the insurrection just isn’t the violent assault on the Capitol it took place, but it’s this broader activity in which the constitutional principles that our democracy relies on was subverted by a wide range of people including, as we allege in this challenge, Congressman Madison Cawthorn.
Orr discusses the broader implications of the January 6 events and how they relate to the constitutional disqualification of Cawthorn.
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The concerns that we have are that the so-called guidelines and restrictions that are in the proposed bill, after a period of time, will be expanded so that the criteria will be liberalized. This has happened clearly in the Netherlands and…
Well, under the 14th Amendment, Section Three which was put into our Constitution shortly after the Civil War, there is a disqualifier for anyone who does three things.
What gives me hope is the scope of individuals and groups now focusing and talking about the rule of law and the independence of our judiciary.
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