Republicans reveal plot to block 'insurrectionist' democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani from being sworn in as NYC mayor using Civil War-era clause https://t.co/PeZUNLaBPg
— Daily Mail (@DailyMail) November 4, 2025
The GOP has hatched a last-ditch plan to block Zohran Mamdani from becoming New York City’s next mayor – by invoking a Civil War-era clause in the US Constitution designed to bar ‘insurrectionists’ from holding office.
Democratic Socialist Mamdani, 34, remains a huge favorite to defeat Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa in today’s mayoral election as most polls show him leading by double digits.
The election has become a massive flashpoint in national politics, with Republicans endorsing Cuomo in an attempt to stop Mamdani, while even some top Democrats have kept their distance.
Mamdani’s likely election has sent many New Yorkers into a panic and some are threatening to leave the Big Apple, though Texas Governor Greg Abbott claims he will place an 100 percent tariff on anyone who attempts to flee to the Lone Star State.
Donald Trump, himself a native New Yorker, has threatened to cut off federal funding to the city and believes Mamdani would be a ‘disaster’ as mayor.
The New York Young Republican Club has now came up with an idea that has gained traction with the Congressional GOP using an obscure part of the Constitution that dates back to the Civil War.
The so-called ‘insurrection clause’ in Section 3 of the 14th Amendment claims that a person who has ‘given aid or comfort to the enemies’ of America or ‘engaged in insurrection or rebellion’ is ineligible for office.
The New York Young Republicans say Mamdani’s anti-ICE agenda should be used to keep him out of Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the Mayor of New York City.