A state judge will decide by Thursday morning whether Wasilla Republican Rep. David Eastman remains eligible for this fall’s general election. (via AlaskaBeacon)
, Eastman said he was present in Washington, D.C., at the time but did not participate in the insurrection and has never participated in “any Oath Keeper meeting or event.”
Speaking Tuesday, Miller called the case a “political hit” and said that if Eastman is disqualified, it would disenfranchise voters in his Wasilla district. He noted of the Aug. 16 primary election, in which Eastman received more than half of the votes for House District 27. “The Oath Keepers have been basically through the media as this insurrectionist group, because as even admitted by plaintiff, a couple of dozen, maybe 32 people have been indicted out of the group,” he said.
“This is not a case about political arguments and differences in opinion on what one does or doesn’t oppose. It’s about using violence to further your goals in a system instead of going through the proper political means,” Fletcher said.Plaintiffs, Miller responded, need to show that Eastman is a current member, not just a past one.Assistant Attorney General Lael Harrison, representing the Division of Elections, said the agency won’t say whether the Oath Keepers advocate the overthrow of the U.
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