Voters challenge Greene's eligibility to run for reelection

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Associated Press.

ATLANTA (AP) — A group of Georgia voters is challenging Greene’s eligibility to run for reelection, saying she helped facilitate the riot that disrupted Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s presidential election victory. The challenge filed Thursday, March 24, with the Georgia secretary of state’s office says it’s being brought by a group of registered voters in Greene’s congressional district. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

The challenge filed Thursday with the Georgia secretary of state's office says it's being brought by a group of registered voters in Greene's congressional district. It alleges that Green, a Republican, is ineligible under the 14th Amendment, saying that “before, on, and after January 6, 2021, Greene voluntarily aided and engaged in an insurrection to obstruct the peaceful transfer of presidential power, disqualifying her from serving as a Member of Congress.”



The 14th Amendment says no one can serve in Congress “who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress . . . to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same.” Ratified shortly after the Civil War, it was meant in part to keep representatives who had fought for the Confederacy from returning to Congress.

Greene forcefully rejected the challenge in an emailed statement, saying she’s being targeted because she’s “effective and will not bow to the DC machine.”

 

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Greene won't be the last one this happens to, either.

 

[PaxNurgle]

The 14th Amendment clearly states that:

"No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability."

This, by law, excludes both Donald Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and any other elected officials who supported the events of Jan 6 2021, from ever holding public office in the United States.

In the thread about Clarence Thomas a few people brought up the fact that Supreme Court Justices are supposed to "Uphold the Constitution." If the Supreme Court was truly impartial as they are meant to be, they would immediately bar Greene, Trump, and any number of others from holding office in this country again- as specified clearly in the Constitution. But it is possible they will not, since some of the Supreme Court do not, in fact, really care about following the Constitution despite what they claim.

 

[YDB95]

I guess the question hinges on whether or not 1/6 really was an insurrection. It's pretty clear to me that it was, but proving that in court is another question.

 

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I guess the question hinges on whether or not 1/6 really was an insurrection. It's pretty clear to me that it was, but proving that in court is another question.

This case might provide the opportunity for a court to decide that question.