Anyone who thinks they can get elected to the New Hampshire Legislature and pursue a goal of secession from the union should take note of a Sep. 6 ruling by a New Mexico judge to remove from office a county commissioner because of his participation in the insurrection of Jan. 6.
Section 3 of the 14th Amendment states that “no person shall” hold “any office, civil or military, under the United States or under any state, who having previously taken an oath to support the Constitution,” then “engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same.”
There have been previous attempts nationwide to block other Jan. 6 rioters from holding office, but none of them had won election. Now we have a court ruling to establish that the 14th Amendment is relevant to our time.
Jane Butler
Antrim