John, On January 6, 2021, former President Donald Trump incited hundreds of violent insurrectionists to storm the Capitol in an effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election, and other elected officials aided or gave comfort to the insurrectionists. As a result, five people died and more than 140 officers were injured in a seditious attack that shook our democracy to its core. Now, Trump is preparing to run for president again in 2024, holding rallies throughout the summer of 2021 to activate his base. However, Trump’s incitement of the January 6th insurrection makes him ineligible for any future run for office. Initially enacted in the wake of the Civil War, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment disqualifies from public office any individual who has taken an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution and then engages in insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or gives aid or comfort to those who have. By inciting a violent attack on Congress in an effort to prevent the certification of his own electoral defeat, Donald Trump engaged in insurrection and violated his oath of office. Free Speech For People is now urging Secretaries of State and chief election officials across the country to follow the mandate of Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment and bar insurrectionists from any future ballot. Sign if you agree: Secretaries of State must abide by Section 3 of the 14th Amendment and bar insurrectionists from appearing on any future ballot. It is precisely events like those on and around January 6th for which Section 3 was intended. At its passage, Members of Congress explicitly and repeatedly endorsed congressional declarations rendering specific people ineligible for office. Section 3 is meant to guarantee that the United States will not permit violent insurrections to interfere with the democratic will of the people or the peaceful transfer of power. In order to prevent future violent threats against our democracy and our Constitution, we must now turn to the States. Tell Secretaries of State: Protect our democracy. Make clear that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment disqualifies insurrectionists from holding public office again. In solidarity, Alexandra Flores-Quilty
Campaign Director, Free Speech For People | 
