{"id":2193136,"date":"2024-03-05T14:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T19:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-look-to-bar-insurrectionists-from-office-after-supreme-court-reinstates-trump\/"},"modified":"2024-03-05T14:48:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T19:48:10","slug":"democrats-look-to-bar-insurrectionists-from-office-after-supreme-court-reinstates-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-look-to-bar-insurrectionists-from-office-after-supreme-court-reinstates-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats seek to prevent &#8216;insurrectionists&#8217; from holding office following Supreme Court&#8217;s reinstatement of Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-look-to-bar-insurrectionists-from-office-after-supreme-court-reinstates-trump%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2193136&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Pair of House Democrats Seek to Bar &#8220;Insurrectionists&#8221; from Holding Federal \u2064Office<\/h2>\n<p>A pair of House Democrats are taking\u2063 action to prevent individuals\u200c who have engaged in insurrection from holding \u2064federal \u2062office. This \u2063comes after the \u2062Supreme \u200cCourt ruled that individual states cannot use\u200c this standard to exclude former President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot.<\/p>\n<h3>Legislation to \u2063Enforce\u200d the 14th Amendment<\/h3>\n<p>Representatives Jamie Raskin\u200d (D-MD) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) \u200dare revising legislation that would provide a federal enforcement mechanism for the 14th Amendment.\u200b This\u200d amendment includes a clause that \u200dprohibits\u2064 individuals \u2062who have \u2063participated in insurrection from holding office. The bill aims to build on previous efforts \u2063to allow lawmakers to enforce this clause.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOur\u200d bill\u2062 affirms the constitutional directive that anyone who swears to protect the Constitution but violates that\u2064 oath by engaging in insurrection or rebellion can never serve again \u2062in federal or state office,\u201d the pair said\u2062 in \u200ba joint statement. \u2063\u201cIt then provides\u2064 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-in-trumps-jan-6-case-gets-beefed-up-security-detail-as-trump-calls-for-her-recusal\/\" title=\"Judge in Trump's Jan. 6 case receives increased security amid Trump's demand for her recusal.\">federal judicial process<\/a> to determine whether a \u2064defendant \u200bis in\u200c fact an insurrectionist, making available both Attorney General actions for declaratory and \u200binjunctive relief in the United \u200dStates District Court of Columbia and corresponding private rights of action \u2062there too.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Response to the Supreme Court&#8217;s Decision<\/h3>\n<p>This move is a\u2064 direct response to the\u2064 Supreme Court&#8217;s unanimous decision to allow Trump&#8217;s \u2062name\u2062 on the Colorado presidential ballot. A state court had previously ruled that \u2064Trump violated the insurrectionist clause and was therefore ineligible. The Supreme Court&#8217;s decision \u200doverturned this ruling, \u200dcausing concern among Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>While the court acknowledged that the\u200c 14th Amendment requires \u200dcongressional action\u2062 to be enforced, Democrats are determined to\u2064 provide the necessary legislation. They aim to address the Supreme Court&#8217;s \u200crequirement for \u200c&#8221;closely tailored enabling legislation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe good news \u200dis that the Supreme\u2062 Court never challenged the Colorado Supreme Court\u2019s factual finding \u200cthat Donald Trump\u2063 had participated in the insurrection that took \u2062place on January 6, 2021,\u201d the lawmakers\u2064 wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It \u200dremains uncertain when \u2062this \u2062legislation will be drafted, and its chances of passing \u2062in the House are slim under Republican leadership. Nevertheless, this effort highlights the Democrats&#8217; determination to prevent Trump from returning to the White \u200dHouse \u2062in the\u200b future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click\u200d here to read more from The Washington \u2063Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What is the purpose of the proposed\u2062 legislation to prevent individuals involved in the Capitol insurrection from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-launches-effort-to-win-midterms-by-disqualifying-republicans-for-insurrection\/\" title=\"Left Launches Effort to Win Midterms by Disqualifying Republicans for 'Insurrection'\">holding federal office<\/a>?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ction against the United States from holding any office\u200d under the federal government. The proposed legislation aims to ensure that those who have contributed to the violent attack \u2064on the Capitol in January 2021, or any similar \u200dinsurrection in the future, are not eligible to hold positions \u200dof \u200cpower within the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>The 14th\u200b Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified in 1868, in the wake of the Civil War. Its primary purpose was to \u200bsecure and protect the rights of \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-task-force-launches-study-of-slave-reparations\/\" title=\"California Task Force Launches Study of Slave Reparations\">newly freed slaves<\/a> and provide equal\u200b protection under the law. One of the key provisions of the amendment, Section 3, prohibits \u200dindividuals who have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-favors-age-limits-for-presidents-says-country-needs-leader-with-energy\/\" title=\"DeSantis supports age limits for presidents, emphasizes need for energetic leader.\">holding public \u2063office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In recent months, there has been a growing concern among lawmakers about the potential for individuals involved in the Capitol insurrection to run for political office in the future. Many \u200bbelieve that allowing those who participated in such a violent attack on the heart of American democracy \u2062to hold federal office would be a betrayal of the principles and values that \u200cthe United States stands \u2064for.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u2063the Supreme Court ruling earlier this year highlighted\u2063 the limitations that states face in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-paramedic-association-hit-with-lawsuit-over-scholarship-discriminating-against-white-students\/\" title=\"Lawsuit targets National Paramedic Association for biased scholarship against white students\">excluding individuals based<\/a> on their participation in insurrection. The court held that individual states cannot establish additional qualifications for federal office beyond what is specified in the Constitution. In \u2063other words, it is up to Congress\u2063 to determine who is eligible to hold federal office and under\u2062 what\u2064 conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Recognizing the need for federal action, Representatives \u200cRaskin and Wasserman Schultz have taken the initiative to revise legislation that would provide a mechanism\u2064 for the enforcement of the 14th Amendment. This legislation would empower Congress to prevent \u200cinsurrectionists from holding federal office and would serve as a deterrent to\u2062 future acts of violence and insurrection \u2062against the United States government.<\/p>\n<p>While some \u200bcritics argue that such legislation may infringe upon the rights of individuals and\u200c impede political participation, the goal of the proposed legislation is to preserve the integrity and security of the federal government. It is \u200dessential to ensure that individuals with\u200c a proven history\u200b of attempting to overthrow the government or undermine its democratic processes are not given the\u200b opportunity to do\u2064 so from within the system.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed legislation also sends a clear message that there are consequences for those who engage in \u200cinsurrection and attempt to undermine the democratic institutions of the United States.\u2063 By explicitly prohibiting insurrectionists from holding federal office, it underscores the seriousness of these offenses and helps to safeguard the democratic principles upon which the nation was built.<\/p>\n<p>Moving forward, it remains to be seen how this legislation will be received among lawmakers, both within \u2062the Democratic Party and across the aisle. Its \u200dpassage and \u200bimplementation will likely face challenges and debates about the balance between safeguarding democracy and respecting individual rights.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, the actions taken by Representatives Raskin and Wasserman Schultz \u2062highlight the importance of addressing the issue of insurrection and its potential implications for federal officeholders. By seeking to prevent \u200cinsurrectionists from holding federal office, they are demonstrating a commitment to upholding democratic principles and preserving\u200d the sanctity of the United States government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Would prevent &#8220;insurrectionists&#8221; from holding federal office. This comes after the Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling that states cannot use this standard to exclude Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot. Reps. 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