In less than a week Congress will meet to certify the electoral college results. However, seven states have what are known as dueling electors, over two dozen House members said that they will contest the results, and some legal scholars argue that Mike Pence might have the authority to declare President Donald Trump as the…
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Pence Asks Judge to Reject Push to Expand His Powers to Decide Electoral College Votes
Vice President Mike Pence asked a federal judge on Thursday to reject an effort to give him “exclusive authority” to decide which Electoral College votes should be counted during the upcoming joint session of Congress. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and other Republicans last week filed a lawsuit against Pence, requesting that the court grant Pence power to…
GOP Tennessee State Lawmakers Urge Senators, Reps to Object to Electoral Votes
A group of state lawmakers in Tennessee called on both senators and the state’s Congressional delegation to vote to join an effort to object to the Electoral College votes in key states due to alleged voter fraud and irregularities. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.), Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), and a few dozen other GOP lawmakers have…
Ruling in Gohmert Lawsuit Could ‘Be Big Game-Changer’ for Vote Count on Jan. 6, Expert Says
A federal judge’s decision in the lawsuit filed against Vice President Mike Pence by a fellow Republican could substantially alter how the events unfold when Congress convenes for a joint session on Jan. 6 to count the Electoral College votes, according to Constitutional expert Rick Greene. While the main thrust of the lawsuit filed by…
Deep Dive (Dec. 30): Hawley: First Senator to Reject Electoral College Results
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Dozens of Republicans Planning to Challenge the Electoral College Results
At least 25 Republicans plan on challenging electoral votes during next month’s joint session of Congress, according to a tally by The Epoch Times. Twenty-one representatives and representatives-elect, who will enter office several days before the session, plan on filing objections. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is the only member or member-elect of the upper chamber…
Video: Stepping Forward at America’s Critical Moment—Alex Bruesewitz on the Value of Grassroots Support
The elections are still contested, and when electoral college votes are counted on Jan. 6 they will be faced with dueling electors from several states. To better understand the current political environment and the importance of grassroots support, we spoke with Alexander Bruesewitz, CEO of X Strategies. These stories and more in this episode of…
Sen. Kelly Loeffler: ‘Nothing Off the Table’ for Electoral College Vote Objection on Jan. 6
Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), who is vying for reelection in the Jan. 5 Senate runoff race, suggested that she might join the effort to challenge key states’ Electoral College votes when they are read during the Jan. 6 Joint Session of Congress. “In regard to January 6th I’ve been very clear, nothing is off the…
Vice President Pence Must Reject Swing State Biden Electors Absent Certification by State Lawmakers
December 28, 2020
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Commentary Late last month, I wrote on these pages that “the Founding Fathers made a wise and prescient choice in setting up the Electoral College and vesting the state legislatures with exclusive authority to decide upon a state’s presidential electors. The multifaceted fraud issues that infect national elections (especially this one) aren’t easily and timely…
Rep. Gooden Urges Texas Senators to Challenge Electoral College Result
A Republican member of the House of Representatives from Texas says he is going to object to the certification of Electoral College results on Jan. 6 and is urging both of the state’s U.S. senators to join him. “I’m Lance Gooden. I am proud to be the U.S. Congressman for Texas’ 5th Congressional District,” Rep….
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