126 GOP Members of Congress supported the Texas lawsuit and President Trump’s ongoing efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Speaker Pelosi said: they’re “subverting the Constitution by their reckless and fruitless assault on our democracy.” Are the disqualified to serve?
The 14th Amend states: "No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress … who … having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress … to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same[.]"
Common definitions of insurrection or rebellion by the Merriam Webster dictionary. (Definition of insurrection): “an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government.” (Definition of rebellion) “opposition to one in authority or dominance.”
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