["The 14th Amendment makes clear that based on his past behavior,
Donald Trump is disqualified from ever holding federal office again,"
said Rep. David Cicilline, the lead sponsor of a new bill raising a
constitutional challenge against Trumps bid.]
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‘YOU DON’T GET TO LEAD A GOVERNMENT YOU TRIED TO DESTROY’:
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Jake Johnson
December 16, 2022
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_ "The 14th Amendment makes clear that based on his past behavior,
Donald Trump is disqualified from ever holding federal office again,"
said Rep. David Cicilline, the lead sponsor of a new bill raising a
constitutional challenge against Trump's bid. _

"Donald Trump", by Gage Skidmore (licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0)

 

MORE THAN 40 HOUSE Democrats introduced legislation Thursday aiming
to bar former President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot, citing the
14th Amendment clause prohibiting insurrectionists from holding
federal office.

"Donald Trump very clearly engaged in an insurrection on January 6,
2021 with the intention of overturning the lawful and fair results of
the 2020 election," Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.), the lead sponsor of
the new bill
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"You don't get to lead a government you tried to destroy."

"Even Mitch McConnell admits that Trump bears responsibility, saying
on the Senate floor that '[t]here's no question, none, that President
Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events
of the day,'" Cicilline added. "The 14th Amendment makes clear that
based on his past behavior, Donald Trump is disqualified from ever
holding federal office again and, under Section 5, Congress has the
power to pass legislation to implement this prohibition."

Section 3 of the 14th Amendment bars from federal office
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"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."

Section 5 states that "Congress shall have power to enforce, by
appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article."

Cicilline introduced the new bill with the original backing of 40
House Democrats, including Reps. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), Pramila
Jayapal (D-Wash.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), and Barbara Lee
(D-Calif.).

None of the top members of the House Democratic leadership have signed
onto the legislation thus far, and it's not clear whether it will be
allowed a floor vote before Republicans take control of the chamber
next month.

Cicilline unveiled the legislation a month after Trump formally
announced
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2024 presidential bid even as he faced numerous federal and state
investigations into his fraud-riddled business practices
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central role in the January 6 insurrection, which the former
president helped provoke
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incessant lies about the 2020 election.

In the immediate wake of Trump's 2024 announcement, the advocacy
groups Free Speech for People and Mi Familia Vota launched a campaign
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top state election officials across the country to "follow the mandate
of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment and bar Trump from any future
ballot."

"Secretaries of State have a duty to ensure that candidates who seek
to appear on their state ballots meet the constitutional
qualifications for serving in public office," Alexandra Flores-Quilty,
campaign director for Free Speech for People, said in a statement last
month. "Donald Trump violated his oath of office when he incited and
engaged in a violent insurrection on January 6, 2021 in an effort to
overturn a democratic election."

"The U.S. Department of Justice must hold Trump accountable for the
multiple crimes that he has committed in connection with the January
6th insurrection, but secretaries of state and chief election
officials have a separate responsibility to hold Trump accountable
under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment," Flores-Quilty added.
"People all across the country can join this campaign to fight to
uphold Section 3 of the 14th Amendment and bar Trump from the
ballot.”

In a tweet Thursday, Free Speech for People pointed to a new poll
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majority of Americans believe Trump's recent call for "termination
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of election rules in the U.S. Constitution should disqualify him from
the 2024 ballot.

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW),
meanwhile, has vowed to pursue legal action to disqualify Trump from
the 2024 ballot.

In September, CREW secured the removal
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Otero County, New Mexico Commissioner Couy Griffin from office over
his role in the January 6 insurrection. A New Mexico judge ruled that
Griffin was disqualified from holding office under Section 3 of the
14th Amendment.

CREW said
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month that the same standard should apply to Trump.

"The evidence that Trump engaged in insurrection is overwhelming,"
said Noah Bookbinder, the president of CREW. "We are ready, willing,
and able to take action to make sure the Constitution is upheld and
Trump is prevented from holding office."

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