What does “insurrection” even mean?
That’s the question top Republican lawmakers — including Mitch McConnell, who previously held Donald Trump responsible for the riot on January 6, 2021 — are asking the Supreme Court in a brief defending him from being disqualified in the 2024 election.
In a legal brief filed Thursday, 179 Republican politicians urged the court to overturn a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that kicked Trump off the 2024 ballot because it found he violated the 14th Amendment’s Section 3, which bans those who “engaged in” insurrection from running.
I understand that “insurrection” is defined as an act of revolt or uprising against an established government or authority. It typically involves the use of force or violence by a group of individuals seeking to overthrow or challenge the existing government or political order. Insurrections are characterized by organized rebellion against a nation’s laws or governing bodies, often in pursuit of political, social, or ideological changes. This term is commonly associated with actions that are considered beyond the realm of peaceful protest or civil disobedience, veering into the territory of armed resistance or violent uprising.
I…I’m really not sure how you can read something like that and still make this argument. Despite my familiarity with the utter lack of morality in the GOP, this new low surprises even me. Also, McConnell, just die already.