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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsInsurrectionist Madison Cawthorn Files Lawsuit To Stop Voters From Disqualifying Him From Office
This lawsuit is a really dumb idea
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According to The News & Observer, Cawthorn is arguing that the North Carolina Board of Elections does not have the authority to disqualify him from the ballot, His lawsuit says the N.C. State Board of Elections has no authority to keep him off the ballot in the first place, and so the challenge against him should be dropped, and the state law allowing for such challenges should be ruled unconstitutional.
Ron Fein, Legal Director, Free Speech For People, and co-lead counsel for the voters suing to have Cawthorn disqualified, said in a statement to PoliticusUSA, It is unfortunate that Madison Cawthorn has decided to run to federal court instead of complying with the process before the State Board of Elections. Cawthorns attempt to bypass the states well-developed procedures for resolving candidacy challenges is based on misunderstandings of federal and state law. When North Carolina sought to rejoin the Union in 1868, one of the conditions was that the state would enforce the Fourteenth Amendments Insurrectionist Disqualification Clauseand thats exactly what our challenge seeks to do. We intend to move to intervene in this federal court case to oppose Cawthorns attempted end-run around the laws that the people of North Carolina enacted for addressing candidacy challenges.
Madison Cawthorn spoke at Trumps 1/6 rally and urged the crowd not to sit on their hands but to hold members of Congress accountable. Cawthorn has also encouraged more violence with threats of another January 6th type event.
The fact that Cawthorn isnt disputing the allegations made in the voter lawsuit but is arguing legal authority and process is telling.
Ron Fein, Legal Director, Free Speech For People, and co-lead counsel for the voters suing to have Cawthorn disqualified, said in a statement to PoliticusUSA, It is unfortunate that Madison Cawthorn has decided to run to federal court instead of complying with the process before the State Board of Elections. Cawthorns attempt to bypass the states well-developed procedures for resolving candidacy challenges is based on misunderstandings of federal and state law. When North Carolina sought to rejoin the Union in 1868, one of the conditions was that the state would enforce the Fourteenth Amendments Insurrectionist Disqualification Clauseand thats exactly what our challenge seeks to do. We intend to move to intervene in this federal court case to oppose Cawthorns attempted end-run around the laws that the people of North Carolina enacted for addressing candidacy challenges.
Madison Cawthorn spoke at Trumps 1/6 rally and urged the crowd not to sit on their hands but to hold members of Congress accountable. Cawthorn has also encouraged more violence with threats of another January 6th type event.
The fact that Cawthorn isnt disputing the allegations made in the voter lawsuit but is arguing legal authority and process is telling.
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Insurrectionist Madison Cawthorn Files Lawsuit To Stop Voters From Disqualifying Him From Office (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
Feb 2022
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smb
(3,452 posts)1. Cawthorn: "The Constitution Is Unconstitutional!!" nt
Hekate
(90,189 posts)2. Poor, poor little victim! People are sooo mean to him!
Please proceed, you abusive little bastard.
LetMyPeopleVote
(143,999 posts)3. Madison Cawthorn Sues To Stop Inquiry Into His Role On Jan. 6