In 1919 and 1921, the House of Representatives refused to seat Rep.-elect Victor Beger, an Austrian-born socialist from Milwaukee and newspaper editor, on grounds he was in violation of section 3 of the 14th Amendment. That provision bars persons from holding office if they were previously sworn to uphold the Constitution and subsequently engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the U.S., or gave aid and comfort to the enemy. Berger, in his newspaper articles, sympathized with the German cause during World War I. He was convicted of sedition in February 1919 under the 1917 Espionage Act for giving aid and comfort to the enemy and sentenced to 20-years in prison. In November 19
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