"But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, REMOVE such disability."

"In 1872, the disabilities were removed, by a blanket act, from all persons "except Senators and Representatives of the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses, officers in the judicial, military and naval service of the United States, heads of departments, and foreign ministers of the United States." Twenty-six years later, Congress enacted that "the disability imposed by section 3 . . . incurred heretofore, is hereby REMOVED."

Now I don't know who else you think this section pretains to. It was included into the 14th just to punish or block those who had served the Confederate government from serving in office. It was used just for that.

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David Upton