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Speaker Johnson hit with Democrat-led lawsuit over delayed swearing-in amid House shutdown chaos
« on: October 21, 2025, 07:53:28 pm »
Speaker Johnson hit with Democrat-led lawsuit over delayed swearing-in amid House shutdown chaos
Speaker Mike Johnson called the lawsuit 'absurd'
By Elizabeth Elkind Fox News
Published October 21, 2025 6:02pm EDT

The state of Arizona is suing Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., over the delayed swearing-in of Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz.

"Speaker Mike Johnson is actively stripping the people of Arizona of one of their seats in Congress and disenfranchising the voters of Arizona’s seventh Congressional district in the process," Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, said in a statement.

"By blocking Adelita Grijalva from taking her rightful oath of office, he is subjecting Arizona’s seventh Congressional district to taxation without representation. I will not allow Arizonans to be silenced or treated as second-class citizens in their own democracy."

Johnson dismissed the lawsuit as a bid to get "national publicity" in comments to reporters earlier this week and on Tuesday evening.

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Re: Speaker Johnson hit with Democrat-led lawsuit over delayed swearing-in amid House shutdown chaos
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2025, 08:24:51 pm »
No standing plus clear separation of powers issue.  The judicial branch cannot order the co-equal legislative branch to do anything concerning how the Speaker chooses to run the House, and Congress can't be sued anyway.
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Re: Speaker Johnson hit with Democrat-led lawsuit over delayed swearing-in amid House shutdown chaos
« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2025, 08:29:32 pm »
Quote from: Timber Rattler on October 21, 2025, 08:24:51 pm
No standing plus clear separation of powers issue.  The judicial branch cannot order the co-equal legislative branch to do anything concerning how the Speaker chooses to run the House, and Congress can't be sued anyway.

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Re: Speaker Johnson hit with Democrat-led lawsuit over delayed swearing-in amid House shutdown chaos
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2025, 09:20:47 pm »
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Re: Speaker Johnson hit with Democrat-led lawsuit over delayed swearing-in amid House shutdown chaos
« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2025, 01:48:52 am »
I thought they were shut down. :shrug:
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