A group of voters in Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Georgia) congressional district is appealing a previous finding from an administrative judge saying that she is an eligible candidate for office — and that she wasn’t in violation of the “insurrection” clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Five voters appeal that decision, led primarily by Free Speech for People argue that their original complaint was not decided on fairly or in accordance with Georgia’s lawsThese are just a few of the many topics covered.
Monday was the day that the appeal was filed to the original order.
The original complaint against Greene earlier this year alleged that her involvement in plans to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election — including She urged President Donald Trump to use martial law. to keep now-President Joe Biden from being rightfully inaugurated — violated the 14th Amendment, Any person who has taken an oath of office previously is barred to a political position in the U.S. from running for office in the future if they’ve engaged in “insurrection” or “rebellion against” the country.
A person who is deemed an insurrectionist against America can only be allowed to run for office by a two-thirds vote in both Houses of Congress.
The original complaint was sent by Greene to Brad Raffensperger (Georg Secretary of State), who then forwarded it to Charles Beaudrot, Georgia Administrative Law Judge. Greene was forced to testify during the one-day hearing. said she couldn’t recall or confirm many of her own past statements.
“Greene’s defense rested almost entirely on her claimed lack of memory,” the new complaint from the five voters says, noting that “she answered ‘I don’t recall’ or some version thereof more than 80 times during the hearing.”
Beaudrot eventually agreed with Greene and stated that the voters had not provided enough evidence to justify her being barred from running. The five voters have a new complaint. They note that the burden of proving that a candidate is eligible to run falls on Beaudrot, who eventually sided with Greene. is on the candidate, not the voters filing the challenge.
Beaudrot, by shifting the burden on those who made the complaint against Greene, erred in his final judgement, those voters stated in their appeal. in Fulton County Superior Court.
Primary elections for Georgia’s congressional races will begin later in the month.
