DEAR REPRESENTATIVE

DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION

A few days ago, we published a court-ready constitutional complaint on our website. It’s written for filing by a sitting Member of Congress and asks a federal court to answer a very old, very inconvenient question: whether Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment still means what it says when a President gives aid or comfort to insurrectionists. You can’t file this lawsuit yourself, but your U.S. Representative can. What follows is a short cover letter you can use to send the draft complaint to their office and politely remind them that defending the Constitution is not a vibe, a talking point, or a press release. It’s literally their job.

Subject: Request for Constitutional Enforcement Under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment

Dear Representative [Last Name],

I am writing as a constituent who takes the Constitution seriously and expects the same of the people sworn to uphold it.

Attached is a court-ready constitutional complaint drafted for filing by a sitting Member of Congress. It asks a federal court to do something very narrow and very traditional: declare whether Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment applies immediately when its conditions are met, and whether a sitting President is constitutionally disqualified after providing aid or comfort to individuals who engaged in an insurrection.

This is not a request for impeachment. It is not a request for legislation. It is not a request for partisan action. It is a request for constitutional enforcement.

When Members of Congress take office, they swear an oath not to a party, a president, or a political movement, but to the Constitution of the United States. Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment is part of that Constitution. It was written precisely to address situations where individuals who have sworn an oath later act in ways that undermine the constitutional order.

The attached complaint lays out a clear legal theory grounded in the text of the Fourteenth Amendment, the historical understanding of Section 3, and the undisputed facts surrounding January 6, 2021 and subsequent official acts. It asks the judiciary to resolve a live constitutional controversy rather than allowing it to remain unanswered.

Members of Congress are uniquely positioned to bring this question before the courts with proper standing. That is why this request is directed to you.

For clarity, the complaint is ready for filing in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and requires only the standard $405 civil filing fee. No additional statutory authorization is required to file the action.

Filing this complaint would not predetermine the outcome. It would not substitute judicial judgment with political will. It would simply allow the courts to answer a question that the Constitution itself already poses.

Respectfully, this is what defending the Constitution looks like when it is inconvenient.

I urge you to review the attached complaint and consider filing it, or sponsoring its filing, so that the courts may do their constitutional duty and the country can have clarity on a matter of extraordinary importance.

Thank you for your time, your service, and your oath.

Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[City, State]
[Optional contact information]

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