I don’t doubt that the Democrats would have liked to charge Trump with “insurrection” under Title 18, §2383 of the U.S. Code, but they didn’t attempt to do that, presumably because the theory is so transparently stupid. So evidently their fallback theory is that in a particular state, Colorado in the above instance, local officials should take the initiative to bar Trump from the ballot, thus forcing him to go to court to reverse their decision. Or else, prior to any administrative action, there could be a proceeding in which a court would determine whether or not Trump “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” within the meaning of the Amendment. How far this gets presumably will depend on the integrity of local officials and courts, but likely the Democrats’ real objective is to embroil Trump in as many legal proceedings as possible in the months leading up to the election.

All of which confirms, as Senator Cotton says, that the Democrats will do anything, engage in any dishonesty, violate any norms, shred the fabric of civil society, if it will increase their power.

[This particular strategy is egregiously shameful, and as Jonathan Turley wrote earlier, is an example of Democrat rage transforming themselves into the monsters they claim to be hunting. – Ed]