January 6, 2021 means something different for everyone. Maybe it means attacking the capitol to support former president Donald Trump. Or, maybe it means feeling absolute fear realizing that political polarization is becoming more and more prevalent each year and this is a prime example of that. However, most can agree that day brought chaos and division to the country, and for those in Colorado, they’ve had it with the potential problems that could possibly arise if Donald Trump becomes president again.

On Monday Oct. 30 2023 an advocacy group lawyer argued that Trump should be disqualified from Colorado's ballot for the 2024 election as a result of the chaos that occurred on January 6 almost three years ago. 

After the Jan. 6 riot, Trump claimed that there was serious voter fraud in regards to current President Joe Biden’s win over Donald Trump. This then led to Trump supporters storming the capitol and creating even further tensions between the two major political groups. 

President Trump stated that he never told his supporters to attack the capitol, and his lawyer fought back by turning this situation into some of the basic human rights that are so fundamental to the country, such as Freedom of Speech. 

According to an article from Reuters, Trump’s lawyer Scott Gesler believes that someone, including the president, should not be in trouble for voicing their opinions. 

"People should be able to run for office and shouldn't be punished for their speech," Gesler told the court. 

This isn’t the only state that is feeling these types of concerns about Trump running for office next year. Advocacy groups in Michigan and Minnesota are also fighting for Trump to stay off the ballots. These individuals have every right to feel nervous if Trump becomes president again. It took him hours to get rioters to stop attacking the capitol, proving that he only cared about his votes, not the idea that this was going to divide the country up even further than it already is.

According to Reuters, Trump has several legal charges on him, including a New York state civil fraud lawsuit against his family company. This makes many individuals wonder, “when is it enough?” How many laws will be broken in order for Donald Trump to not have a shot at being president in the future? 

These questions will go unanswered, especially since Trump pleaded not guilty to his attempts to overturn the 2020 election results, and to mishandling classified government documents after he left office in 2021. 

Donald Trump violated section 3 of the 14th amendment, which states that an individual isn’t eligible for office if during their time in office they,"engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or [gave] aid or comfort to the enemies thereof,” which certainly applies to Trump after losing the 2020 election. Despite these accusations and statistics, Trump still claims he did nothing wrong.