罗德岛州民主党众议员大卫·奇西林(David Cicilline)曾在特朗普第二次弹劾中担任众议院经理，他正在传阅一项寻求禁止的立法唐纳德·特朗普根据第14修正案第3部分的规定，禁止再次担任联邦政府的职务——该条款旨在阻止前同盟者在国会任职并重新掌权。
“‘根据美国宪法第十四修正案第三条’，任何人不得...在美国担任任何文职或军职...作为一名国会议员或美国政府官员..他在给同事的信中引用相关修正案写道:“支持美国宪法的人，将参与反对美国宪法的暴动或叛乱，或向美国宪法的敌人提供援助或安慰。”。
“我们宪法中的这一措辞显然是为了禁止叛乱分子在美国担任高级职务。鉴于证据-通过1月6日的委员会听证会，2021年的弹劾审判和其他报道证明-唐纳德·特朗普在1月6日从事叛乱，意图推翻合法的2020年选举结果，我起草了一项法案，根据第十四修正案，阻止唐纳德·特朗普再次担任公职，”根据美国广播公司新闻获得的信件，他写道。
尚不清楚众议院的民主党领导人是否会在国会跛脚鸭会议期间提出这样的法案。它是在1月6日之后提出的，但民主党人选择弹劾特朗普。但是这件事只需要两院的简单多数就可以了。
一些法律团体还威胁要提起诉讼，挑战特朗普根据同一条款第三次入主白宫。
Former President Donald Trump leaves the stage after announcing he will run president for the third time at Mar-a-Lago, Nov. 15, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla.
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随着唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)周二晚上宣布他将再次竞选白宫，两个团体已经在幕后开展工作，在全国范围内推动选举官员阻止他因为1月6日而参加投票——尽管类似的努力对其他共和党人都失败了。
人民的言论自由和我的家庭发起一场运动通过TrumpIsDisqualified.org敦促国务卿和其他主要选举官员禁止前总统根据第14修正案的取消资格条款竞选公职。
“自由言论”组织此前对其他当选的共和党人提出了挑战，如众议员麦迪逊·考索恩(Madison Cawthorn)和马乔里·泰勒·格林(Marjorie Taylor Greene)，认为他们在1月6日左右的行动以及对推翻2020年选举结果的支持相当于取消资格的行为。尽管Cawthorn事先在特朗普的一次集会上发言，但Cawthorn和Greene都没有参与骚乱;格林说，她和其他议员一样是“受害者”。
该组织过去的诉讼没有一次导致当选官员被禁止任职。
人民自由言论组织表示，它打算对特朗普提出类似的法律挑战，但拒绝向美国广播公司新闻提供更多细节。
一位宪法专家告诉ABC新闻，修正案的条款并不像Cicilline和法律团体声称的那样明确。
“第14条第3款的明白语言表明，一个曾宣誓捍卫和支持宪法，但后来参与反对美国的叛乱或反叛的人，将不能在各种联邦政府中任职。北卡罗来纳大学的宪法教授迈克尔·格哈特说:“问题是，该条款没有说明法院或其他机构是否必须认定某人参与了暴动或叛乱，或者国会是否可以自行宣布这一点。”。
“此外，该节没有明确规定受其规定约束的官员中包括院长。这些复杂因素使得第3条作为解决特朗普不当行为的手段不太可靠，也不太可预测。此外，反对针对特朗普援引这一条款的国会议员认为，这一条款旨在仅适用于那些在后来寻求联邦职位之前为邦联战斗的人，”他说。
House Democrat proposes Trump be disqualified from office as an 'insurrectionist'
Rep. David Cicilline, a Rhode Island Democrat who served as a House manager for the second Trump impeachment, is circulating legislation that would seek to barDonald Trumpfrom holding federal office again under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment -- language meant to block former Confederates from serving in Congress and regaining power.
"'Under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, "No person shall ... hold any office, civil or military, under the United States ... who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States .. 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,'" he writes in his letter to colleagues, citing the relevant amendment.
"This language in our Constitution clearly intended to bar insurrectionists from holding high office in the United States. Given the proof - demonstrated through the January 6th Committee Hearings, the 2021 impeachment trial, and other reporting - that Donald Trump engaged in insurrection on January 6th with the intention of overturning the lawful 2020electionresults, I have drafted legislation that would prevent Donald Trump from holding public office again under the Fourteenth Amendment," he wrote, according to the letter obtained by ABC News.
It's not clear if Democratic leaders in the House would bring a bill like this to the floor during the lame duck session of Congress. It was floated after Jan. 6 but Democrats instead opted to impeach Trump. But the matter would only require a simple majority from both chambers.
A number of legal groups have also threatened lawsuits to challenge a third Trump White House bid under the same provision.
As Donald Trump announced Tuesday night he is running again for the White House, two groups were already working behind the scenes to mount a national push to get elections officials to stop him from being on the ballot because of Jan. 6 -- even as similar such efforts have failed against other Republicans.
Free Speech For People and Mi Familia Vota arelaunching a campaignvia TrumpIsDisqualified.org to urge secretaries of state and other chief elections officials to bar the former president from running for office under the section of the 14th Amendment known as the disqualification clause.
Free Speech For People previously filed challenges against other elected Republicans like Reps. Madison Cawthorn and Marjorie Taylor Greene, arguing their actions around Jan. 6 and support for overturning the 2020 election results amounted to the disqualifying behavior. Neither Cawthorn nor Greene participated in the rioting, though Cawthorn spoke at a Trump rally beforehand; Greene has said she was a "victim" along with other lawmakers.
None of the organization's past suits has resulted in an elected official being barred from office.
Free Speech For People said it intends to file similar legal challenges against Trump but declined to provide more details to ABC News.
One constitutional law expert told ABC News the amendment's provisions are not as clear-cut as Cicilline and the legal group contend.
"The plain language of Section 3 of the Fourteenth indicates that someone who had taken an oath to defend and support the Constitution but then engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States would not be able to serve in various federal offices. The problem is that the section does not say whether a court or some other authority has to find that someone engaged in insurrection or rebellion or whether Congress could, on its own, make that declaration," Michael Gerhardt, a constitutional law professor at the University of North Carolina, said.
"Additionally, the section does not expressly include the presidency among the officers who are subject to its provisions. These complications have made Section 3 less reliable and less predictable as a means to address Trump's misconduct. Moreover, members of Congress who oppose invoking this section against Trump argue that it was intended to apply only to people who fought for the confederacy before later seeking federal office," he said.
