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The 14th Amendment is subject to masses of jurisprudence, so it’s difficult to draw conclusions from the plain words of the text without knowing the body of case law.
Section 2 was intended to prevent the southern states, after reconstruction, from excluding black men 21 or older from the electoral franchise WITHOUT such states consequently suffering a proportionate reduction of their representation in congress. The language about rebellion or other crime being permissible grounds for disenfranchisement is what presently allows states constitutionally to disenfranchise convicted felons.
If - and this is a substantial reservation - some role has been identified for the 14A in the current situation, we should expect SCOTUS to be drawn in. Personally, FWIW, I think this is a distraction. Far more pertinent laws are being flouted day after day - those laws need to be enforced. If states and local jurisdictions refuse to do so, Federal consequences must ensue.