Recently, GA House Rep. and Republican party embarrassment Marjorie Taylor Greene went through several hours of delivering testimony (that was every bit as ridiculous and unhinged as you’d expect and then some) after individuals challenged her ability to seek reelection or even put her name on the Georgia ballot, attempting to invoke a Civil War-era part of the 14th Amendment that bars participants in insurrections from seeking reelection, based on the large role she played in the January 6th Capitol insurrection.
Today, Georgia State Administrative Law Judge Charles Beaudrot ruled that Greene could, in fact, run for reelection to Congress in Georgia, and rejected the challengers attempt to invoke the particular section of the 14th Amendment.
As you can imagine, Greene was quick to hop on Twitter with a less than humble brag, writing simply “acquitted” in the caption of an image of the judge’s decision.
ACQUITTED. pic.twitter.com/p8aH6rbm01
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) May 6, 2022
Now, allow me to point out that the judge’s decision here is not actually final. Instead, it will be forwarded to Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who will be responsible for making the final decision on whether or not the controversial Republican, who was labeled a “hostile witness” at one point during her trial, will be allowed to run for office again.
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Will she end up getting away with it? Probably so.
However, for all her bragging about a decision that’s not even set in stone yet, it seemed like pretty much no one was sharing in her celebration:
You may not have been disqualified from running for re-election, but I will be making you a one-term Congresswoman on November 8th.
— Marcus Flowers (@Marcus4Georgia) May 6, 2022
Acquitted but guilty.
You lied under oath.
We know.
You will be judged by your piers.
Guilty— Bonnie🐋BlueBell🌎🆘📈 (@BonnieBlueBell1) May 6, 2022
Haha! Exactly! 👇🏻 https://t.co/z4D1l4InHx
— adventuregirl (@adventuregirl) May 6, 2022
The judge wouldn’t allow appropriate evidence to be submitted.
How much did you pay him?
— Unionize Tesla, Qaren (@UnionizeTesla) May 6, 2022
Who wants to tell Marge that “acquitted” applies to criminal cases???
This was not a criminal case.
— Artie Vandelay (@ArtieVandelay1) May 6, 2022
You have 0.00% chance of winning as I think it’s safe to say Georgians want someone that can actually legislate and not get kicked off of every committee assignment. That’s where first term Congress people cut their teeth. Sorry you had to find out from a stranger on the internet
— jimmy “Space for Rent” 🌊🌊🌊 (@jimmy_tho) May 6, 2022
Relax three toes. The FULL J6 investigation is far from over
— CaliSandStorm🇺🇦 (@calisandstorm) May 6, 2022
That’s not an acquittal and it’s not over yet
— Ranma Saotome🇺🇦 (@RanmaOtherHalf) May 6, 2022
Maybe you’ll be able to run again. But good luck winning, girlfriend.
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