Disqualifying Insurrectionists and Rebels: A How-To Guide
The U.S. Capitol viewed through a security perimeter after the Jan. 6 riot. (Flickr/Victoria Pickering, https://flic.kr/p/2krWqEA; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/)
In recent days, severalscholarsandlawmakers have suggested that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment might be used to bar Donald Trump and some of his allies from ever holding federal or state office again. The Section 3 route is a plausible alternative, or potentially a supplement, to the more traditional route for sanctioning state criminals: impeachment. But a number of unresolved questions remain regarding Section 3’s scope as well as the process by which the lifetime ban can be invoked. Here, I flag the most important questions, answer some of them, and offer tentative guidance to lawyers and lawmakers seeking to apply Section 3 to individuals who participated in or abetted the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol.
Trump supporters gather at the Save America March in Washington, D.C., one of several events held to protest the formal certification of the 2020 presidential election by Congress. | The Christian Post/Ryan Foley
WASHINGTON Thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump braved the cold weather at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., Wednesday as they sought to show their support for the president and protest the certification of the Electoral College votes for the 2020 presidential election.
Trump supporters from across the country waited in line for hours to get into the Save America March, an event hosted by the Women for America First, a pro-Trump group. The event was one of many taking place on Capitol Hill as the results of the 2020 presidential election continue to be plagued by allegations of fraud.
Trump supporters gather at the Save America March in Washington, D.C., one of several events held to protest the formal certification of the 2020 presidential election by Congress. | The Christian Post/Ryan Foley
WASHINGTON Thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump braved the cold weather at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., Wednesday as they sought to show their support for the president and protest the certification of the Electoral College votes for the 2020 presidential election.
Trump supporters from across the country waited in line for hours to get into the Save America March, an event hosted by the Women for America First, a pro-Trump group. The event was one of many taking place on Capitol Hill as the results of the 2020 presidential election continue to be plagued by allegations of fraud.
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