On September 23, an Alaska state trial court kept Republican candidate David Eastman on the November ballot. He is running for re-election to the state house, district 27. His candidacy had been challenged on the basis that he is a member of Oath Keepers, and that the Alaska Constitution bars members of groups that advocate the violent overthrow of the government from running for public office. See this story.
There will be a trial in December on the merits, and if the court finds that Eastman is not eligible, the ranked choice votes for him will not be counted for him. Only three candidates filed to run for this seat, which is based on Wasilla. All three candidates are Republicans. All three are on the November ballot.
So a member of a group that pledges to adhere to the US Constitution should be kept off the ballot. This case should have been thrown out immediately.
If Eastman is barred from office on the grounds of being a member of Oath Keepers due to several members of Oath Keepers wanting to overthrow the government, then the same prohibition on holding office should apply to every Republican in Alaska.
What about groups that already overthrew the Republic, such as the Demoncrats?
I’m not an Oath Keeper fan (not against it or for it); but, until they are outlawed than any member should be able to be on the ballot.
Andy and Mac are trollish idiots. Comments here get worse by the day.
The garbage comment on September 24, 2022 at 1:10 pm is from Robert K Stock.
Notably, Stockatic Fruitfly did not answer my question whilst pretending to be smarter than me, sans evidence.
I have not done any trolling here.
Stock is a liar. It’s part of his religion.
No wonder he hates oath keepers. They are the opposite of his “friend and brother,” the father of lies, Satan.