Miller, Scalise, Colleagues File Amicus Brief Supporting President Trump's Colorado Ballot Disqualification Appeal

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA),135 House Republicans, and 42 Senate Republicans in filing a Supreme Court amicus brief in the case of Donald J. Trump v. Norma Anderson, et al. The amicus brief urges the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision that disqualifies President Trump from the Colorado Presidential Ballot. 
 
“Americans, not judges, elect the President of the United States. It’s pathetic that Democrats will go to extreme lengths to interfere with our election process,” said Congresswoman Miller. “President Trump is the frontrunner to be the Republican candidate on the 2024 Presidential ballot, and this an obvious attempt by the left to silence Americans who think differently from them. The state courts have no authority or precedent to remove a political leader from the ballot, and Republicans will not stand for it. I am hopeful the Supreme Court will reverse this dangerous decision and that democracy will prevail.”
  
“President Biden has based his reelection effort on the notion that he is safeguarding democracy, but he and his radical allies are attempting to undermine the central component of the democratic process – the people’s power to choose their leaders through elections. Not only does the Colorado Supreme Court have no authority to remove President Trump from the ballot in the 2024 presidential election, but the broad and ill-defined justifications they use can easily be abused in the future to block political opponents from assuming office. By taking away people’s choice, the Colorado Supreme Court is setting a dangerous precedent and subverting the will of the American people. I’m proud to lead this amicus effort with Senator Cruz to stand up for American voters and our Constitution, and I urge the Supreme Court to thoughtfully consider our arguments and reverse this disastrous decision,” said Majority Leader Steve Scalise.

Background:

• In Trump v. Anderson, the U.S. Supreme Court is weighing whether former President Donald Trump should remain on the ballot in the State of Colorado, after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that he should be removed, even though he is the current frontrunner to be the Republican Party’s presidential candidate.
• Congresswoman Miller, Leader Scalise, and their colleagues argue in their brief that “the Colorado Supreme Court’s opinion tramples the prerogatives of members of Congress.”
• They argue that the Colorado Supreme Court “raced past numerous textual and structural limitations … which are primarily designed to ensure that Congress controls the enforcement and removal” of a president from office, and that the Colorado Supreme Court “adopted a malleable and expansive view of ‘engage in insurrection,’ which will easily lead to widespread abuse” against the political opponents of those in power in the U.S.
• The legislators urge the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision. 

Click HERE to view the full amicus brief.
  

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