If you want to listen in on trial of Couy Griffin...14th Amendmt to bar him from office [View all]
The continuation begins at 9am Mountain time (I think) You can call in to hear, dial: 401-594-2884 then enter 457 389 237#
"...A lawsuit contends Griffin violated the 14th Amendment, which prohibits officeholders sworn to uphold the Constitution from engaging in an insurrection against the U.S. government. The disqualification clause is part of a Civil War-era constitutional amendment intended to bar former Confederates from holding state or federal offices...SANTA FE Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin admitted a couple of times Monday that he wasnt ready for trial.
Im not as prepared as I should be, Griffin, the defendant in a civil lawsuit seeking to remove him from his elected position, said during his opening statement. I had too much confidence in the law being followed.
Griffin is representing himself against a team of lawyers in a bench trial that could determine whether he will be allowed to serve out the remaining months of his term in office...
https://www.abqjournal.com/2524753/trial-begins-in-effort-to-remove-couy-griffin-from-office.html
The possibility of national implications tickles my fancy.