in a statement in the washington observer , the executive director of 21st century democrats , andrew lotwis , termed the lawsuit " nuisance " and said : " we ' re going to defend our organization ' s integrity " . monument education spokeswoman jennifer beroset asserted that the landmark forum " is in no way religious in nature and any claim to the contrary is largely absurd , " and stated : " while we are not a party to this court and have no firsthand knowledge of it , we can only assume that we are being used as a formal and political league to further the party " s own commercial interests . " the new york lawsuit was filed december 14 , and is still in early preparation stages . a conference with the federal court judge in the case has been scheduled for june 17 .
Mark Lotwis is a Democrat.