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Lawmakers seek to bar insurrectionists from holding office
« on: January 23, 2023, 04:25:06 pm »
Lawmakers seek to bar insurrectionists from holding office

Democratic lawmakers in a handful of states are trying to send a message two years after the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol
ByMAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America
January 22, 2023, 7:04 AM


ALBANY, N.Y. -- Democratic lawmakers in a handful of states are trying to send a message two years after the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol: Those who engage in an attempted overthrow of the government shouldn’t be allowed to run it.

New York, Connecticut and Virginia are among states where proposed legislation would prohibit anyone convicted of participating in an insurrection from holding public office or a position of public trust, such as becoming a police officer.

While the bills vary in scope, their aim is similar.

“If you’ve tried to take down our government through violent means, in no way should you be part of it,” New York state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal said.

He is sponsoring a bill that would bar people convicted of engaging in an insurrection or rebellion against the United States from holding civil office, meaning they would not be able to serve as a judge or member of the Legislature. Hoylman-Sigal said he introduced the bill this year because he saw more people who were involved in the riot in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, running for office last year.

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Re: Lawmakers seek to bar insurrectionists from holding office
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2023, 04:26:26 pm »
What "violent attack"???

Other than the FBI moles and the Capitol Police, nobody was carrying a weapon, certainly not in an aggressive posture, on Jan. 6.