Marjorie Taylor Greene Loses Bid To Block Reelection Challenge Over U.S. Capitol Riot

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Source: huff post



A federal judge opens the way for a dramatic showdown to determine the future of the Republican congresswoman who has supported the Jan. 6 insurrectionists.

Apr. 19, 2022, 01:02 AM EDT


In a major blow, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) lost a bid Monday to block a constitutional challenge to her reelection over her support for last year’s U.S. Capitol riot.

U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg of the Northern District of Georgia denied Greene’s request for a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order in the dramatic legal battle.


That means a group of Georgia voters and the nonpartisan voters rights organization Free Speech for People can presents their arguments in court that Greene should not be allowed to run for reelection because of the so-called insurrection disqualification clause of the 14th Amendment.

Section 3 of the 14th Amendment bars lawmakers who, after previously taking an oath to “support the Constitution,” then “engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same” or gave “aid or comfort to the enemies.” The section was added after the Civil War to prohibit lawmakers from representing a government they had wanted to toppled.

Greene repeatedly refers to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrectionists as “patriots” and has called those arrested over the attack on the Capitol “political prisoners.” She has been recorded on video announcing her opposition to the peaceful transition of power to Joe Biden after Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election.

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Greene is one angry women. Too bad. She brought this on herself. Now she whines on Fox news.





Upset about possibly being removed from the ballot, Marjorie Taylor Greene threatens retaliatory efforts aimed at Kamala Harris, Ilhan Omar, Cori Bush, and Maxine Waters.

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