Lawsuit seeks to block 'insurrectionist' Marjorie Taylor Greene from reelection bid [View all]
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of Georgia voters on Thursday asked state officials to block Republican U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene from running for reelection, alleging she is unfit for office because of her support of rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol.
In a legal challenge filed with the Georgia Secretary of State, the voters claim Greene has violated a provision of the U.S. Constitution known as the "Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause."
The clause, passed after the 19th Century U.S. Civil War, prohibits politicians from running for Congress if they have engaged in "insurrection or rebellion" against the United States, or "given aid or comfort" to the nation's enemies.
The Georgia voters are represented by Free Speech For People, a Texas-based advocacy group that brought a similar challenge to Republican Congressman Madison Cawthorn's qualifications for office.
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