# 7 Jan 2021 and beyond - the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 8, 2021, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020 "2021-01-08T10:28:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2856
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/2856 "2022-01-23T11:10:08Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > A group in North Carolina is [challenging](https://freespeechforpeople.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/nc-14.3-complaint-cawthorn-final-2022-01-10.pdf) the re-election candidacy of North Carolina Representative Madison Cawthorn on the basis of section three of the Fourteenth Amendment Discussed also in this post: > [@What is the minimum offense to prohibit one from holding US office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-minimum-offense-to-prohibit-one-from-holding-us-office/958204/4): > > Insurrectionists cannot be a member of Congress. The 14th Amendment, Section 3 states: A movement is afoot to challenge Madison Cawthorn from running for re-election because of this. They hope to expand the movement to challenge all the other members of Congress who participated in the insurrection. The challenges for them will be (a) defining exactly what behaviors constitute insurrection for purposes of this, and then (b) figuring out just what degree of proof is needed to nix a candidate… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020)._