-breaking insurrectionists. And ultimately this decision leaves open the door for Congress to act, to pass authorizing legislation. But we know that Congress is a nearly non-functioning body. So ultimately, it will be up to the American voters to save our democracy in November.”
Critics were quick to point out that if Griswold were truly interested in saving “our democracy,” the American voters should have been her first choice rather than a backup plan only adopted after her attempt to enforce her own will had been thwarted.
“Truth has been getting inverted at a cyclic rate lately and I’m just glad regular people see through it,” The Daily Caller’s Geoffrey Ingersoll said. “Absolutely bats*** that a person who unilaterally removed a candidate from the ballot can worry about ‘democracy being subverted’ and not get laughed right off the screen.”
Truth has been getting inverted at a cyclic rate lately and I’m just glad regular people see through it.
Absolutely batshit that a person who unilaterally removed a candidate from the ballot can worry about “democracy being subverted” and not get laughed right off the screen. https://t.co/l4hBHGte4b
— Geoffrey Ingersoll (@GPIngersoll) March 4, 2024
“GOD how they hate leaving “democracy” up to the voters!” actor Nick Searcy added.
GOD how they hate leaving “democracy” up to the voters! @msnbc @JenaGriswold https://t.co/ywGFWiHohL
— Nick Searcy, iNSURRECTIONAL FILM & TELEVISION STAR (@yesnicksearcy) March 4, 2024
“Gotta admire a fascist crying that they tried to seize power to ‘save democracy,'” Derek Hunter said.
Gotta admire a fascist crying that they tried to seize power to "save democracy." https://t.co/kIayM2S65T
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) March 4, 2024
“In other words: ‘We tried to substitute our own leftist opinion for the will of the voters and got smacked down,'” added Tim Murtaugh.
In other words: “We tried to substitute our own leftist opinion for the will of the voters and got smacked down.” https://t.co/2oht3jkU6c
— Tim Murtaugh (@TimMurtaugh) March 4, 2024