The legislation would allow President Joe Biden to introduce higher tariffs, joining the European Union and the Group of Seven industrial nations in taking punitive actions against Russia. Then Biggs became one of only eight members of the House, all Republicans, to vote against a bill revoking revoke Russia’s “most favored nation” status in the World Trade Organization. Then, both Biggs and Gosar joined only 15 others from the House who voted against a Russian oil ban in response to the invasion of Ukraine. As if Adolf Hitler 'isn't a good thing'įirst there was Gosar, speaking via prerecorded video at the America First Political Action Conference, a convention of white nationalists where the chant was “Putin! Putin!” Organizer Nicholas Fuentes called the United States “the evil empire of the world” and added, “Now, they’re going and saying, ‘Vladimir Putin is Adolf Hitler,’ as if that isn’t a good thing.” Liz Cheney derisively calls the “Putin wing” of the Republican party. If you’ve lived in Arizona for any amount of time and follow politics even a little you know that Gosar and Biggs are more than capable of bringing even greater ignominious disgrace to the GOP.Īnd they have, with recent actions placing them squarely in the forefront of what Republican Rep. Paul Gosar and Andy Biggs could bring no greater disgrace to the GOP than their connection to the Big Lie and their alleged association with organizers of what became the Jan. And the committee said Finchem claimed to have evidence to deliver to then-Vice President Mike Pence in an effort to postpone the awarding of presidential electors.Just when you thought Arizona Republican Reps.
on Janufor the count of electoral votes.įinchem was in direct contact with Alexander that day. The committee said far-right activist Ali Alexander credits Biggs and two other members of Congress with the idea to bring protestors to Washington, D.C. Capitol has demanded information from Biggs and Finchem in recent months. Meanwhile, the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Madison Cawthorn and Marjorie Taylor Greene.Īn administrative law judge in Georgia rejected the group's challenge against Taylor Greene’s candidacy on Friday. Shawnna Bolick, is also running for secretary of state.įree Speech for People has pursued similar cases against other prominent Republicans around the country, including U.S. He wrote that Justice Clint Bolick did not participate in determining the outcome of the case. The decision was signed by Chief Justice Robert Brutinel, who was appointed by former Republican Gov. The court did not address the allegations about the lawmakers’ actions on January 6, 2021. The three lawmakers have denied wrongdoing and Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Christopher Coury threw out the lawsuits last month, writing that he did not have the authority in these circumstances to enforce the 19th century constitutional provision that was originally designed to keep Confederate leaders out of government.įree Speech for People appealed but the court’s decision Monday upholds Coury’s ruling.
The lawsuits claim Gosar, Biggs and Finchem either helped plan the attack or helped to plan the rally and march before the attack on the Capitol with knowledge that it was likely to lead to violence. Instead, the court said the Constitution appears to give Congress the exclusive authority to enforce that provision. Constitution that says any public official who participates in an insurrection cannot hold office.īut the court said that while the lawsuits were filed under a state law for challenging candidates' qualifications, that law does not allow challenges under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Mark Finchem should be barred from the ballot under a Civil War-era provision of the U.S.
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The group Free Speech for People argued Congressmen Paul Gosar and Andy Biggs as well as state Rep. The Arizona Supreme Court will allow three Republican lawmakers to stay on the ballot after opponents argued they should be disqualified because they participated in or helped organize the Janurally in Washington, D.C.
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