On June 28, a U.S. District Court refused to enjoin state court proceedings to remove Couy Griffin from the Otero County, New Mexico, County Commission. The state court proceedings were brought because Griffin was arrested for trespassing in the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Griffin sued to stop the state court proceedings, but the U.S. District Court said the lawsuit is premature because the state proceedings are not over. The federal case is Griffin v White, 2:22cv-362. Here is the order. The case was before U.S. District Court Judge Ken Gonzales, an Obama appointee. Judge Gonzales says Griffin can re-file his federal lawsuit if the state does remove him.
Griffin did not file to run for re-election in 2022. He was elected as a Republican in 2018 from the Second District. He is the founder of Cowboys for Trump.
Griffin has not been convicted of trespassing; that case is pending. The lawsuit to remove him is based on the “insurrection” language of the 14th amendment. That part of the 14th amendment applies to all elective office, not just federal office. UPDATE: he was convicted on June 17. Thanks to the comments for this update.
Update: Commissioner Griffin was found guilty and sentenced Friday, June 17, just hours before voting not to certify his county’s primary election results. He is quoted as saying- “I have no evidence, no facts, but my gut tells me something was wrong”.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/couy-griffin-jan-6-cowboys-for-trump-new-mexico-county-commissioner/
There was clearly something wrong. Democrats rigged the election.
Yeah, Rick, I’d seen that, too, in light of the stories I’d read about about the primary certification, refusal.
Jerry, did you rig yourself?
The garbage comment on July 4, 2022 at 3:50 pm is from Robert K Stock.
How many criminal words/phrases in the 1787 USA Const —
NOT to be re-defined by legis / exec / judic hacks ???
ONLY Fed court enforcement of 14-3 via a 14-5 USA Law ???
See various 14-5 USA laws re enforcement of 14-1 and 14-2.
Stock is trolling again? He needs a life.
Communists aka socialists aka democrats aka leftists etc etc etc need to stop stealing our elections and otherwise destroying our nation and all other nations. We need to get every last one of them out of our government, out of our country, and out of every other government and country.