Congresswoman Tenney Joins Congressional Republicans in Filing Amicus Brief Supporting President Trump’s Colorado Ballot Disqualification Appeal

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today joined House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), 134 other House Republicans, and 41 other Senate Republicans filed a Supreme Court Amicus Brief in the case Donald J. Trump v. Norma Anderson, et al.

In Trump v. Anderson, the U.S. Supreme Court is weighing whether 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. Leader Scalise, Sen. Cruz, 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 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 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. 

“Colorado Supreme Court's recent attempt to remove former President Donald Trump from the ballot is a weaponization of our government and direct attack on our self-governing constitutional republic,” said Congresswoman Tenney. “Not only does Colorado lack this authority to remove the frontrunner from the ballot, but also tells millions of Coloradans that their vote does not matter. This is an unprecedented attempt to undermine our elections, and I am confident the Supreme Court will overrule this unconstitutional decision. As chair of the Election Integrity Caucus, I will continue to work to ensure every legal voter in every state has access to free, fair, accurate, and transparent elections.”

Click here to view the full amicus brief. 

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