We need more good lawyering like this. “A group of lawyers is working to disqualify from the ballot a right-wing House Republican who cheered on the Jan. 6 rioters unless he can prove he is not an “insurrectionist,” disqualified by the Constitution from holding office, in a case with implications for other officeholders and potentially … Read more
Update to Sounds Like A Plan to Deal With the 147 Sedition Party Insurrectionists. Huffington Post reports, Reconstruction-Era Law Could Keep Trump Off Presidential Ballot In 6 Southern States: An obscure Reconstruction-era law could keep former President Donald Trump off the ballot in 2024 in six southern states, including North Carolina, Georgia and Florida, because … Read more
A group of North Carolina voters took dramatic legal action against Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s (R-N.C.) reelection bid on Monday, arguing that the Constitution prohibits insurrectionist lawmakers from holding office. YES, it does. The Huffington Post reports, Voters Challenge Madison Cawthorn’s Reelection Bid On Constitutional Grounds: The nonprofit Free Speech For People filed a challenge with … Read more
John Nichols writes at The Nation, Every House Member Who Aided the January 6 Rioters Must Be Expelled: Congress should identify, investigate, and expel members of the House and Senate who aided and abetted the insurrectionists who stormed the US Capitol in an effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election. That is the … Read more
The Hill reports, Senate reaches deal on short-term debt hike into December: Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Thursday that he had reached an agreement with Republicans to extend the debt ceiling into December. “We have reached an agreement to extend the debt ceiling through early December,” Schumer said. The agreement, according to … Read more