Applying the Fourteenth Amendment, a judge in New Mexico has removed Couy Griffin from his office as a County Commissioner and banned him for life from holding future public office, on the ground that after taking his oath of office he participated in the January 6 insurrection.
The definition of "insurrection" on page 29 is particularly instructive. --Bob
It was an insurrection
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It was an insurrection
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Re: It was an insurrection
Wow --it's not often that a person sees a New Mexico case cited with regard to a national issue. I wonder if I'll see it anyplace else.
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-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller