Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits former government officials from holding public office again if they have engaged in insurrection or rebellion. An Insurrection is best defined as concerted forcible resistance to the authority of government to execute the laws.Among them was the Fourteenth Amendment, which prohibits the states from depriving "any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law. The second, third, and fourth sections of the amendment are seldom litigated. However, the constitution remains a living document and Ohio voters will likely decide further amendments in the future. "Fourteenth Amendment Ratification Project" and tried to figure out how to get the Ohio General Assembly to act. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and possessions, against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated. John Bingham of Ohio, the principal author of the 14th.