.thereidout Blog: A judge ruled a lawsuit challenging the Georgia Republican's eligibility to run for re-election may proceed.
by Texas-based advocacy group Free Speech for People and alleges Greene’s remarks supporting Jan. 6 rioters and appearing to encourage political violence violate the 14th Amendment, which bans those who have engaged in an “insurrection” from serving in Congress.
In accordance with Georgia law, the voters are asking Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to rule on whether Greene’s actions disqualify her candidacy. Greene’s attorneys tried to get the case thrown out or stayed, but U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg on Monday cited multiple reasons why it should be allowed to proceed.the case “involves a whirlpool of colliding constitutional interests of public import.
As you might imagine, Greene was not happy about the prospect of being questioned under oath for this case, which she told Fox News would happen Friday. Greene has said she has “never encouraged political violence and never will," and her team has denied that she participated in the planning of the Capitol riot. But she’s right to worry about her upcoming testimony.
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