What is Section 3 of the 14th Amendment?
Ratified in the aftermath of the Civil War, Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment explicitly disqualifies any person from public office who, having previously taken an oath as a federal or state office holder, engaged in i**********n or r*******n.Feb 26, 2021

February 26, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), the Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, today introduced a measure to enforce Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment prohibiting those who have engaged in i**********n or r*******n against the United States from holding public office.

Ratified in the aftermath of the Civil War, Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment explicitly disqualifies any person from public office who, having previously taken an oath as a federal or state office holder, engaged in i**********n or r*******n. This disability can only be removed by a two-thirds v**e of each House of Congress. Having lived through that violent r*******n, the framers of Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment were concerned that office holders who had engaged in i**********n might again serve in the very State and Federal governments they had previously sought to violently o*******w.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

“The J****** 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol demonstrates that the concerns that prompted ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment remain relevant today. On that day, a mob violently stormed the United States Capitol in an attempt to impede the constitutional function of our democracy and overturn the 2020 e******n results. This was the first time the Capitol had been invaded since the War of 1812. It is important that we enforce the constitutional provision establishing that any office holders who violated their oaths of office and engaged in this i**********n cannot be trusted with public office.”

The legislation introduced today would create a modern mechanism to enforce this section of the Constitution through a cause of action for the Attorney General before a three-judge panel. Should the Attorney General prove, by clear and convincing evidence, that an officeholder or former officeholder engaged in i**********n or r*******n, that individual would be disqualified from holding public office.

Also under this legislation, disqualified individuals would forfeit any benefits derived from their service in federal office and would be prohibited from obtaining contracts with the federal government. The bill also amends the Former Presidents Act so that an individual disqualified under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment pursuant to this legislation would not be considered a “former President” for the purpose of receiving benefits under the Act.

stated in the Fourteenth Amendment, Section 3: No Person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or e*****r of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in i**********n or r*******n against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a v**e of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

If the J****** 6 Commission finds any elected Official guilty, they should be out.

stated in the Fourteenth Amendment, Section 3: No Person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or e*****r of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in i**********n or r*******n against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a v**e of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

If the J****** 6 Commission finds any elected Official guilty, they should be out.