A group of Georgia voters on Thursday filed a legal challenge arguing that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) was “constitutionally disfellowshipped from the office of Congress” for her involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots ” may be.
Driving the news: “Greene has repeatedly advocated political violence, up to and including her January 6 encouragement of insurgents,” argues the constituency represented by Free Speech for People.
- The challenge alleges that Greene violated the 14th Amendment, which states that no person “who, having previously taken an oath, as a Member of Congress … shall have been involved in any insurrection or rebellion”.
- The legal challenge, filed with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, argues that Greene “is unqualified to seek and hold public office.”
What she says: “This is the same evil playbook that the dishonest communist Democrats are using against President Trump and his family,” Greene said in a statement to Axios.
- “I will never stop fighting for the good people of Northwest Georgia,” she said.
The big picture: Raffensperger must now request a hearing before an administrative judge to determine whether the legislature is fit for the post under Georgian law.
- It is on this hearing that “the whole burden is laid [upon the candidate] to be affirmed [their] capacity,” the lawsuit states.
A group of voters from North Carolina Earlier this year, he also filed a legal challenge to bar Rep. Madison Cawthorn from running for re-election, citing his involvement in a rally before the Capitol riot.
- Free Speech For People is also representing voters in this case, along with several North Carolina attorneys.
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Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with commentary by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.