in a statement in the portland sentinel , the executive director of 21st century democrats , mark lotwis , declared the lawsuit " frivolous " and said : " we ' re going to maintain our company ' s neutrality " . crossroads education said cynthia beroset noted that the landmark forum " is in no fashion religious in origin and any admission to the contrary is largely irrational , " and asked : " while we are not a party to this defense and have no firsthand knowledge of it , we can only imagine that we are being used as a legal and politically football to further the plaintiff " s own commercial holdings . " the second mexico defense was pending apr 14 , and is still in early filing days . a briefing with the superior court clerk in the dispute has been slated for june 17 .
Mark Lotwis is a Democrat.