Paul gosar and andy biggs1/1/2024 ![]() There are no criminal charges or cases pending against Gosar, Biggs or Finchem. “There at least needs to be a crime, and whether or not disqualification can apply in the absence of conviction for insurrection, it simply cannot apply in the absence of the crime itself,” Kolodin said. 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.”Īttorneys for the lawmakers argued before Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Christopher Coury on Wednesday.Īrguing before Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Christopher Coury on Wednesday, Gosar's attorney Alexander Kolodin said criminal evidence must be present for the voters to initiate a disqualification based on an insurrection. Capitol told a Maricopa County judge Wednesday that voter-initiated complaints seeking to disqualify the candidates should be thrown out. This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Rep.PHOENIX (CN) - Attorneys for three Arizona lawmakers tied to the Jan. Reach Montini at more opinions content, please subscribe. Still, I suspect that McCarthy, about whom very few Republicans seem to have a good thing to say, will be sending Biggs a thank-you note for his raving opposition.īecause even Republicans who aren’t pleased with McCarthy will look at Biggs, who still seems to harbor a burning desire to be Speaker, and say to themselves, “Yeah, it could be worse.” (And you thought the unhinged and unelected Kari Lake was bad. Bureaucrats in every agency or department at the federal level have gone as far left as they can.” Over-the-top woke post-secondary education institutions. ![]() He cannot remain Speaker.”Īlong with that tweet Biggs attached an essay he wrote last year about how he wasn’t supporting McCarthy in his initial run for speaker, in which he also took the opportunity to spout some of his fringe, conspiracy-driven beliefs about the state of the union.įor example, Biggs said in part, “We’re living in a new world. As seen by his latest CR, these fears are now reality. On Monday Biggs tweeted, “Last November, I ran for House Speaker because I feared that Kevin McCarthy would not rein in federal spending and take on Democrats. That is where Biggs’ expressed animosity for McCarthy provided some unintended support for McCarthy. Matt Gaetz has introduced a measure that would force a vote on whether to oust McCarthy from his job, a move that isn’t expected to succeed this time around but which Biggs (at least) and maybe others from Arizona seem willing to support. It’s difficult to say exactly how much misery Biggs and company were willing for those serving in the military and our border patrol agents and so on to go through because they really, really don’t like McCarthy.Īndy Biggs tags himself: As a national security threatĪnd now Florida Republican Rep. Biggs really dislikes the House speakerīiggs, Gosar and Crane voted against the first shot at a continuing resolution as well. Paul Gosar, David Schweikert, Eli Crane and Debbie Lesko voted against the continuing resolution, which would have initiated a shutdown. At least for now, however, our military personnel and border patrol officers and air traffic controllers and others won’t have to work without pay, which would have happened in a shutdown.īiggs, along with Republican Reps.
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