# Is now the time for moderate Republicans to try to retake control of the party?

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**Created:** [August 15, 2022, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-now-the-time-for-moderate-republicans-to-try-to-retake-control-of-the-party/969704 "2022-08-15T17:36:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2023, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-now-the-time-for-moderate-republicans-to-try-to-retake-control-of-the-party/969704/243 "2023-12-20T19:06:27Z")

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Not only death threats, but he was also evicted from an office building in his district because he wouldn’t support Jim Jordan for speaker.

Speaking of eviction in Colorado, the Supreme Court of Colorado just banned Trump from running for President in that state. They reasoned that the 14th Amendment to the federal constitution disqualifies insurrectionists.

> [@Colorado Supreme Court Rules Trump Is Disqualified From Holding Office (Dec 19, 2023)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorado-supreme-court-rules-trump-is-disqualified-from-holding-office-dec-19-2023/988412/329):
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> Here is the opinion. [https://www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/Court\_Probation/Supreme\_Court/Opinions/2023/23SA300.pdf](https://www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/Court_Probation/Supreme_Court/Opinions/2023/23SA300.pdf)

~Max

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