PHOENIX — Jacob Chansley, who may be better known as the “QAnon Shaman,” has filed a statement of interest to run for Arizona’s 8th Congressional District in Congress.

Chansley stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 and pleaded guilty to obstruction of an official proceeding. He was originally sentenced in Nov. 2021 to 41 months in prison for his role in the Insurrection. He instead served about 27 months before being transferred to Phoenix in March 2023.

Chansley was described by prosecutors in his Jan. 6 trial as “the public face of the Capitol riot.” He stood out from the rioters who stormed the Capitol, shirtless with a horned headdress at the dais where Vice President Pence had been presiding at the certification of the 2020 election.

As a felony convict, Chansley can run but not vote in the election.

  • @RojoSanIchiban
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    14th Amendment, Section 3. He IS banned. Edit: totally forgot prior oath of office requirement, dbag joined the US Navy prior and violated that oath, but wasn’t holder of any office so section 3 wouldn’t apply.

    Enforcement of this law is the issue. There is no method or apparatus detailed in the amendment for enforcement, so this gets left to Secretaries of State or the Judiciary to make a ruling.

    This is what is being litigated in multiple states for keeping Trump off the ballot.

    • themeatbridge
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      51 year ago

      That section specifies that people who have previously held office and sworn an oath to protect the constitution who have subsequently engaged in insurrection.

      • @RojoSanIchiban
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        31 year ago

        Oh fuckballs you’re entirely correct and I’m dumb. I don’t know why I struck that from my mind that the entire section required a previous oath.

        • themeatbridge
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          31 year ago

          No worrries. It seems like a good idea to prevent anyone engaged in insurrection against the US.

          • @RojoSanIchiban
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            21 year ago

            Agreed. The 14th needs clarification anyway with some “shall not be eligible” and details on how to define one having engaged in insurrection/rebellion (with or without convictions) so we just need a new amendment. Simple! …D’oh.

            Hopefully we get some good case law precedent out of the current state suits to give the 14th some teeth, even if it still wouldn’t apply nationally or to this wacko.

        • @shalafi
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          21 year ago

          Admitting you were wrong should allow double upvotes.