John, BREAKING: North Carolina voters challenge Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s candidacy for re-election under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment. The challenge, filed before the North Carolina State Board of Elections, alleges that Cawthorn is constitutionally disqualified from public office under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, based on reasonable suspicion that he helped facilitate the January 6th insurrection. This is the first such challenge to candidate eligibility filed since the Reconstruction era. In the weeks leading up to January 6th, Cawthorn publicly urged his followers to threaten and intimidate Members of Congress into blocking certification of 2020 election results. As the date approached, Cawthorn or his staff were in close contact with organizers for the “Save America” demonstration, in which Trump incited his supporters to “walk down to the Capitol” and “fight like hell.” Cawthorn’s speeches, tweets, and other public statements establish reasonable suspicion that he helped plan the demonstration and/or march with advance knowledge of the violent attack. Furthermore, his speeches since then suggest that he continues to endorse political violence as a tool for intimidation. Free Speech For People is proud to represent these voters upholding our Constitution and defending our democracy in the face of the ongoing threat Cawthorn and his allies pose to our republic. But we can’t succeed without your support. Chip in to help us protect the ballot and to challenge insurrectionists, including Madison Cawthorn, who are disqualified from running for re-election. Madison Cawthorn and his allies in Congress are actively jeopardizing our democracy. When we launched the 14point3 campaign last year, we made it clear to election officials across the country that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment bars elected-officials-turned-insurrectionists from ever holding public office again. January 6th is a clear example of why Section 3 exists. If you take an oath to defend the Constitution and then turn around and engage in insurrection, you are disqualified under this critical constitutional provision from any future public office. Donate today to help us bar insurrectionist Members of Congress from running for any future public office. If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: Express Donate: $250 Express Donate: $100 Express Donate: $50 Express Donate: $25 Express Donate: $10 Or, donate another amount In solidarity, Ron Fein
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