There's understandably been a lot of talk today about the 25th Amendment and the Impeachment Clause. We should also focus on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which disqualifies those who engage in insurrection against the Constitution of the United States from holding office.
The Impeachment Clause also authorizes Congress to order "disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States." And there should be a high bar to concluding that an official has engaged in "insurrection." But it seems worth discussion.
This law review article provides a helpful framework for understanding Section 3: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3749407
And this person--an already-seated WV state legislator who took part in today's failed insurrection at the Capitol--seems like a potential test case: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/briannasacks/west-virginia-republican-delegate-storms-capitol
And this person--an already-seated WV state legislator who took part in today's failed insurrection at the Capitol--seems like a potential test case: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/briannasacks/west-virginia-republican-delegate-storms-capitol
To be clear, I was just trying to raise Section 3 of the 14th Amendment as an issue for potential discussion--not coming to any conclusions. I suggest that people start by reading the linked article before jumping to any conclusions.