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turbinetree

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Fri Nov 9, 2018, 07:55 PM Nov 2018

Lawsuit challenges Arizona state Rep.-elect Raquel Tern's citizenship, cites no evidence

Source: The Arizona Republic

Dustin Gardiner

Arizona Republic Published 12:45 p.m. MT Nov. 9, 2018 | Updated 2:35 p.m. MT Nov. 9, 2018

An anti-immigrant activist has filed a lawsuit falsely claiming that Arizona state Rep.-elect Raquel Terán isn't qualified to hold public office because she is "not a legal citizen of the United States."

The lawsuit, which cites no evidence for the claim, was filed by Alice Novoa on Monday in Maricopa County Superior Court. Terán has a U.S. birth certificate, according to court records from a similar lawsuit that Novoa filed against her in 2012.

Terán, D-Phoenix, was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in Tuesday's midterm elections. She posted on social media Thursday night to protest the lawsuit after she said she was served with the papers at home.

"This is obviously upsetting, but not surprising," Terán wrote in a widely shared Facebook post. "It is just another attempt to silence me and the community I fight for. #bringit"



Read more: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/09/arizona-state-rep-elect-raquel-teran-citizenship-challenged-lawsuit-alice-novoa/1943446002/

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Lawsuit challenges Arizona state Rep.-elect Raquel Tern's citizenship, cites no evidence (Original Post) turbinetree Nov 2018 OP
hmmm elmac Nov 2018 #1
The Rebirf of Birferism! OilemFirchen Nov 2018 #2
What is the term for those that consistently file frivolous lawsuits? ret5hd Nov 2018 #3
Vexatious litigant n/t NanceGreggs Nov 2018 #26
Yes. Thank you. ret5hd Nov 2018 #27
You can't be as hate-filled as Novoa without a broad, strong foundation in stupidity. Judi Lynn Nov 2018 #4
That women needs something stronger than a flu shot. pangaia Nov 2018 #8
What's a radical Islamic-Mexican-Catholic movement? dalton99a Nov 2018 #10
Falafel burritos? Codeine Nov 2018 #19
No pork tamales at Christmas dalton99a Nov 2018 #20
I know there are differences between Catholics and Protestants, Cold War Spook Nov 2018 #13
yes obamanut2012 Nov 2018 #21
Ahem, that's radical Socialist-Islamic-Mexican-Catholic movement ck4829 Nov 2018 #25
You forgot atheists and gay. GulfCoast66 Nov 2018 #32
I hope they start with women who dress like Evil Knievel. rzemanfl Nov 2018 #28
Trumpism strikes again. Rascist pigs are everywhere. Show me your papers if you're not white. Pisces Nov 2018 #5
Sounds just as frivolous as it is racist IronLionZion Nov 2018 #6
Back down the rabbit hole with Alice StTimofEdenRoc Nov 2018 #7
Reminds me of what's her name ..... jb5150 Nov 2018 #9
Thanks for the laugh! Coventina Nov 2018 #17
Oily Taint... Progressive Jones Nov 2018 #24
LOL. n/t rzemanfl Nov 2018 #29
Is Novoa an elected official ? Haggis for Breakfast Nov 2018 #11
These cretins just never give up do they. GAH. iluvtennis Nov 2018 #12
Nuisance lawsuit Maeve Nov 2018 #14
Shouldn't be a problem. malthaussen Nov 2018 #15
Could Tern not counter-sue for damages? mackdaddy Nov 2018 #16
Yes, she could, and she should obamanut2012 Nov 2018 #22
A judge fined Orly Taitz for doing this. kwassa Nov 2018 #18
They're always bleached blondes with star spangled banner clothes. Always. nt Progressive Jones Nov 2018 #23
Not even going to check the carpet? Okay. That'd be gross. n/t rzemanfl Nov 2018 #30
Why aren't candidiates asked to provide proof of citizenship before being placed on the ballot? MichMan Nov 2018 #31

ret5hd

(20,433 posts)
3. What is the term for those that consistently file frivolous lawsuits?
Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:17 PM
Nov 2018

It seems like our old friend Orly Taitz finally received that designation. But I can't remember the term.

Judi Lynn

(160,211 posts)
4. You can't be as hate-filled as Novoa without a broad, strong foundation in stupidity.
Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:37 PM
Nov 2018

‘An ugly tactic’: Lawsuit questions citizenship of future Latina lawmaker
By Laura Gómez -November 9, 2018



Raquel Terán responds to a lawsuit, filed without supporting documents, that questions her U.S. citizenship on Nov. 9. Other Democratic members of the Arizona Legislature and leaders from community groups stand behind her. Photo by Laura Gómez | Arizona Mirror

. . .

Novoa filed a similar lawsuit against Terán in 2012 when she ran unsuccessfully for the Arizona Senate. At the time, Terán provided a copy of her Arizona birth certificate to the court, but a Maricopa Superior Court judge dismissed the case because an error in the lawsuit filing, according to court records.

Novoa has made similar unfounded claims about a Douglas justice of the peace, according to the Douglas Dispatch.

Terán, who was born in the border community of Douglas, said the lawsuit angers her and is an unfair burden that most candidates never have to bear.

“It’s not right to put the burden on me to yet again answer questions about my citizenship, about my loyalty to this country, about my Americaness,” Terán said. “It’s not fair to put me on the other. I am an American.




Alice Novoa from MacNeal, Arizona, filed a lawsuit with no evidence against Representative-elect Raquel Terán challenging her eligibility to hold office on grounds of her U.S. citizenship. Photo courtesy YouTube

. . .

A history of anti-immigrant comments
Novoa has publicly shared views on theories the Southern Poverty Law Center has labeled as nativist conspiracies.

At a Tempe city council meeting in January, during which an anti-border-wall resolution was considered, Novoa said the border is “infested with illegal aliens” and that California Attorney General Xavier Becerra was either an “anchor baby” or an “illegal alien.”

Anchor baby is a derogatory term that asserts immigrant parents have U.S.-born children for the purpose of gaining lawful immigration status. Becerra was born in California to immigrant parents, was elected to the California State Assembly and served twelve terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. He’s been Attorney General since 2017.

In the Tempe meeting, Navoa also said young immigrants covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor were associated with a “radical Islamic-Mexican-Catholic movement.”

More:
https://www.azmirror.com/2018/11/09/an-ugly-tactic-lawsuit-questions-citizenship-of-future-latina-lawmaker/

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#trump fan Alice Novoa confronts protestors. 'Mexico has a plan to invade America and kill all the Christians.'



Pisces

(5,592 posts)
5. Trumpism strikes again. Rascist pigs are everywhere. Show me your papers if you're not white.
Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:37 PM
Nov 2018

The Republican Party is getting close to wearing white robes and pointy hats while campaigning. Trump must be so proud. Very disgusting

IronLionZion

(45,250 posts)
6. Sounds just as frivolous as it is racist
Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:41 PM
Nov 2018

and should be easy enough to resolve. Alice Novoa doesn't sound like an American name, so she needs to prove her citizenship. Yes, because I said so. What does an American look like? What does an American name sound like?



I deal with this similar problem all the time in my career. Some people make my brain hurt.

Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)
11. Is Novoa an elected official ?
Fri Nov 9, 2018, 10:42 PM
Nov 2018

How does she even have the standing to file such a lawsuit like this ?

As this is not the first one she has filed against Ms. Teran, at what point does this become harassment ?

Maeve

(42,223 posts)
14. Nuisance lawsuit
Sat Nov 10, 2018, 12:34 AM
Nov 2018

Been down this road before and knows there is a legit birth cert--just being a PITA

mackdaddy

(1,520 posts)
16. Could Tern not counter-sue for damages?
Sat Nov 10, 2018, 12:26 PM
Nov 2018

A large settlement for legal expenses might be the only way to stop this kind of harassment.

MichMan

(11,778 posts)
31. Why aren't candidiates asked to provide proof of citizenship before being placed on the ballot?
Sat Nov 10, 2018, 09:44 PM
Nov 2018

That would stop all this bullshit later on

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