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Pence asks judge to reject Gohmert lawsuit asking the VP to interfere in the Electoral College count
MSM ^ | 1/1/2021 | Dan Berman

Posted on 01/01/2021 5:43:18 PM PST by Jan_Sobieski

Vice President Mike Pence's lawyers asked a federal judge Thursday to reject a request from Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas that attempts to force Pence to ignore electoral votes of several key states when Congress meets to certify the 2020 presidential election next week.

Pence argues that the legal issues raised by Gohmert, along with a slate of Arizona Republicans, should be addressed to the House and Senate (if they should be raised at all).

Gohmert's lawsuit is a last-gasp attempt by Republicans to persuade Pence to interfere in the declaration of President-elect Joe Biden's victory and flip the election for President Donald Trump. The brief, filed with the Eastern District of Texas, does not say if Pence would entertain that possibility, but there is no public indication he will...

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 1moretime; election; gohmert; pence; realitysettingin; vp
VP Pence is a traitor to the constitution if he allows a fraudulent election to be certified. If Pence plans to do the “right thing” and not certify fraudulent results, why is Gohmert suing him, and why is his fighting against his constitutional authority?

Lin Wood is correct. Traitors to the constitution and the country deserve death. If Pence goes along with this fraud, which is much less than what Benedict Arnold did, he will be remembered in history as the man who sold the USA out to the ChiComs and Globalists. May his infamy never be forgotten

1 posted on 01/01/2021 5:43:18 PM PST by Jan_Sobieski
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To: Jan_Sobieski
The case was dismissed for lack of standing. See this thread or visit the hill.com.
2 posted on 01/01/2021 5:48:07 PM PST by tarpit
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To: tarpit

I think Pence is going to be executed by firing squad now

(rolling my eyes in sarcasm)


3 posted on 01/01/2021 5:51:07 PM PST by RummyChick (I BLAME KUSHNER)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

The Judge has already ruled in Pence’s favor.

See here:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3920739/posts

I’m not even sure if I see the point of the lawsuit. Either Pence has the constitutional ability to do what Gohmert says he wants him to do, or he doesn’t.

If he does, then the lawsuit is unnecessary.
If he doesn’t, the lawsuit is also unnecessary.


4 posted on 01/01/2021 5:53:40 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Same article w/slightly different title posted several times already.


5 posted on 01/01/2021 5:55:15 PM PST by AFB-XYZ (Option 1 -- stand up. Option 2 -- bend over.)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

It is weird that this surprises people.


6 posted on 01/01/2021 6:01:18 PM PST by Kevmo (I'm in a slow motion Red Dawn reality TV show. The tree of liberty is thirsty.)
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To: SeekAndFind

More to the point, to the extent that Pence has discretion in how he deals with the issues, the lawsuit seeks judicially to exercise the discretion that is Pence’s to exercise. Judicially you can only review exercise of discretion after the fact and only to determine whether the exercise of discretion was “reasonable.”


7 posted on 01/01/2021 6:07:28 PM PST by AndyJackson
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To: Jan_Sobieski

90% of the members of both the house and senate have already sold us all out to the Chinese communists and they’re not going to do a damn thing to stop them from owning us.


8 posted on 01/01/2021 6:34:50 PM PST by Bullish (CNN is what happens when 8th graders run a cable network.)
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To: tarpit

Lack of understanding standing notwithstanding.


9 posted on 01/01/2021 7:46:23 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: RummyChick
I cannot yet understand his strategy. It is almost like he wants to prove he can post anything and it is not edited, whereas Trump post anything and boom!

So I find myself asking why?

10 posted on 01/01/2021 7:50:41 PM PST by tarpit
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To: Berlin_Freeper
To help understand standing I recommend reading Pence's Amicus Curiae response which illustrates the three main things that you need to satisfy in order to have standing. The courts will not consider the merit unless all three are satisfied.
11 posted on 01/01/2021 7:52:56 PM PST by tarpit
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To: tarpit

You are being too rational. Although, I suppose that is possible.

Or....he could have a brain tumor and it is causing him to act crazy.


12 posted on 01/01/2021 7:54:28 PM PST by RummyChick (I BLAME KUSHNER)
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To: RummyChick
True. He could be.

But lets say, for sake of argument, that the COVID bill somehow miraculously includes a repeal or serious limitation on 230. In that case, editing Trump but not Wood, may put him in an interesting position to hold twitter accountable. Not sure, but perhaps possible.

13 posted on 01/01/2021 8:03:09 PM PST by tarpit
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Mike Pence and Mark Meadows are going to do nothing to stop the steal. They are both establishment spit licks.


14 posted on 01/02/2021 8:28:59 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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Mike Pence and Mark Meadows are fakes & traitors...like so many in the GOP.

The masks are off...which is somewhat ironic since the traitors are pushing for a masked society.

It’s definitely looking bad for the good guys...


15 posted on 01/02/2021 8:34:18 AM PST by newfreep (The Communist/DNC VOTER FRAUD is Trump's ONLY opponent in 2020 election.)
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To: newfreep

If you and I know this so does Trump.


16 posted on 01/02/2021 8:36:13 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Jan 6 is our last Hail Mary to block & destroy the communist voter fraud and save our Constitutional Republic.

God willing, Trump will succeed and then truly begin draining the swamp of the traitors.


17 posted on 01/02/2021 8:38:45 AM PST by newfreep (The Communist/DNC VOTER FRAUD is Trump's ONLY opponent in 2020 election.)
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