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The ''Republican–American'' of Waterbury, [[Connecticut]], in an editorial entitled ''A real assault on democracy'', said:

The ''Republican–American'' of Waterbury, [[Connecticut]], in an editorial entitled ''A real assault on democracy'', said:

[[File:Shenna Bellows with Biden.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Shenna Bellows with Joe Biden.]]

[[File:Shenna Bellows with Biden.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Shenna Bellows with Joe Biden.]]

{{quotebox-float|"Americans should be thanking the Colorado Supreme Court for spelling out as clearly as possible the modern [[left-wing]] conception of [[democracy]]. To this cohort of Americans — animated by the idea that their opposition to Donald Trump grants them unchecked [[moral]] authority — preserving democratic rule means ensuring, by any means necessary, the people vote the right way. In other words, democracy is so sacred that it must be protected from the [[voter]]s. [[Authoritarianism]] is so dangerous that it must be proactively employed to stop potential authoritarians….<ref>PATRICK LAWRENCE: [https://consortiumnews.com/2023/12/27/patrick-lawrence-the-mess-they-made-of-2023/ The Mess They Made of 2023], December 27, 2023. consortiumnews.com</ref>}}

{{quotebox-float|"Americans should be thanking the Colorado Supreme Court for spelling out as clearly as possible the modern [[left-wing]] conception of [[democracy]]. To this cohort of Americans — animated by the idea that their opposition to Donald Trump grants them unchecked [[moral]] authority — preserving democratic rule means ensuring, by any means necessary, the people vote the right way. In other words, democracy is so sacred that it must be protected from the [[voter]]s. [[Authoritarianism]] is so dangerous that it must be proactively employed to stop potential authoritarians….<ref>[[Patrick Lawrence]]: [https://consortiumnews.com/2023/12/27/patrick-lawrence-the-mess-they-made-of-2023/ The Mess They Made of 2023], December 27, 2023. consortiumnews.com</ref>}}

The court stayed its decision for when President Trump files an Appeal to the federal courts. In other words, the ballots will be printed with Trump's name on them whether he is “disqualified” or not. This feature of the decision suggests that it was never about knocking Trump off the ballot. It was a publicity stunt to distract from bad news about Biden.<ref>[https://www.quora.com/The-Colorado-Supreme-Court-rules-that-as-former-President-Donald-J-Trump-engaged-in-insurrection-he-cannot-run-for-election-in-Colorado-Trump-plans-to-appeal-to-the-U-S-Supreme-Court-What-will-be-the-U-S-Supreme/answer/Peter-Kauffner The Colorado Supreme Court rules that as former President Donald J. Trump engaged in insurrection he cannot run for election in Colorado. Trump plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. What will be the U.S. Supreme Court's decision?] Peter Kauffner, December 29, 2023. quora.com</ref>

The court stayed its decision for when President Trump files an Appeal to the federal courts. In other words, the ballots will be printed with Trump's name on them whether he is “disqualified” or not. This feature of the decision suggests that it was never about knocking Trump off the ballot. It was a publicity stunt to distract from bad news about Biden.<ref>[https://www.quora.com/The-Colorado-Supreme-Court-rules-that-as-former-President-Donald-J-Trump-engaged-in-insurrection-he-cannot-run-for-election-in-Colorado-Trump-plans-to-appeal-to-the-U-S-Supreme-Court-What-will-be-the-U-S-Supreme/answer/Peter-Kauffner The Colorado Supreme Court rules that as former President Donald J. Trump engaged in insurrection he cannot run for election in Colorado. Trump plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. What will be the U.S. Supreme Court's decision?] Peter Kauffner, December 29, 2023. quora.com</ref>