U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Rome, will take the stand Friday morning to defend herself against an effort to remove her from the ballot for her alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The hearing is one of a series of challenges being litigated by Free Speech for People, an Amherst, Massachusetts group that bills itself as a nonprofit organization focused on big money in politics, government corruption and fair elections. Greene’s hearing will be livestreamed on the organization’s website beginning at 9:30 a.m.
The freshman Northwest Georgia representative will be testifying under oath before a state administrative judge. Based on a clause in the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution barring insurrectionists from office, similar ballot challenges by the organization have been filed against elected officials in Arizona, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
Mike Rasbury is one of several Georgians seeking to disqualify Greene based on the insurrectionist clause. A retiree who lives in LaFayette, he said there should be consequences for elected officials who try to overthrow the government. Though he said he doesn’t know what to expect at Friday’s hearing, he’s honored to be part of the case.
“If Marjorie Taylor Greene is on the stand under oath, I’m expecting fireworks, but I can’t tell you how much or from what direction. But it should be interesting,” Rasbury said in a phone interview.