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Jan 26 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
I'm amazed that they're going this route. Cawthorn's lawyer: "Congress passed the 1872 Amnesty Act, which removed all persons whatsoever from the disability under Section 3 as a result of engaging in an insurrection or rebellion." talkingpointsmemo.com/news/madison-c… via @TPM
2/ First of all this appears to grant, at least as matter of argument that Cawthorn committed rebellion against the United States. I haven't looked at the specific statute but I'm pretty certain it applied to THAT rebellion. Not future acts of whackadoodle bullshit.
3/ I'm not even sure that would be possible inasmuch as that would in effect be amending the amendment and you can't do this with a statute. I'm not holding my breath that Cawthorn is going to be barred from running. But this is a far more entertaining defense than I ...
4/ anticipated.
5/ Possibly there's a compromise in which Cawthorn will have to wear a Confederate uniform during his appearances in Congress. Also, I believe these amnesties were contigent on new oaths of allegiance. So I think Cawthorn would have to pledge allegiance to the US.

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