should we katherine ross is a professor of law at george washington university and specializes unconstitutional law. so lots to talk about here. miss ross, these latest cases lean on the 14th amendment of the us constitution before we think into them. could you briefly explain what section 3 of the amendments that yes, section 3 of the amendment which was passed right after our civil war. says that any person who, at one time was an official of the us government, who swear an oath, to protect the united states and its laws was and who then participated in this insurrection engaged in insurrection, or provided aid and comfort to insurrection. this wouldn't be barred from ever holding another elective federal office. 10 of the time that that was passed. it was kind of clear who washington's direction is, did they serve in the confederate army, or one of the governments of the confederate states or the confederacy itself. and if their state presumed to send them to congress, then congress refused to seek them. so it was clear at that time the congress did the enforcement. and during the 20th and 2