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Two members of Congress-elect and five state legislators-elect need to be investigated to determine if they meet the constitutional qualifications for office or are disqualified for engaging in insurrection.
If any of them are found to have engaged in insurrection, then they are disqualified from office under the 14th Amendment, and that means that Congress or their state legislatures must prevent them from being seated.
Read our new report that lays out the evidence that each of them may have engaged in insurrection and outlines the process to prevent them from being seated if an investigation finds that they are insurrectionists.
Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar intimidated officials responsible for processing the election results, embraced violent alt-right groups and advanced extra-legal efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
North Carolina State Rep. Donnie Loftis wrote in now-deleted social media posts that he was “gassed three times and was at the entrance when they breached the door.” He also appeared to have been close to individuals who used violence to gain access to the Capitol.
Those are just two of the seven who should be investigated.
Read the whole report about Gosar, Loftis and others—and then send it to three friends. Unless their qualifications are challenged, these legislators-elect will be seated in just a few weeks, so it’s important that we spread the word and build momentum for investigations—and disqualification, if necessary.
Protecting our institutions from insurrectionists is not a simple fight. But it’s a fight we have to have, if we want a strong and secure democracy.
All of us at CREW are committed to keeping up that fight—no matter how long it takes or how tough it gets.
Support CREW. Above e-mail FROM: Noah Bookbinder, CREW — Sat, Dec 17 at 8:01 AM
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Disqualification Clause
Fourteenth Amendment, Section 3:
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, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, 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….