The recommendation was presented to the Secretary of Georgia of State Brad Raffensperger, Republican who accepted decision after on Friday night and it’s officially decided that Greene will stay on bulletin. Challengers v. Green said in a statement that they will appeal Raffensperger’s decision decision in state courts.
Republican primaries in Georgia planned for May 24th.
The judge concluded that there was “no convincing evidence” that Green took direct action to help rebels — such as “physical effort, contribution of personal services or capital, emission of directives or marching orders, transmissions of intelligence or even statements of encouragement.” Her belligerent rhetoric about the election was not enough to link her to attack.
“Her public statements and heated rhetoric may well have contributed environment which ultimately led to the invasion,” Boudreau concluded. “But the expression of constitutionally protected political views, regardless of how aberrant they can be before the oath in does not act as a representative in insurrection under the 14th Amendment” and therefore not a disqualification.
This result is another failure in Liberal-backed efforts to detain Republican officials responsible for rebellion on the Capitol. This is also raises new questions about whether such constitutional challenges will stand chance against former President Donald Trump, if he runs again in 2024.
“This decision betrays the main goal of Rebel disqualification clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and gives pass to political violence as a tool for disrupt and cancel free and fair elections”, “Freedom of speech for the people”, constitutional protection group who supported the challenge said in statement.
In an interview following the down ruling, Greene’s attorney, James Bopp Jr., told CNN that “it’s great day for First Amendment and great day for our democracy.”
“There is a flock of well-funded Democratic lawyers behind this political slander… are trying win elections by disqualification of members of Congress,” Bopp said.
Hearing at high stakes
Baudreau’s recommendation came just weeks after he presided over an unprecedented disqualification hearing that lasted an entire day in Atlanta where the lawyers for voters who challenged Greene’s candidacy, tried to link her and her militant rhetoric with violence. attack on Capitol.
She testified for more than three hours at the hearing, becoming first member of Congress will answer questions on Jan. 6 under oath. She denied knowing about plans for violence and repeatedly said she couldn’t remember key facts — like what did she discuss with White House officials on transfer of power with to whom she spoke as January 6 approached.
Boudreau, the judge, wrote that this was Green’s “only behavior” that came close to causing her disqualification, but “it’s impossible”. for The court concludes from this vague ambiguous statement that Rep. Greene was an accomplice in months-long undertaking to prevent peaceful transmission of presidential power without a huge unreasonable jump.”
Bopp, Green’s lawyer, said on Friday that the claimants’ views on the 1776 commentaries were a “ridiculous misrepresentation.” of simple statement” and praised the judge’s conclusion on cause.
The judge recognized in his ruling that Green had contacts with people who possibly provoked the violence – and she was questioned about these contacts under oath. But the judge ruled that “the evidence is not show that Rep. Green was in contact withsupervised or assisted these individuals, or indeed anyone, in planning or execution of Invasion.”
This story was updated with additional reaction and details.
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