Rep. Bill Pascrell calls on House leadership to sanction the 126 anti-American Republicans trying to overturn the election by refusing to seat them.
Pascrell laid out his argument on Twitter, saying that Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment disqualifies from service any individuals who attack America’s democracy. How else can you characterize the behavior of those 126 Republicans who refuse to recognize the results of the 2020 presidential election?
Today I’m calling on House leaders to refuse to seat any Members trying to overturn the election and make donald trump an unelected dictator. pic.twitter.com/icTmGKCpuR
— Bill Pascrell, Jr. (@BillPascrell) December 11, 2020
Section 3 of the 14th Amendment was written after the Civil War to bar from government any traitors who would seek to destroy the Union.
My letter to House leadership today demands that 126 Republicans (and counting) are violating the Constitution. pic.twitter.com/4ti0OU1kpP— Bill Pascrell, Jr. (@BillPascrell) December 11, 2020
The text of the 14th Amendment expressly forbids Members of Congress from engaging in rebellion against the United States. Trying to overturn a democratic election and install a dictator seems like a pretty clear example of that. pic.twitter.com/VMnDfd0sFx
— Bill Pascrell, Jr. (@BillPascrell) December 11, 2020
Also, as our own Red Painter pointed out, those Republicans were elected in the same election they claim was too fraudulent to be trusted.
Exactly. If they think their elections were fraudulent, don't seat them.
— Red (@Redpainter1) December 11, 2020
In any event, Democrats should not be sitting on their hands while Republicans try to destroy democracy with a fascistic temper tantrum.
Here’s hoping Pascrell and the Dems are just getting started.
