U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene | Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene | Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has filed a lawsuit after a political group challenged her eligibility to run for reelection.
The challenge filed against Green alleged that she was instrumental in facilitating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot in Washington, D.C., Fox 5 Atlanta reported.
"Georgia law says any voter who is eligible to vote for a candidate may challenge that candidate’s qualifications by filing a written complaint within two weeks after the deadline for qualifying," Fox 5 Atlanta reported.
The challenge was filed by a national election and campaign finance reform group, Free Speech for People, with the Georgia secretary of state's office, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.
Free Speech for the People's challenge cited part of the 14th Amendment that restricts from Congress anyone "who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress ... to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same," Fox 5 Atlanta reported.
Greene's suit seeks to have the challenge against her dropped on the grounds that since an investigation process can be initiated simply due to a challenger's belief, it infringes on her First Amendment right to run for a spot in Congress, and thus is unconstitutional, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.
In Greene's suit, she "vigorously denies that she 'aided and engaged in insurrection to obstruct the peaceful transfer of presidential power,'" Fox 5 Atlanta reported.
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