Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes’s lawsuit against Jesus Dork Speaker Mike Johnson over his refusal to swear in Dem Congresswoman-Elect Adelita Grijalva, filed Tuesday in a DC federal court, puts forth a pretty freaking solid argument that Johnson’s “refusal to promptly seat Ms Grijalva, and to treat her as a member of the House, likewise injures the State of Arizona, which is denied the number of Representatives provided for by law.” Judges, especially federal ones, are big on the law.
Even better however is the very flexible relief part: “The State and Ms Grijalva therefore request that this Court enter a declaratory judgment that (1) Ms Grijalva shall be deemed a Member of the House of Representatives once she has taken the oath prescribed by law, see 5 USC § 3331, and (2) if Speaker Johnson has not administered the oath, the oath may be administered to Ms Grijalva by any person authorized by law to administer oaths.” The upshot being that if the judge rules that way Grijalva will have been sworn in before Johnson’s lawyers even file their notice of appeal.