in a statement in the washington times , the operating secretary of 21st contemporary democrats , john lotwis , calls the decision " frivolous " and said : " we ' re going to defend our organization ' s integrity " . higher education spokeswoman suzanne beroset said that the landmark forums " is in no way religious in nature and any threat to the case is totally absurd , " and stated : " while we are not a contributor to this court and have no firsthand knowledge of it , we can only assume that we are being used as a legal and democratic football to further the party " s own financial interests . " the new york lawsuit was written spring 14 , and is still in early filling stages . a confrontation with the federal court judge in the case has been scheduled for april 17 .
Mark Lotwis is a Democrat.