Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman says the lawsuit filed by two of the state\u2019s electors trying to stop President-elect Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE is an insult to democracy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis Court should not countenance Plaintiffs\u2019 attempt to dismantle the Electoral College from within,\u201d Coffman wrote in\u00a0a filing\u00a0obtained by Politico.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt should reject as an affront to this nation\u2019s model of democracy this effort to disenfranchise millions of Coloradans by usurping their collective choice of candidates and replacing it with Plaintiffs\u2019 own personal opinions about who is fit for the office of President. Holding otherwise would cause chaos.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The two Democratic electors filed a lawsuit aiming to reverse the law that stipulates electors must vote for the state\u2019s popular vote winner. In Colorado, the winner was Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House\u00a0accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters \u2014 who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The lawsuit is part of a plan to contest similar laws in other states so electors may choose a Republican other than Trump when the Electoral College votes on Dec. 19.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis Court should decline Plaintiffs\u2019 invitation to alter the status quo by converting the popular vote into a mere advisory opinion that presidential electors are free to ignore,\u201d Coffman said in the filing.<\/p>\n