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Eugene

(61,592 posts)
Wed Sep 21, 2022, 12:19 AM Sep 2022

Cowboys for Trump cofounder Couy Griffin appeals ban from public office

Source: Associated Press

Cowboys for Trump cofounder appeals ban from public office

By MORGAN LEE
September 20, 2022

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico politician and Trump supporter who was removed and barred from elected office for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, is attempting to appeal that decision to the state Supreme Court.

Cowboys for Trump cofounder and former county commissioner Couy Griffin on Tuesday notified the high court of his intent to appeal.

The ruling against Griffin this month from a Santa Fe-based District Court was the first to remove or bar an elected official from office in connection with the attack on the U.S. Capitol building that disrupted Congress as it was trying to certify President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory.

Griffin was previously convicted in federal court of a misdemeanor for entering the Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, without going inside the building. He was sentenced to 14 days and given credit for time served.

Griffin has invoked free speech guarantees in his defense and says his banishment from public office disenfranchises his political constituents in Otero County.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/biden-new-mexico-gun-politics-santa-fe-government-and-a62474c3fe6787a3d89d4fb60dbc9da6

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Hugin

(32,778 posts)
2. And his refusal to certify the primary didn't disenfranchise his political constituents?
Wed Sep 21, 2022, 12:29 AM
Sep 2022

The state Supreme Court sure thought it did when they ruled. Griffin’s two co-conspirators certified pronto. So, this appeal is theater.

Walleye

(30,703 posts)
3. They want to overthrow the government, then they want to use every possible judicial technicality
Wed Sep 21, 2022, 06:09 AM
Sep 2022

And tie up our courts with lawsuits supported by the very government they want to overthrow

Takket

(21,424 posts)
4. Can't a rethug EVER just own up to being wrong and accept the results?
Wed Sep 21, 2022, 06:15 AM
Sep 2022

They are so exhausting. They never admit they are wrong. They just appeal and appeal forever.

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