OA565: How Madison Cawthorn Could Be Kept off the Ballot

<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Check out this one WEIRD trick to.... *record scratch* wait a minute... it's not a weird trick? Wow! Well, check out this one legitimate way in which Madison Cawthorn could be kept off the ballot! It turns out, the Constitution actually isn't a super big fan of insurrections. Also, some additional info on anti-trust law, and a Wild Card (wooooooooo!) on a new bill written by a Democrat AND a Republican that actually has a chance of passing!</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Links: <a href= "https://openargs.com/wp-content/uploads/nc-14.3-complaint-cawthorn-final-2022-01-10.pdf"> Cawthorn Complaint</a>, <a href= "https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/inline-files/22.01.11%20-%20Order%20on%20State%20Board%20Motion%20to%20Stay%20Candidate%20Challenges.pdf?gf2rNeS3pQWFktZjIrhZK3JZfhC056.1"> Next day order staying proceedings</a>, <a href= "https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3748639">Gerard Magliocca, <em>Amnesty and Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment</em></a>, <a href= "https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/PDF/ByArticle/Chapter_163/Article_11B.pdf"> Article 11B. Challenge to Candidacy</a>, <a href= "https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/gop-power-lawyer-congress-said-insurrection-is-cool-in-1872"> GOP Power Lawyer: Congress Said Insurrection Is Cool In 1872</a>, <a href= "https://govtrackus.s3.amazonaws.com/legislink/pdf/stat/17/STATUTE-17-Pg142.pdf"> 1872 Amnesty Act</a>, <a href= "https://www.cotton.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/antitrust_bill.pdf">Klobuchar Cotton Bill</a></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:block {"ref":1378} /--></p>