Sign now: Insurrectionists shouldn’t serve in Congress!

Dear MoveOn member,

We wanted to make sure you saw our petition to urge our representatives to object to all insurrectionists being sworn in to Congress. Section 3 of the 14th Amendment makes clear that anyone who has previously sworn an oath to uphold the Constitution and then engages in "insurrection or rebellion" against the United States is permanently disqualified from holding future public office. Insurrectionists have no place in Congress.

Will you add your name to our petition? We're calling for representatives to challenge the eligibility of lawmakers who aided the January 6 insurrection! More than 80,000 MoveOn members have already added their names.

There's clear evidence that Marjorie Taylor Greene, Paul Gosar, and Lauren Boebert aided and encouraged Trump’s violent attack on the U.S. Capitol in an effort to overturn the 2020 election results. This makes them ineligible to serve in Congress, but barring them requires our representatives to act.

We are building momentum toward January 3, when House members are sworn in, and we want our representatives to hear our demand to object to all insurrectionists!

Sign the petition today! We must hold these elected officials accountable for their efforts to overturn our democracy. Insurrectionists shouldn't serve in Congress.

Thanks for all you do.

–Kelsey, Erica, Nakia, David, and the rest of the team

Dear MoveOn member,

Paul Gosar, Lauren Boebert, and Marjorie Taylor Greene. These three are preparing to be sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives on January 3, but there’s one problem: They aided and encouraged Trump’s violent attack on the U.S. Capitol in an effort to overturn the 2020 election results. The Constitution makes clear that insurrectionists are barred from holding future office.

The evidence is irrefutable—these three voiced support for and helped facilitate the deadly January 6 insurrection.¹ They therefore are ineligible to serve in Congress. But to actually bar them, our representatives will need to speak up. During the upcoming swearing-in ceremony, a new or returning member-elect of the House may challenge the qualifications of another before they take the oath of office.² We must urge them to act.

Insurrectionists are BARRED from serving in Congress. Tell your representative to object to all January 6th insurrectionists from being sworn into Congress.

Section 3 of the 14th Amendment makes clear that anyone who has previously sworn an oath to uphold the Constitution and then engages in "insurrection or rebellion" against the United States (or provides "aid or comfort" to its enemies) is permanently disqualified from holding future public office.³

Marjorie Taylor Greene's candidacy was challenged before the Georgia secretary of state by a group of Georgia voters in March, 2022. In both state and federal court, Greene insisted that Georgia authorities had no legal authority to determine whether she was disqualified from office and that only the U.S. House of Representatives could do so. Now’s the time for representatives to do their job and object to her and all other insurrectionists' serving in Congress.⁴

Tell your representative to challenge the eligibility of lawmakers who aided the January 6 insurrection for public office.

This is a fight for justice and accountability. It’s a fight to preserve our democracy in the face of insurrection. It’s a fight to defend our Constitution and ultimately our communities. Those intent on destroying our republic must be held accountable.

Thanks for all you do.

–Kelsey, Erica, Nakia, David, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "EXCLUSIVE: Jan. 6 Protest Organizers Say They Participated in 'Dozens' of Planning Meetings With Members of Congress and White House Staff," Rolling Stone, October 24, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/159393?t=8&akid=341002%2E40999114%2Egga_0b

2. "If control of the House is close, Jan. 3 could be chaos," Roll Call, November 7, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/170070?t=10&akid=341002%2E40999114%2Egga_0b

3. "The Constitution’s Disqualification Clause Can Be Enforced Today," Project on Government Oversight, November 15, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/170072?t=12&akid=341002%2E40999114%2Egga_0b

4. "Only the Feds Could Disqualify Madison Cawthorn and Marjorie Taylor Greene,"The New York Times, April 20, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/170073?t=14&akid=341002%2E40999114%2Egga_0b

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