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Rand Paul's speech from an "undisclosed location"
Twitter ^ | Jan 6 | Sen. Rand Paul

Posted on 01/06/2021 2:58:17 PM PST by RandFan

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To: bray
Wrong, there are 4 states who sent Pence a letter trying to buy more time to investigate.

Which ones?

A few partisan legislators does not equal "a state".

161 posted on 01/06/2021 5:53:46 PM PST by semimojo
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To: Zeddicus

The Constitution gives the power to elect electors to the States. One might even be able to make an argument that a State could chose to Rock, Paper, Scissors to determine how to select electors. It’s up to the people of each State to hold their leaders accountable. Do I think this election was stolen? Absolutely, but I hold no standing in any of the stolen States.


162 posted on 01/06/2021 6:08:29 PM PST by rivercat
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To: rivercat

PA wanted to redo their electors but have been out of session the last month.


163 posted on 01/06/2021 6:10:31 PM PST by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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To: semimojo

Do your own research:
https://www.westernjournal.com/twj-exclusive-state-legislators-officially-ask-pence-delay-electoral-vote-count/


164 posted on 01/06/2021 6:12:52 PM PST by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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To: bray
Do your own research:

You're smarter than this. From your link:

"Letters are being circulated among state legislators in four swing states asking that Vice President Mike Pence pause the process of counting electoral votes...""

A few state legislators carry no constitutional weight.

165 posted on 01/06/2021 6:16:25 PM PST by semimojo
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To: RandFan

Absolute BS. Rogue states can cheat with no recourse? Then when the legislatures of the state appeal to congress to change the electors once fraud is confirmed, Congress votes no!?! The fix was in from the beginning...


166 posted on 01/06/2021 9:24:01 PM PST by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: RandFan
Rand Paul is speaking without much thinking. He is equating today's protests to the attempted murder of a group of Republicans by a crazed Democrat:

"Paul said, “You know, it wasn’t a good day for our country. People here are rattled. It brought back bad memories of being shot at at the ballpark a few years ago when we had the Congressional baseball practice.”

But the only person shot was an unarmed woman, and nobody did anything to harm any Senators or Representatives. The only person shooting was a government employee.

There was a big protest today, certainly not the first time protestors entered the capital building, but the establishment politicians all seem to be exaggerating the situation when they should be attempting to calm down the public.

167 posted on 01/06/2021 10:25:12 PM PST by freeandfreezing
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To: rivercat
The Constitution gives the power to elect electors to the States.

That is a simplistic argument being made by Rand Paul and others. If it was true, and the Senate and House had no say over how the electors were chosen then there would be no role for the federal courts related to state elections. And there would be no basis for federal laws like the voting rights act.

But federal courts regularly issue opinions and injunctions that control how states run their presidential elections. They are involved in just about every detail of the election process, and federal courts in this election issued multiple injunctions related to how the states selected their electors.

Don't be fooled by the talking points of politicians.

168 posted on 01/06/2021 10:29:40 PM PST by freeandfreezing
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