mark graber for this discussion. let's hear from mary. mary is in michigan, republican line. you are on with our guest, good morning. >> good morning and thank you for having me. i am a conservative republican. i am an educated college woman. i am owner of a small business and a mother of three children, and i am just appalled at how many educated christian people can in any way, shape or form support a candidate like trump, because he clearly in my eyes has broken the law in numerous ways, not just in insurrection, but putting pressure on the georgia person in charge of the votes to get additional votes. he is, in my opinion, a liar, a narcissist, he is power-hungry. i just can't believe that there are intelligent people out there who want to vote for him again, and it really is just a disservice to our party and our country. >> do you have a question related to the 14th amendment? >> i believe that the 14th amendment has been broken by trump. i really do believe that he -- i watched the hearings and i really do bel

host: mark graber is the author of the book "punish treason, reward loyalty." first call for you is from irene. irene is from colorado, democrats' line. caller: good morning. i was calling about marjorie taylor greene. why wasn't she taken off the ballot when they press charges against her? i am a democrat, so i'm just curious. how did she get reelected? guest: the answer first is remember this was not being taken off the ballot. this was being removed from office. the question becomes was a 14th amendment suit filed? how was it adjudicated? i don't know the specific case in colorado. no one made the 14th amendment point. if my new grandson, who is almost two months old, runs for office and no one objects, he gets in even though he is not qualified for office. someone must begin the process of disqualification. chances are that did not happen in colorado. host: california, that is where vicki is, republican line. caller: i just wondered what would happen if millions and millions of people boycott the election? that is what can happen if you take trump off of th

host: mark graber, a constitutional law professor and author of the book "punish treason, reward loyalty, the forgotten goals of confederation after the civil war." first call is irene from colorado, democrats line, on with professor graber of the university of maryland. go ahead. caller: i was asking about marjorie taylor greene, why wasn't she taken off the ballot when they pressed charges against her and the new mexico guy wasn't on on on the ballot when they took him off. i'm a democrat and i'm curious, how did she get re-elected? guest: the answer first is remember, this was not being taken off the ballot but removed from office and the question becomes was a 14th amendment suit filed, how was it adjudicated? i don't know the specific case in colorado, chances are no one made the 14th amendment point so, for example, if my new grandson, who is almost two months old runs for office and no one objects he gets in though he's not wall find for office. someone must begin the process of disqualification and chances are that didn't happen in colorado. host: california, that's where vicky i

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mark graber for this discussion. professor graber, thanks for your time, really appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. >> taking a look at 2024 from the lens of the latino voter, joining us for this discussion, daniel garza of the libre initiative. he serves as their president. mr. garza, welcome back to the program. >> always a pleasure to be on c- span, talk about the important issues that are impacting every american today. >> remind people about the initiative, who you target, and particularly your political point of view. >> sure. we are nonpartisan and nonprofit. what we do basically is engage, activate, mobilize the latino community around those issues that we feel uphold and honor the freedoms enshrined in our founding charters. and to be a little bit more detailed, we believe that we have centralized way too much power, way too much money, and too much control in the hands of politicians, specifically the federal government but also state governments, so we work to make sure that we honor the expressions

host: mark graber is the author of the book "punish treason, reward loyalty." call for you is from irene. irene is from colorado, democrats' line. caller: good morning. i was calling about marjorie taylor greene. why wasn't she taken off the ballot when they press charges against her? i am a democrat, so i'm just curious. how did she get reelected? guest: the answer first is remember this was not being taken off the ballot. this was being removed from office. the question becomes was a 14th amendment suit filed? how was it adjudicated? i don't know the specific case in colorado. no one made the 14th amendment point. if my new grandson, who is almost two months old, runs for office and no one objects, he gets in even though he is not qualified for office. someone must begin the process of disqualification. chances are that did not happen in colorado. host: california, that is where vicki is, republican line. caller: i just wondered what would happen if millions and millions of people boycott the election? that is what can happen if you take trump off of the ball