'BradCast' 2/1/2022 (Guest: Constitutional expert John Bonifaz on complaint to block 'insurrectionist' Rep. Cawthorn from NC ballot)
On today's 'BradCast':\xa0 We're about to find out if self-declared Republican 'textualists' are really as devoted to the text of the Constitution as they claim -- particularly the 14th Amendment, Section 3, which bars those who have 'engaged in insurrection or rebellion' from serving in elected federal office. Constitutional law expert JOHN BONIFAZ, co-founder of the non-partisan, non-profit Free Speech for People, explains the complaint his organization filed challenging the eligibility of Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) to appear on the ballot in 2022. North Carolina state law requires candidates meet all requirements for office that are explicitly detailed in the U.S. Constitution, and the complaint presents evidence that Cawthorn reportedly helped organize the rallies before the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, and voted to reject the certification of Joe Biden's Electoral College victory despite no evidence of fraud. The challenge is serious enough that Cawthorn has filed a lawsuit to block the inquiry. In a fascinating discussion that weaves together history, election law, and Constitutional principles, Bonifaz discusses other aspects of the complaint, what it could mean for other candidates if Cawthorn is, in fact, disqualified, and what it could mean for the disgraced former president Trump, should he try to run for office in 2024.\xa0 FSFP has launched a campaign at 14Point3.org explaining how voters in all 50 states can challenge the qualifications of any candidate who engaged in the January 6 insurrection. Also today:\xa0 new revelations suggest that former president Trump was more personally involved in an unlawful plot to seize the nation's voting machines after the 2020 election than previously understood. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'