Mystal: Colorado's Court Quotes Gorsuch For A Reason

The Nation's Elie Mystal doesn't think it will make a bit of difference, but loves the fact that the Colorado Supreme Court, knowing what was coming next, literally quoted Neil Gorsuch from his time on the federal circuit in Colorado in their decision disqualifying Trump from the ballot.

Here's Mystal on Chris Hayes' show last night:

HAYES: What is your first thought about this heading to SCOTUS?

MYSTAL: Why do you think the conservatives would overturn Colorado? I mean woo, states' rights, brother! Isn't that what conservatives usually say? Look, of course the Supreme Court is going to weigh in and likely overturn the Colorado State Supreme Court's interpretation of Colorado state law, because the conservatives on the Supreme Court, who usually go on and on and on about states' rights, are hypocrites, and they are comfortable being hypocrites. And they will be hypocritical in this situation, and they will overturn Colorado's own state court process, but they shouldn't.

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