The lawsuit launched by a group called Free Speech for People, to prevent incumbent Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) from seeking reelection, has ended. The suit filed by Free Speech for [Some] People was based on the claim that the colorful congresswoman was ineligible for reelection under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which says that no person, after having been sworn into office of the U.S., and who “shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof” may hold office again.
A Georgia administrative law judge ruled that Greene’s statements about the 2020 election were political speech, and could not be classified as her having “engaged in insurrection or rebellion.” (The language and amendment come from the Civil War.) Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger adopted the ruling, and Greene will be on the ballot in November.
