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Hey, Maga Mike Johnson, you're about to get served with a lawsuit. You saw right there the Democratic Congressional delegation marching in lockstep to Maga Mike Johnson's speaker office, demanding that Adelita Grijalva, the congresswoman elect From Arizona's silence 7th congressional district, finally be sworn in. Maga Mike is unlawfully preventing her from being sworn in. Now Arizona's Attorney General is saying, Maga Mike, I'm about to sue you. What you are doing is violating the law and Arizona is about to lay the smackdown on you. The attorney General from Arizona says, take a look right here, Maga Mike, we have the official certificate of election for Adelaide Litigree Halva. She's been officially certified in Arizona even though she won by over 40 points. And you've previously have sworn in people in pro forma session who've won by much smaller margin. It was not a contested outcome. We all knew that she was going to win. By the way, Maga Mike, even Marjorie Taylor Green says that you are a weak, pathetic little man. Marjorie Taylor Green right there. But here's the letter that was sent by Arizona Democratic Attorney General Kristen May Days to Maga Mike Johnson. Here's what she says. On behalf of the state of Arizona, Maga Mike Johnson, I added. Maga Mike Johnson, I demand that the Honorable Adelita Grijalva be sworn into office as the representative for Arizona's 7th congressional district and be allowed to assume her seat without further delay. Failing to seat Ms. Grijalva immediately or to otherwise provide a reasonable explanation as to when she will be seated will prompt prompt legal action. We're going to sue your ass. Maga Mike is basically what Attorney General for Arizona Chris Mays is saying. The House of Representatives uniquely Democratic function makes frustrating the will of the voters in selecting their representatives particularly egregious. A member of the House of Representatives holds the only proportionally and directly elected position in the federal government. And quote, it is particularly essential that the House should have an immediate dependence on and an infinite and an intimate sympathy with the people. Federals paper number 52, James Madison cited the House's sole power to originate certain consequential matters, such as revenue bills follows this status. Then she cites federalist number 586566 81. Alexander Hamilton cited there as well as you know, Maga Mike Johnson on September 23, 2025. I'm adding, by the way, Magna Mike Johnson. As you know, on September 23, 2025, Arizona's 7th congressional district held a special election to replace the late Raul Grijalva. Ms. Grijalva was elected with nearly 70% of the vote and unofficial results were provided to you by the Arizona secretary of state. Ms. Grijalva and the state expected that you would follow your usual practice and swear her into office at the earliest opportunity, just as you had done with five previous members elect in special elections were mostly all Republican. Specifically, you follow that process with Celeste Malloy, who was elected to Utah's 2nd district after Vince Fong was elected by California's 20th district, after Jimmy Petronas was elected by Florida's 1st district and after Randy Fine was elected by Florida's 6th district and after James Walkinshaw, the only Democrat there, was elected by Virginia's 11th district. Yet the House and its leadership is have yet to swear Ms. Grijalva into office. Today the Arizona Secretary of State will complete the canvas and the Governor will transmit to the House a certificate of election. Misre Halva no longer needs a House resolution to be sworn into office. With the House in possession of the certificate of election, it is now a simple ministerial duty to administer the oath of office. The effect of your failure to follow usual practice is that Arizona is down a representative from the number to which it is constitutionally entitled and more than 813,000 residents of Arizona's 7th congressional district currently have no representation in Congress. The, quote, loss of a Representative to the United States Congress undoubtedly satisfies the injury in fact requirement of Article 3 standing the standing to sue in federal court. It goes on to say the House and its leadership have acted ultra virus outside of authority and in violation of the Constitution. Quote, the Constitution leaves the House without authority to exclude any person duly elected by her constituents who meets all of the requirements for membership expressly prescribed in the Constitution. The House's power to exercise control over its membership is limited to its role as the quote, unquote judge of the elections, returns and qualifications of its own members. No one questions Ms. Grijalva's election or its returns or raises an issue of her qualifications. The House is without any authority to refuse her oath and admissions. You and your staff have provided ever shifting unsatisfactory and sometimes absurd stories as to why Ms. Grijalva has not been sworn in. It's particularly worrisome comment and aid connected the swearing in and admission to the ongoing budget fight suggesting that the House is trying to use Arizona's constitutional right to representation in the House as a bargaining chip. Arizona's right to a full delegation and the right of the residents of the Congressional District 7 to representation from the person they recently voted for are not up for debate and may not be delayed or used as leverage in negotiations about unrelated legislation. We thus demand that Ms. Grijalva be immediately sworn into office and admitted to her rightful seat. We ask that within two days of the date of this letter, you provide this office with your assurance of when and where that will take place, which must be immediate and prior to the date the House comes back into regular session. Should you fail to provide such assurance, we will be forced to seek judicial relief to protect Arizona and the residents of its 7th congressional district. Thank you for your attention and timely response. Attorney General Kristen Mays. Then Attorney General Mays went on CNN and she goes, if I have to, I am going to sue maga. Mike Johnson play this clip.