At least 140 House Republicans to vote against counting electoral votes, two GOP lawmakers say
Source: CNN
(CNN)Two Republican members of the House of Representatives tell CNN that they expect at least 140 of their GOP colleagues in the House to vote against counting the electoral votes on January 6 when Congress is expected to certify President-elect Joe Biden's victory.
President Donald Trump's Republican allies have virtually zero chance of changing the result, only to delay by a few hours the inevitable affirmation of Biden as the Electoral College winner and the next president.
There have been no credible allegations of any issues with voting that would have impacted the election, as affirmed by dozens of judges, governors, election officials, the Electoral College, the Justice Department, the Department of Homeland Security, and the US Supreme Court. But Trump is determined to claim he didn't lose -- which he did, significantly -- and many GOP politicians either share his delusion or fear provoking his wrath -- even if that means voting to undermine democracy.
Both a House member and senator are required to mount an objection when Congress counts the votes. Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri said Wednesday he will object, which will force lawmakers in both the House and Senate to vote on whether to accept the results of Biden's victory. Other senators -- including incoming ones -- could still join that effort, which Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has privately urged Republicans not to do.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/31/politics/electoral-college-house-republicans/index.html
DanieRains
(4,619 posts)And voting and stuff.
Heil Trump.
Irish_Dem
(55,825 posts)Chainfire
(17,757 posts)Where is Tom Clancy when you need him.....
bullimiami
(13,945 posts)Girard442
(6,381 posts)David__77
(23,863 posts)The Trumpist Party are straight-up fascists. They don't want a republic of universal suffrage - they want a fascist state.
gibraltar72
(7,624 posts)That seditious faux Christian will back Trump all the way to hell.
bucolic_frolic
(46,512 posts)Presto! Trump remains president!
Is this where they're going with this?
"Mr. Vice-President, you're supposed to open the envelope, Sir."
"What me, Mikey? I hate envelopes."
TomCADem
(17,706 posts)This is criminal how they are ignoring their oaths and seeking to throw away the Democratic principles our country was founded upon.
Septua
(2,488 posts)I don't have a link, just watching CNN. Now it's a "handful" of GOP Senators joining in with the challenge.
C_U_L8R
(45,556 posts)and 81,283,098 will not be happy
scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)seditious, coup-supporting House members.
It's not enough that they can't succeed, they need to be punished - there need to be serious sanctions of some kind.
This can't just be let go, we can't just move on.
BigmanPigman
(52,144 posts)Hotler
(11,968 posts)Penn Voter
(247 posts)they follow ROT - Rule of Trump!
world wide wally
(21,805 posts)Fuck them... Move to fucking Russia and you can win EVERY election.
groundloop
(12,134 posts)I'm guessing my GOPer representative is in that group, but haven't been able to find out for sure. I'm preparing to fill his inbox and phone mailbox with messages telling him what a lousy, traitorous piece of shit he is.
muriel_volestrangler
(102,331 posts)This is anonymous hearsay. The article says "over a dozen" have actually said this publicly. So maybe 10% of the claimed number?
It's all theatre. And that includes dropping juicy gossip to a 24 hours news channel which needs the viewers and clicks. Can't have theatre without a paying audience.
The Mouth
(3,263 posts)paleotn
(18,992 posts)It's like these people think Don Quixote is a roll model. So, so stupid.
dhill926
(16,894 posts)lonely bird
(1,869 posts)They hate government, democracy and America.
FakeNoose
(35,297 posts)... more than a bunch of Repuke Congressmen kissing their seats good-bye.
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AllaN01Bear
(22,860 posts)AllaN01Bear
(22,860 posts)all 140 repugs should not be sworn in next congress and with trump calling for a coup , should be arrested and sent to levenworth.
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DENVERPOPS
(9,845 posts)along with the entire bunch of Republican Senators that were instrumental in bringing us this whole mess. Then add in the entire administration of Trump, and most of all Trump's spawn and especially Ivanka & Jared.
And no camp cupcake......
Many of the heads of this political mafia should go to Super Max where they can't share any of the U.S. Intelligence which they certainly have collected to sell, with anyone, including each other.
This is it....... for all of the citizens of the U.S. and for the future of our Democracy forever more. Period
Maven
(10,533 posts)And yet there are certain party leaders who barely acknowledge this is happening.
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Pence has signaled hes not interested is being Trumps puppet in Louis law suit. I suspect he will handle his Electoral College duties by the book. That is going to take the wind out of many big mouths sails. Really, its a political calculation and I suspect the House rebellion numbers will be smaller.
Initech
(101,542 posts)niyad
(119,152 posts)Went along with the paxton bs.
Evolve Dammit
(18,335 posts)mountain grammy
(27,152 posts)turbinetree
(25,195 posts)there vote doesn't mean anything and that they are proud to announce that they are fucking fasciitis , how are they going to drag that horse to the river drink............. They should resign, because they have ho clue that vote of the citizens is the one that counts, and if a majorly say you go or stay is kind of big deal.....................................FJFC.........
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olddad65
(599 posts)Put their aliegence to tramp above their oath to obey and protect the constitution, I not expect any better from the gop house members.
Paladin
(28,707 posts)niyad
(119,152 posts)DeminPennswoods
(16,072 posts)all 9 of Pennsylvania's republican congressmen (there are no women) intend to vote to accept Pennsylvania's electoral count.
...let them and their shitty Party go on record...
...the historians will have a field day...
...
The Mouth
(3,263 posts)Interestingly, a friend sent me this, and (annoyingly) it checks out:
"The last three times a Republican has been elected president -- Trump in 2016 and George W. Bush in both 2000 and 2004 -- Democrats in the House have brought objections to the electoral votes in states the GOP nominee won. In early 2005 specifically, Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., along with Rep. Stephanie Tubbs, D-Ohio, objected to Bush's 2004 electoral votes in Ohio.
That forced the chambers to leave their joint session and debate separately for two hours on whether to reject Ohio's electoral votes. Neither did. But the objection by Boxer and Tubbs serves as a modern precedent for what is likely to happen in Congress on Jan. 6."
It's ALL bullshit. Only the individual state has the right to say *ANYTHING* about how they choose electors.