According to a federal judge, Republican Marjorie Taylor Green may be removed from Congress due to her “support” of the events on January 6th.
Citing “a whirlpool of colliding constitutional interests of public import”, Amy Totenberg of the northern district of Georgia sent the challenge on to a state hearing on Friday.
A coalition of liberal groups is behind the challenge against the congresswoman, citing the 14th amendment to the US constitution, passed after the civil war.
The amendment says: “No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any state, who, having previously taken an oath … to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.”
Supporters of Donald Trump attacked the US Capitol on 6 January 2021, seeking to stop certification of his defeat by Joe Biden. A bipartisan Senate committee connected seven deaths to the riot. Around 800 people have been charged, some with seditious conspiracy.
Trump was impeached for inciting an insurrection. He was acquitted when enough Senate Republicans stayed loyal and is free to run again.
Organisers of events in Washington on January 6 have tied Greene to their efforts. Greene has denied such links and said she does not encourage violence.
In October, however, she told a radio show: “January 6 was just a riot at the Capitol and if you think about what our Declaration of Independence says, it says to overthrow tyrants.”
In the immediate aftermath of the Capitol attack, Greene was one of 147 Republicans in Congress who objected to results in key states, an effort fueled by Trump’s lies about electoral fraud.
An effort to use the 14th amendment to bar from Congress Madison Cawthorn, an extremist from North Carolina, was unsuccessful, after a judge ruled an 1872 civil war amnesty law was not merely retroactive.
In her ruling on the challenge to Greene on Monday, Totenberg said: “This case involves a whirlpool of colliding constitutional interests of public import. Upon a thorough analysis of each of the claims asserted in this case, the court concludes that [Greene] has not carried her burden of persuasion”.
Even if a state judge rules against Greene, she could challenge the ruling. The Georgia primary is on 25 May, cutting time short. Greene seems likely to win re-election.
One of the groups behind the challenge to Greene is Free Speech for the People.
In January, the group’s legal director, Ron Fein, told the Guardian the group aimed to set “a line that says that just as the framers of the 14th amendment wrote and intended, you can’t take an oath to support the constitution and then facilitate an insurrection against the United States while expecting to pursue public office”.
He added: “The insurrection threatened our country’s entire democratic system and putting insurrectionists from any state into the halls of Congress threatens the entire country.”
On Monday, Fein told CNN: “We look forward to asking Representative Greene about her involvement [in January 6] under oath.”
Then you should remove Nancy Pelosi and Chuckie Schumer and who knows whom else from Congress. It was all a set by these corrupt People running our Government. The FBI were mixed in with the crowd and George Soros’s Antifa Boys pretending to be Trump fans. I actually saw them on tv saying we’re going in to take it down. Why were two Women murdered by Police or FBI and nobody got punished? Pelosi, the Witch is a dangerous and evil Person, who will do anything to get rid of Trump. Also,the Police invited People in that day, they unlocked the doors for the. What a scam!!!!
There’s No reason for this Republican to be Removed from Congress. There are 200 + Deranged and Deplorable DemoRat’s that needs to be Removed from Congress way before Rep. MTG is Removed. Like Beijing Joe , Knee Pads Camel Harris , Piglosi , Schmuck , Schiff , Nadler , Water’s , Sheila Jackson Lee , McConnell McCain , Durbin and the List keeps Growing.
Rep. Green did NOT attend the Riot on J6, even the fbi does NOT call the J6 Riot and “insurrection”, videos show the DC Police waved the People into the Capitol building, some then got out of control, Rep. Green has been visiting the People who are LOCKED-UP, being ABUSED – being held WITHOUT Representation/WITHOUT having even been CHARGED which is UN-Constitutional and I bet that is why Rep. Green is siding with them, so, she is actually doing her JOB = siding with the CONSTITUTION is NOT a Criminal act as the left, who are the real Criminals supporting the Rioting groups like blm/antifa who have LOOTED, BURNED – DESTROYED many small businesses, and even killed INNOCENT people…..The so-called “vp” helped BAILING them out IMMEDIATELY = NOW THAT is giving AID and COMFORT to the ENEMIES – Rep. Green HASN’T done any of THAT and there is NO reason to ban Rep. Green, but lots of reason to get RID of that “vp”…….!!!!!
Democrats are now the ones trying to overthrow the government. The Constitution means very little to them.
I agree 1 hundred percent with BO…. Get rid of all the jerks and crooks and evil people,,, he (Bo) put in his answer to you.and save America.
Thank U for Ur response. Some of the I post never raises the hair on the back of Ur Neck. I’m glad that someone is responding to what We The People say and Care about.
Yes, She should be tamed for her actions.
& U R an IDIOT that needs to be kicked off the Web !!
Lying sack of crap writing this article!! Donald Trump was not impeached for inciting any Jan. 6 issues at the Capitol, and only one death was related to any violence and that was a protester shot by the Capital Police!!