Marjorie Taylor Greene Loses Bid To Block Reelection Challenge Over U.S. Capitol Riot

[avebury]

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/marjorie-taylor-greene-madison-cawthorn-constitution-insurrection-free-speech-for-people_n_625e275ce4b0723f801c40d1

In a major blow, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) lost a bid Monday to block a constitutional challenge to her reelection over her support for last year’s U.S. Capitol riot.

U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg of the Northern District of Georgia denied Greene’s request for a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order in the dramatic legal battle.

That means a group of Georgia voters and the nonpartisan voters rights organization Free Speech for People can presents their arguments in court that Greene should not be allowed to run for reelection because of the so-called insurrection disqualification clause of the 14th Amendment.

Section 3 of the 14th Amendment bars lawmakers who, after previously taking an oath to “support the Constitution,” then “engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same” or gave “aid or comfort to the enemies.” The section was added after the Civil War to prohibit lawmakers from representing a government they had wanted to toppled.

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Could this be an angle taken against other Republicans that supported the insurrection?

[niyad]

1. May she receive everything she deserves.

[CurtEastPoint]

6. I can just dream of what she truly deserves...and it's not very nice.

[niyad]

7. Probably much nicer than mine!

[CurtEastPoint]

8. Nope. I live in GA and she has shit on us for too long now.

[niyad]

9. Point taken. But I have a truly nasty imagination.

[AllaN01Bear]

2. hot diggity dog.

but appeals .

[Effete Snob]

3. In answer to your question

Yes, these sorts of challenges are being pursued in relation to others. If you read the article you posted, it says:

The reelections of Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) and Mark Finchem, a Republican running for Arizona secretary of state, are also being challenged in court on the same constitutional grounds linked to support for the insurrection of Trump supporters.

I wouldn't get too excited over this particular decision, since the actual legal context is missing from that article.

There is a group pursuing a challenge to Greene's candidacy at the state level.

This suit, on the other hand, is an attempt by Greene to short-circuit the state proceeding with a federal ruling that would pre-empt a negative outcome of the state proceeding.

In so many words, the court said that there was no imminent harm to Greene by letting the state proceeding continue, and thus no reason to issue an injunction if the state proceeding has not even reached a ruling yet.

So, she hasn't really "won" or "lost" much yet at this stage, and the underlying state case continues.

The court was basically saying, in so many words and along with a few other considerations, that it's just not a ripe controversy for a federal court to rule on, without there having been a state determination against her.

Full decision here:

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.gand.301694/gov.uscourts.gand.301694.52.0.pdf

[imanamerican63]

4. Just remember that......

when you remove one nut from the group, another one just as bad or worse than the nut you’re trying to remove? I hope she will be barred from being on the ballot, but never think twice who might be her replacement! Or any GOBer candidate out there? It’s happening here in Nebraska! Everyone couldn’t wait for Ricketts to leave, but the two top candidates are horribly wrong for Nebraska. One attacks the other one for being too trumpian yet they both are vying for Trump’s endorsement! So, we are removing one nut with another!

[Emile]

5. +1. Great news!

[dchill]

10. It's not easy being Greene.

Well, usually it is.
But not right now.

[BlueWavePsych]

11. Kick

[gratuitous]

12. This is a long-shot suit in any event

But it's suitably delicious to have Rep. Greene have to answer for her antics for a change. Might even hurt her focus on her campaign, and that would be too, too bad.

[Hekate]

15. Bonus: it will cost her money to defend herself, & her fundraising is already down

[maxsolomon]

13. IIRC, she literally gave tours of the Capitol to insurrectionists on 1/5.

I think this is probably a wild goose chase, but I applaud it being pursued. She needs to be harassed publicly over her actions every day until the midterm election.

[TeamProg]

14. Cruz, Brooks, Cawthorn, Hawley.. should all BE GONE !!

[Hekate]

16. Please, please let there be somebody challenging McCarthy aka the Man from Bakersfield, CA...

Please let this be a 50-state strategy, because this poison is everywhere.

[Hassler]

17. Klan Mom traitor doesn't like being held accountable.

[Emile]

18. Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee should be blocked too. Jim Jordan looks guilty too!

[ck4829]

19. K&R

[BeckyDem]

20. I love good news.

K&R