Hayden

Appellants California War Veterans for Justice and Mickey R. Conroy appeal from an order (judgment) of dismissal of their complaint for declaratory, injunctive and extraordinary relief. The trial court sustained without leave to amend the demurrers by respondent Tom Hayden, member of the Assembly, 44th District, and respondents John K. Van de Kamp, Attorney General, and March Fong Eu, Secretary of State.

Contentions

Appellants contend that “[t]he court erred in dismissing the complaint without leave to amend” and (2) “[i]f the complaint stated or suggested any cause of action or could have been amended to state a cause of action the court should have allowed plaintiff to amend.” They have failed, however, to suggest how they would or could have amended their complaint to state a cause of action.

Facts

Appellants filed their complaint on October 31, 1984. In it they asked that the superior court disqualify Assemblyman Hayden from holding public office because of his “actions in support of North Vietnam against the United States during recent hostilities between these two countries” under article VII, section 9, of the California Constitution. Appellants also sought an…