Banning Insurrectionists from the Ballot Not in the Cards

Most of America agrees that Madison Cawthorn is a human disaster, but this article of the 14th Amendment cannot apply to someone merely accused of having participated in an insurrection.  In fact, that would violate the 5th Amendment’s presumption of innocence.

Like it or not, we need to let the process roll forward.  Eventually, we will have charges brought against Cawthorn and the rest of the top-level traitors who attempted to overthrow the United States government, and we’ll have convictions in place.

At that time, they will have far greater problems than being banned from holding public office.  We will have colonized Neptune before they get out of prison.