Marjorie Taylor Greene is finally facing some consequences for her actions

This week, Marjorie Taylor Greene finally faced some consequences for her support of the January 6 insurrection. Free Speech for People, an election and campaign finance reform organization, brought a lawsuit on behalf of state voters. They argued that Greene’s comments and actions violate the 14th Amendment, which holds that anyone “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” is barred from running for federal or state office. Greene is implicated in the planning of the event that became the riot, and has also defended the insurrection in the recent past, saying it was in line with the Declaration of Independence’s call to “overthrow tyrants.”

On Monday, US District Judge Amy Totenberg allowed the lawsuit against Greene to go forward. The decision may hamper Greene’s effort to win the Republican primary on May 24. If she is actually barred from running for election, it would be the first real punishment meted out to powerful government officials who used their position to try to overturn a democratic election.