Judge rules Wasilla lawmaker likely ineligible for office due to Oath Keepers membership

[brooklynite]

Anchorage Daily News

An Anchorage judge said Thursday that based on the limited evidence presented, Wasilla Republican Rep. David Eastman is likely ineligible to hold public office, but his name will stay on the general election ballot and the vote certification will be delayed until a trial scheduled for December can be held.

Former Mat-Su Assembly member Randall Kowalke, who filed the lawsuit, has argued Eastman’s membership in the Oath Keepers runs afoul of the Alaska Constitution’s disloyalty clause, which bars a person from holding public office in Alaska who advocates for the overthrow by force of the U.S. or state government. The leader of the Oath Keepers and several affiliates have been charged or indicted related to their participation in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Judge Jack McKenna granted the preliminary injunction Thursday afternoon and said based on the evidence presented, Kowalke would likely succeed in arguing that Eastman is a member of the Oath Keepers, that the group is active and that it is presently seeking to overthrow the U.S. government.

But, McKenna said, “the court emphasizes that this analysis is based upon a limited record and after the testimony of no witnesses, and it does not represent a final decision in this case.”

[yankee87]

1. Insurrectionist

How can a traitor who wants to overthrow the government, become part of it? This is a tough time in this country when traitors are elected.

[Blue Owl]

2. I see he hails from Palin country

Can he see Putin rearing his head over his airspace?

[AKwannabe]

4. ????

That is who this thread is about!

[NullTuples]

7. My apologies; I had too many tabs open in my browser & got lost!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

5. 14th Amendment, Section 3 is what got Couy Griffin removed from office ...

No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any state, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any state legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

Report on the Couy Griffin case, with all court documents:
https://www.citizensforethics.org/news/press-releases/judge-removes-couy-griffin-from-office-for-engaging-in-the-january-6-insurrection/

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. K&R