ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ruled that a group of Georgia voters can proceed with legal efforts seeking to disqualify U.S Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene from running for reelection to Congress, citing her role in the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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The challenge filed last month with the Georgia secretary of state’s office alleges that Greene, a Republican, helped facilitate the Jan. 6, 2021, riot that disrupted Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s presidential election victory. That violates a rarely cited provision of the 14th Amendment and makes her ineligible to run for reelection, according to the challenge.
The 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, 47, filed a lawsuit earlier this month asking a judge to declare that the law that the voters are using to challenge her eligibility is itself unconstitutional and to prohibit state officials from enforcing it.
Judge Amy Totenberg, in a 73-page ruling, denied Greene’s request for a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order.
Totenberg, who was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia by President Barack Obama, wrote that Greene had failed to meet the “burden of persuasion” in her request for injunctive relief.
Georgia law says any voter who is eligible to vote for a candidate may challenge that candidate’s qualifications by filing a written complaint within two weeks after the deadline for qualifying. The secretary of state must then notify the candidate of the challenge and request a hearing before an administrative law judge. After holding a hearing, the administrative law judge presents findings to the secretary of state, who then must determine whether the candidate is qualified.
Free Speech for People, a national election and campaign finance reform group, filed the challenge March 24 on behalf of the group of voters.
Greene said in her lawsuit that she “vigorously denies that she ‘aided and engaged in insurrection to obstruct the peaceful transfer of presidential power.”
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A whole lot of amplified BS here.
“citing her role in the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol.” An asinine attempt at trying to attach credibility to a figment of the imagination of those attention-seekers who are embellishing and dramatizing an incident totally contrived by the Democrat Party. THERE WAS NO DEADLY ATTACK !!!!!
“disrupted Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s presidential election victory.” THERE WAS NO “VICTORY”—THERE WAS A THEFT—A STOLEN ELECTION—A REJECTION OF THE VOICE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
“The 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.” WELL, HELL, THAT DISQUALIFIES THREE-QUARTERS OF CONGRESS DOESN’T IT?? What do they do on a daily basis but rebel against the Constitution and their oath to uphold and protect it? The eyes of these people—including those of this judge—are wide shut. They are railroading Marjorie simply because she is a Conservative who doesn’t mind telling it like it is—they just want her out of the way.
Going befor an Obama-appointed judge guarantees everything but justice. I hope Marjorie can beat this thing somehow some way.
AND if SHE can be sued for ‘her role’, WHAT OF ALL THE DEMS who have literally FINANCED THE INSURRECTIONS that BLM and ANTIFA committed??
“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.”,,,Like rebelling against their sworn oaths of office to defend our borders by conspiring with foreign countries to allow into the country unvetted Drug trafficking criminals, unvetted for COVID, who overwhelm our courts, social systems designed for the welfare of legal citizens, overwhelming our schools, infrastructures, lowering the wage structures to the point of killing the American middle class, with the intention of one entire, Political Democrat party, not just a member, to illegally steal elections?
“Section 4 – Republican government
The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion;”
Failure by Democrats to protect our borders from invasions is extreme malfeasance if not outright Constitutional rebellion while in office, requiring removal from office of the entire membership of the Democrat party.
Greene said in her lawsuit that she “vigorously denies that she ‘aided and engaged in insurrection to obstruct the peaceful transfer of presidential power.”
Nancy Pelosi admitted an unfortunate truth about her
Orchestrate and fabricated impeachment “farce”
– It hinges on witness’s “allegations” not “proof”.
It’s Not A Question” Of “Proof”, It’s About “Allegations”
https://youtu.be/7dzhIxeF204
As we have seen that Democrats do NOT need Proof in order to condemn someone JUST allegations.
If a Democrat alleges that you are a frog, then you are a frog to the Democrats.
Just like “Racism” and “sexual misconduct”, NO PROOF require just allegations are enough for Democrats to execute a Republican.
LAWs and rules only apply to whites, conservatives and christians. NOT TO Mudslimes, illegal invaders, criminals or demon-rats.
This is clearly a crucial part of the Obammunist strategy for the next two years. The Marxist Muslim from Mombasa and his apparatchiks have been trying to transform the United States of America into the Peoples Republic of Amafrica for a decade, and the time-honored African plan of jailing (and as soon as possible killing) the opponent you have defeated, expelling opposition legislators and finally banning the opposition and making the ruling party the country’s sole legal political entity is being followed to a “T” by the illegitimate criminal traitor regime. The Obammunists tried to take and hold power twenty years ago with hanging Chads; now their strategy is to turn the whole country into Chad.