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Pence Asks Judge to Reject GOP Congressman’s Elector Lawsuit

https://www.newsmax.com/us/biden/2020/12/31/id/1003836/

...Vice President Mike Pence asked a federal judge in Texas to deny a Republican congressman’s emergency request for a court order that would essentially allow the vice president to reverse Donald Trump’s election loss during a joint session of Congress Wednesday.

Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas should have sued the U.S. Senate or the House of Representatives if he disagrees with the established way that Electoral College votes are counted, Justice Department attorneys representing Pence said in a filing Thursday.

“The vice president — the only defendant in this case — is ironically the very person whose power they seek to promote,” the government said. “The Senate and the House, not the vice president, have legal interests that are sufficiently adverse to plaintiffs.”....


9,090 posted on 12/31/2020 5:33:01 PM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow,)
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To: Jane Long

I guess that answers that :(


9,097 posted on 12/31/2020 5:48:49 PM PST by CottonBall (COVID -1984)
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