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Friday, January 21, 2022

Disqualify

 NY Times: Does Jan. 6 Disqualify Some Republicans From Re-election? By Harry Litman - Mr. Litman is a former U.S. attorney and deputy assistant attorney general.

Passed in the wake of the Civil War to prevent former rebels from serving in Congress, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment states: “No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress … who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress … 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.”

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