Posted on 01/06/2017 12:53:29 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Congress met today to put a stamp on Donald Trump's electoral college win, but local Rep. Barbara Lee and other House members disputed his victory.
"Congress is convening for a joint session to certify the votes of the electoral college. Given the deeply troubling incidents of disenfranchisement and the overwhelming evidence of Russian interference, I am challenging the electoral vote certification," Lee wrote on Facebook about a half-hour ago.
The representative was joined by several house members who opposed Trump's win due to voter-suppression tactics in states.
"During this presidential cycle, hundreds of thousands of voters — primarily voters of color — were disenfranchised before and on election day," Lee wrote.
Specifically, she cited how more than six dozen voting machines in Black precincts in Detroit malfunctioned on Election Day, and how GOP-controlled precincts in North Carolina cut voting hours.
"The use of malfunctioning voting machines, the restriction of provisional ballots, the improper purging of voter rolls, and the widely reported incidents of intimidation and misinformation at the polls are clear evidence of widespread voter suppression designed to restrict the vote among people of color, low-income voters, students and seniors."
Lee and others also cited concerns over "Russia interference" with the election.
Despite these protests, however, Trump's win was ultimately certified, 304 electoral-college votes to 227.
Just a way to get her name noticed. Bleck.
Petulant child.
I can certify that Barbara Lee is nuts!
At least hammers have a use.
Was in Oakland a few weeks ago. It’s always been bad, but it was actually unrecognizable. Every surface covered with graffiti, garbage everywhere, homeless and sketchy people around every corner. Absolutely hideous.
These wackos will soon be donning tin foil beanies, protecting themselves from Trump mind control radiation.
But I think most of us would agree it’s worth a try... That is, using a chainsaw on it. Then maybe a wood chipper.
There, fixed!
barbara lee is an ignorant, ugly, racist pos.
I wish it weren't so, but the reality is that any place run by A-Squareds is a cesspool.
just as Schumer bemoaned Reid’s putting the nuclear option in place, the democrat party will regret these antics tenfold.
HA.
This woman is severely delusional.
"Lee is notable as the only member of either house or Congress to vote against the authorization of use of force following the September 11, 2001 attacks.[1...supports legislation creating a Department of Peace." - Wikimedia
I’m convinced they were trying to pull the ballot out at the last second, so they cold feed it again and get double counted...and so many people were attempting this, that they ended up jamming a lot of machines.
This could explain why a recount was impossible there, with more votes counted than physical ballots.
Have you ever been to a Raiders game and parked near the stadium?
It is like a 3rd world country.
Ugly!
Certified results from Michigan: Trump 2,279,543 (47.6%) Clinton 2,268,839 (47.4%) Johnson 172,136 (3.6%) Stein 51,463 (1.1%)
Nothing substantive to see here. Move on to something that matters....
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