In response to the letter by Peter Williamson (“Trump deserves due process,” Our Readers’ Views, Jan. 3), the actions of the Colorado Supreme Court and the Secretary of State of Maine did not deprive anyone of his/her constitutional rights. These actions were taken to carry out the requirements of the Constitution, namely the 14th Amendment, Section 3.
The people spoke through their representatives when this amendment was added to the Constitution after the Civil War. Since then, there has been no attempt to repeal this amendment. It stands as the will of the people. State officials who take Trump’s name off their state’s ballots are carrying out the will of the people. We are governed by laws, including the Constitution, not by the will and whims of individuals and parties.
