Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection and Other Rights
Section 3 Disqualification from Holding Office
No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.
Explanation and Summary
“The 14th Amendment, Section 3: Understanding Its Origins, Purpose, and Remedies”
The 14th Amendment, Section 3 of the United States Constitution, often referred to as the Disqualification Clause, was enacted during the Reconstruction period following the American Civil War. The primary intent behind this section was to prevent…
