Looks like Cawthorn will be on the ballot.

[Nevilledog]

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Jordan Wilkie at Carolina Public Press
@jojot_wilkie
Cawthorn update:

US Dist Court Judge Richard Myers blocks state candidate challenge proceedings against Rep. Madison Cawthorn. He ruled that the 1872 Amnesty Act forgave insurrectionists retrospectively and prospectively.

Think on that while I get my story up.
10:40 AM · Mar 4, 2022

Sounds like a very fucked up opinion. I'll post follow up when I see it.

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Mark Joseph Stern
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Mar 4, 2022
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It appears this Trump judge accepted Cawthorn's theory that NO ONE can be disqualified from the ballot for engaging in insurrection because the 1872 Amnesty Act applies prospectively.

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That is an extremely bizarre theory. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/02/madison-cawthorn-insurrection-amnesty.html…

Jordan Wilkie at Carolina Public Press
@jojot_wilkie
Cawthorn update:

US Dist Court Judge Richard Myers blocks state candidate challenge proceedings against Rep. Madison Cawthorn. He ruled that the 1872 Amnesty Act forgave insurrectionists retrospectively and prospectively.

Think on that while I get my story up.

Mark Joseph Stern
@mjs_DC
Even though Myers is a Trump nominee, I truly did not think he would embrace this theory. It simply cannot be right.
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Mark Joseph Stern
@mjs_DC
Replying to @mjs_DC
It appears this Trump judge accepted Cawthorn's theory that NO ONE can be disqualified from the ballot for engaging in insurrection because the 1872 Amnesty Act applies prospectively.

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That is an extremely bizarre theory. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/02/madison-cawthorn-insurrection-amnesty.html…
11:08 AM · Mar 4, 2022

[Mr. Ected]

1. Judge had to have decision first, reasoning second

How does an Act of Congress to forgive the confederates apply to crimes that are committed 150 years in the future?

[Nevilledog]

2. Yeah, it's really fucked up.

I hope it's appealed

[Mr. Ected]

13. I read another attorney's analysis of the statute in question

And I think the real hang-up is that, in order to claim he was involved in an insurrection, it must first be proven there WAS an insurrection. Not in the court of public opinion, not from what we all saw on the TV, but an actual court verdict with the determination that the riots elevated to the level of seditious insurrection per the Constitution. Then and only then can Cawthorn's situation be properly and legally addressed.

I kind of get it, but I still want this asshole smoked out sooner rather than later.

[Nevilledog]

16. Considering a Jan 6th insurrectionist just pled to Seditious Conspiracy that's bullshit

[Mr. Ected]

18. Come to think of it, I read that opinion prior to the plea

So perhaps that defense is also out the window for Mr. Cawthorn.

May he commence his slow roll to hell presently.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

17. Didn't one of the 3 percenters just plead guilty those insurrection charges?

[TheRealNorth]

12. That's really fucked up....

My thought would be that he would allow Cawthorn to run because he couldn't be denied the right to run for congress without due process.

To say a law that forgave Confederates was prospective for future rebellions is fucking nuts.

[lagomorph777]

14. Trump judge. Logic does not apply.

[ck4829]

3. Was the judge smoking something? Crack, right? It's crack?

He may as well be saying insurrection or sedition is perfectly fine

How does the amnesty act square with this?

I guess I know what we can totally do if Republicans get the majority in November.

[Nevilledog]

4. Trump judge

[Walleye]

5. Cawthorn is such an annoying little insect

[Hoyt]

6. We need to beat these MFers at the polls.

[ck4829]

7. And we *should* be beating "these MFers at the polls"

The system is so rigged in their favor though, it's clear we need other means to do so.

[Hoyt]

9. I get it. But in a democracy it's tough to justify keeping an Ahole from running, unless convicted.

[Samrob]

8. Is this end of the story? Are all insurrectionists now free or unable to be jailed? nt

[blueinredohio]

10. My thought exactly.

[blogslug]

11. So, the judge is ruling that Cawthorn is, indeed, and insurrectionist?

?

[lagomorph777]

15. Our candidate needs to go full nuclear on this traitor.

Paint Cawthorne as anti-American and unpatriotic.

[crickets]

19. I wonder if there's any prospect for an appeal. nt