Sedition Must Have Consequences

 

by Pa Rock

Citizen Journalist

Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is an unhappy camper, you betcha she is.  Ms. Greene, who had filed to run for re-election this year, is facing opposition from a group of voters in her own district who have filed paperwork with the Georgia Secretary of State seeking to keep her name off of the ballot.   The concerned voters cited a provision in the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution which states:

"No one can serve 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."

That provision was tucked into the 14th Amendment shortly after the close of the Civil War in order to keep former congressmen from the states that seceded from reclaiming their old seats.

Representative Greene quickly went to Federal court in Georgia and asked that:  1. the provision be ruled unconstitutional, and 2. the complaint against her be tossed out.  Greene is adamantly denying that she "aided and engaged in insurrection to obstruct the peaceful transfer of presidential power."

Yesterday a federal judge issued a 73-page opinion which said that the efforts to disqualify Representative Greene from running for re-election can proceed.  A hearing on the matter must now be held before an administrative law judge who will listen to the facts and present findings to the Georgia Secretary of State who will ultimately make the decision as to whether Greene can remain on the ballot or not.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is a Republican who managed to get crossways with Donald Trump after he (Raffensperger) refused to change or manipulate Georgia's 2020 presidential election results.

If Marjorie Taylor Greene can manage to keep her name on the ballot, she will face three Republican challengers in the May primary election.  The Democrats also have three people vying for the post, one of whom will be on the November ballot running against whichever Republican wins the May primary. 

It's still a long time until November, and a lot can happen along the way, but for now the biggest challenge to Marjorie Taylor Greene is just to keep her name on the ballot.

Marge Greene may not be happy with the way things are unfolding, but they are proceeding according to a system established by the Constitution that she swore to uphold.  If she truly supports the Constitution she needs to make her appeals and then abide by the results.  If she does not support the Constitution, she needs to be barred from running for re-election because sedition must have consequences.