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Hank Carlson Denver Don’t worry, all the Dems in Congress are now busy fi guring out a way to pass legisla- tion to override the Supreme Court. Truly saving democracy every chance they get. Cameron Vaughn Denver The person who represented Colorado in saying we didn’t want him on the ballot is a Republican. Zach Judish Denver No matter how you look at it, Trump will claim he won the election and call for another insurrection. And if he wins, he’ll claim all is good while he dismantles democracy as we know it. Either way, there’s gonna be civil unrest until the military steps in. Watch. Phillip Nelson Denver Well, duh, it never had a chance. Dumb states like Colorado doing unconstitutional things gets old. Hell, even California knew to not try this. The realization that Colorado is worse than California is depressing. Oh, and maybe throw “unanimous” into the headline, Westword. This day and age, that means Colorado was wasting a whole lot of people’s time and money. 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