Posted on 04/08/2022 5:34:36 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
A liberal advocacy group is broadening its legal effort to disqualify Republican lawmakers from running for reelection because of their support of the events surrounding the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Free Speech For People filed lawsuits on behalf of voters in Arizona’s Maricopa County that challenge the eligibility for the office of GOP Reps. Paul Gosar and Andy Biggs, and state Rep. Mark Finchem.
Mr. Gosar and Mr. Biggs are running for reelection in November. Mr. Finchem is running for secretary of state with former President Donald Trump’s endorsement.
The suits say the lawmakers should be barred from seeking office because of their support for the pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, citing the 14th Amendment.
The third section of the amendment says 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” who has “engaged in insurrection or rebellion.”
The lawsuits follow similar suits the same group filed targeting Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina.
Mrs. Greene is seeking to dismiss the case against her, while U.S. District Judge Richard E. Myers II, a Trump appointee, last month blocked the effort to disqualify Mr. Cawthorn from the ballot in North Carolina, ruling that the Amnesty Act of 1872 granted amnesty to future insurrectionists.
Rob Fein, legal director for Free Speech For People, told the Arizona Mirror that there are holes in that argument.
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The ultimate target is Donald John Trump.
Like rust, the election-rigging Democrats never sleep.
The ‘Rat’s idea of ‘protecting our democracy’
Friggen hilarious.
Gee, I wonder how the newest scotus justice will vote when one of these cases makes its way to the supreme court....
“Gee, I wonder how the newest scotus justice will vote when one of these cases makes its way to the supreme court....”
Well, if any of them are a pedo or engaged in baby torture, they ought to be OK.
That constitutional provision was repealed by the Congress in the early 1870’s, which is why it won’t hold up in court.
the way the democrats work is this. If they lose these these suits—then they’ll learn how to set up and justify their own insurrections. Only these will be the real thing.
If they win—then they keep republicans out of power.
The dims are truly dim.
The gutless ball less republicans would never think of something so original.
But now that the dims have put the plan in front of the public, the repubs should bring the same legal process against every person involved in the scam that was the 2020 election, from Biden all the way down to the state governors as well as the senators and house members.
Tie them up in the courts until they are bled dry.
How about Biden and gang’s support for America’s enemies?
until somebody has actually been charged(let alone convicted) wi INSURRECTION... STFU, ESAD!!!
Rats can waste time and resources doing this, ours that is. Their time and resources are massive because of graft and corruption, the number of rat billionaire donors, and the number of hard left lawyers the corrupt law schools issue every year, and the number of corrupt judges available to draw a case.
Sowing the seeds of deceit. The “Progressives” must give this line legs.
Otoh the Whitmer “kidnapping”, 2 were found not guilty then the judge declared a mistrial on the other two. May this be the beginning of the end of the deep state persecution of “deplorable s”
When they have fully removed the ballot box, the cartridge box will be the only recourse.
Absurd
So the Rat party labels any protest an “insurrection” and then tries to disqualify anyone associated from being in the political system
Good scam
Won’t work
Lawfare ought to carry the penalty of loser pays.
Is it really an insurrection if no one is ever found to be guilty of insurrection?
Win by any means
“Liberals push legal effort to block Republican ‘insurrectionists’ from the ballot”
Could just as easily be written: “Ukraine/WW3 push legal effort to block Republican ‘insurrectionists’ from the ballot
Tie them up in the courts until they are bled dry.
I like the way you think.
This is exactly as it should be, the 14th A (at least on this score) is absolutely correct.
Only thing is, the insurrection occurred early November 2020.
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