Extremist Arizona GOP Reps Battle Disqualification

Courthouse News reports:

Attorneys for three Arizona lawmakers tied to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol told a Maricopa County judge Wednesday that voter-initiated complaints seeking to disqualify the candidates should be thrown out.

The lawsuits against U.S. Representatives Paul Gosar and Andy Biggs and state Representative Mark Finchem, a Republican from Oro Valley, claim they violated section three of the 14th Amendment, which states no governmental official “shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.”

Gosar reportedly met with members of the Yavapai County chapter of the Oath Keepers. During the meeting, he was asked if the U.S. was “heading into a civil war,” to which he replied: “We’re in it, we just haven’t started shooting at each other yet.”

Read the full article. Last month Gosar claimed that his video message to an annual neo-Nazi convention was delivered by mistake.

Attorneys for three Arizona lawmakers tied to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol told a judge Wednesday that voter-initiated complaints seeking to disqualify the candidates should be thrown out. @themikemcdaniel https://t.co/SB5vAg8s41

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