John, BREAKING: Arizona voters have just filed three separate lawsuits contesting the eligibility of Congressmen Paul Gosar and Andy Biggs and State Representative Mark Finchem, who is running for Secretary of State, for their involvement in the January 6th insurrection. We’ve taken on insurrectionist lawmakers in North Carolina and Georgia, and now we’re taking the fight to Arizona. Our challenges allege that Gosar, Biggs, and Finchem are constitutionally disqualified from public office under Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, on the grounds that they helped facilitate the January 6, 2021 insurrection. Gosar, Biggs, and Finchem must be held accountable for attempting to overturn our democracy. Donate today to help us challenge insurrectionists, including these Arizona lawmakers, who are disqualified from running for office. The publicly available evidence against the congressmen and Representative Finchem is staggering. Gosar and Biggs were both named in the October report by Rolling Stone, citing reports from organizers of the pre-attack demonstration. According to the organizers, Gosar went so far as to offer them a “blanket pardon” in connection with unrelated criminal investigations, encouraging what would no doubt be an illegal act of violence. Gosar and Biggs were vocal supporters of the insurrection as it was happening and have since, along with Finchem, defended the behavior of its participants while falsely claiming it was carried out by “antifa” infiltrators. All three defendants have continued to perpetuate disinformation surrounding the attack on Capitol Hill and the false claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from former President Trump by “voter fraud.” The complaint against State Representative Mark Finchem alleges that he worked alongside Gosar, Biggs, and right-wing activist Ali Alexander ahead of the events of January 6th. Gosar and Finchem sought to introduce pro-Trump “alternate” electors, and Finchem later played an active role in the insurrection itself. He advanced with the crowd near the steps of the Capitol as it was being overrun, took a picture, and tweeted his support while the insurrection was ongoing: “What happens when the People feel they have been ignored, and congress refuses to acknowledge rampant fraud. #stopthesteal.” Finchem later attempted to downplay his involvement in the attack. These actions were a blatant attack on the United States. The importance of counting the electoral votes in our constitutional system cannot be overstated. It formalizes a deeper, bedrock norm in our democracy: the peaceful transition of power. These are essential constitutional functions of the United States government, and an attempt to disrupt those procedures, particularly through violence, is an attack on our country itself. We need your help to ensure these insurrectionists cannot return to power. Donate today to help us ensure that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment is followed and that insurrectionist lawmakers are barred from any future public office. If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: Express Donate: $250 Express Donate: $100 Express Donate: $50 Express Donate: $25 Express Donate: $10 Or, donate another amount Thanks for all you do, Ron Fein Legal Director, Free Speech For People |