Posted on 12/30/2020 5:06:48 PM PST by Beave Meister
Lawyers representing Louie Gohmert and a group of Arizona Republicans disclosed in a court filing Tuesday that Vice President Pence rejected their request to join their attempt to block electors.
Gohmert and 11 GOP “alternate” electors from Arizona filed suit against Pence on Monday in an attempt to argue that the vice president has sole authority to determine which presidential electors Congress will count when it certifies the results of the election. The suit essentially asks the court to grant Pence the authority on Jan. 6 to overrule the results in swing states such as Arizona and have Congress count only pro-Trump electors.
In new court filings made public Tuesday, the plaintiffs disclosed that they had reached out to Pence before filing their suit in an attempt to join forces but that their talks did not reach any kind of agreement.
“In the teleconference, Plaintiffs’ counsel made a meaningful attempt to resolve the underlying legal issues by agreement, including advising the Vice President’s counsel that Plaintiffs intended to seek immediate injunctive relief in the event the parties did not agree,” lawyers for Gohmert and the electors said in the filing. “Those discussions were not successful in reaching an agreement and this lawsuit was filed.”
The revelation was made in a filing in which Gohmert’s attorneys sought an expedited schedule for a ruling from U.S. District Judge Jeremy Kernodle of the Eastern District of Texas, a Trump appointee.
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Not a chance, Pence doesn’t have the drive or personality, to cross the finish line. He’s just not that well liked.
You’ll see a rising star like DeSantis, Jordan, etc. take the lead.
Remember when Pence went to see Hamilton right after the election?
He received lots of jeers after the performance from the cast who taunted his party in the open. It caused awkward moments for his son but he explained that this is “freedom” to his son. It didnt rattle him but can piss off any normal American sitting there as I would tell the cast to F themselves and do the play again if that were done to me. This may mean something or nothing, but Pence will do what is best for him.
That and the additional Senators and Representatives who will question specific State electors as Fraudulent, and demand proof. Each challenge requires 2 hours of debate (with House and Senate removing to their Senate and House chambers for debate and vote). Article 12 takes over if their votes do not agree... on any one challenge. Throws this to the House— where Pelousi will be watched like a Hawk— she CANNOT screw with this process. Each State gets one vote (decided by their delegations, which States have more Republican dominated delegations than demonrats). Win.
And be well loaded and locked for the aftermath.
Amen.
Pence was never going to do anything to upset the Deep State.
From reading the wiki article - the act effectively takes the count out of the VP’s hands and the governors of each state have final authority over which electors from the state qualify in the event of a tie and both houses of congress can override the VP if they have the votes.
You’d think he’d have learned after the RFRA debacle he single handedly caused.
If so, he can go back to Congress. However, if he files and it fails, he will be done regardless of what his alternative plans would have been.
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or Kristi Noem from SD who was is the ONLY governor in America NOT to lockdown her state since day 1 calling it unAMERICAN.
Yep- and it pisses millions of Americans off that they think they can make and E.O. a “law” that cannot be “de-executed” by another President’s counter E.O.
The arrogance of the legations and law dogs will be their death in a humanly just world (and not trying to create the French Terror, just follow our Constitution). Starting with SCOTUS in particular that whack Roberts who obamaumao also still controls. Lin Wood tweeted a teaser about a “very high” judicial official who Epstein “helped” with illegal adoption.
Boy— he zeroes in to shake the jack@ss up to do the right thing. (Nickname in certain circles is “Malta Boy”.).
This suit is as ill-conceived as the constent degree between Raffelsdouchberger and Abrams to rewrite the election laws of Georgia. Pence cannot accede to any private settlement that constrains controls or establishes his power to exercise the discretion granted him under the US constitution.
Love Gohmert, but this was lunacy.
My comment above is in agreement. Moreover a court cannot intervene until he has exercised the discretion of his office or refused to do so.
Pence is Swamp. Half of his staff who have left have become never-Trumpers.
“Article 12 takes over if their votes do not agree... on any one challenge. Throws this to the House”
Both chambers would have to agree in order to uphold a challenge. If only one chamber votes in favor, the challenge is dismissed. Also, as several Republican Senators like Romney and others will very likely vote with the Democrats, it’s likely both chambers will vote nay on any challenge.
Possibly
It does bother me his january get out of dodge trip right after this might be to bypass trump voters.
Hoping you are correct
I want this to be the reason
Are you 100% certain that the republican state delegations will vote for Mr. T?
Who appoints the delegates? Are they the senior house leaders from each state or does each state legislature send a delegate?
No sir I will not....
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