Our Constitution applies to all of us

To the Editor;

The 14th Amendment is a test of America’s commitment to the Constitution. It’s not about politics. Our Constitution, the law of the land, is supposed to apply to all of us. A conviction of treason isn’t required. We only need to look at Trump’s speech and actions on Jan. 6 to know that he violated his oath to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution. He failed, and it’s not political.

Section 3 of the 14th Amendment: “No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, 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 enemy.”

Lynn Weston

Brownville