Posted on 01/02/2021 10:11:25 AM PST by TigerClaws
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Senators-Elect Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) issued the following statement in advance of the Electoral College certification process on January 6, 2021:
"America is a Republic whose leaders are chosen in democratic elections. Those elections, in turn, must comply with the Constitution and with federal and state law.
"When the voters fairly decide an election, pursuant to the rule of law, the losing candidate should acknowledge and respect the legitimacy of that election. And, if the voters choose to elect a new office-holder, our Nation should have a peaceful transfer of power.
"The election of 2020, like the election of 2016, was hard fought and, in many swing states, narrowly decided. The 2020 election, however, featured unprecedented allegations of voter fraud, violations and lax enforcement of election law, and other voting irregularities.
"Voter fraud has posed a persistent challenge in our elections, although its breadth and scope are disputed. By any measure, the allegations of fraud and irregularities in the 2020 election exceed any in our lifetimes.
"And those allegations are not believed just by one individual candidate. Instead, they are widespread. Reuters/Ipsos polling, tragically, shows that 39% of Americans believe ‘the election was rigged.' That belief is held by Republicans (67%), Democrats (17%), and Independents (31%).
"Some Members of Congress disagree with that assessment, as do many members of the media.
"But, whether or not our elected officials or journalists believe it, that deep distrust of our democratic processes will not magically disappear. It should concern us all. And it poses an ongoing threat to the legitimacy of any subsequent administrations.
"Ideally, the courts would have heard evidence and resolved these claims of serious election fraud. Twice, the Supreme Court had the opportunity to do so; twice, the Court declined.
"On January 6, it is incumbent on Congress to vote on whether to certify the 2020 election results. That vote is the lone constitutional power remaining to consider and force resolution of the multiple allegations of serious voter fraud.
"At that quadrennial joint session, there is long precedent of Democratic Members of Congress raising objections to presidential election results, as they did in 1969, 2001, 2005, and 2017. And, in both 1969 and 2005, a Democratic Senator joined with a Democratic House Member in forcing votes in both houses on whether to accept the presidential electors being challenged.
"The most direct precedent on this question arose in 1877, following serious allegations of fraud and illegal conduct in the Hayes-Tilden presidential race. Specifically, the elections in three states-Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina-were alleged to have been conducted illegally.
"In 1877, Congress did not ignore those allegations, nor did the media simply dismiss those raising them as radicals trying to undermine democracy. Instead, Congress appointed an Electoral Commission-consisting of five Senators, five House Members, and five Supreme Court Justices-to consider and resolve the disputed returns.
"We should follow that precedent. To wit, Congress should immediately appoint an Electoral Commission, with full investigatory and fact-finding authority, to conduct an emergency 10-day audit of the election returns in the disputed states. Once completed, individual states would evaluate the Commission's findings and could convene a special legislative session to certify a change in their vote, if needed.
"Accordingly, we intend to vote on January 6 to reject the electors from disputed states as not ‘regularly given' and ‘lawfully certified' (the statutory requisite), unless and until that emergency 10-day audit is completed.
"We are not naïve. We fully expect most if not all Democrats, and perhaps more than a few Republicans, to vote otherwise. But support of election integrity should not be a partisan issue. A fair and credible audit-conducted expeditiously and completed well before January 20-would dramatically improve Americans' faith in our electoral process and would significantly enhance the legitimacy of whoever becomes our next President. We owe that to the People.
"These are matters worthy of the Congress, and entrusted to us to defend. We do not take this action lightly. We are acting not to thwart the democratic process, but rather to protect it. And every one of us should act together to ensure that the election was lawfully conducted under the Constitution and to do everything we can to restore faith in our Democracy."
Sorry but I believe mking a huge public stink about htis and making the details of the nfraud public will accomplish much.
Despite what many believe making all this public will greatly hamper the ability of the Dems to do this moving forward.
Well, they ARE kinds busy trying to beat back Communism.
Me too!
Now the rest of the GOP needs to join them.
And the ground rules for the 10 day audit need to be determined. I’m concerned 10 days is not that much time. And they can’t leave the audit to the same corrupt election officials that certified in the first place.
They need to take the Peter Navarro report, updated with any new findings and verify it.
I agree. This will hopefully bring the outright fraud out into the light for all to see. If it does, we can save our republic.
We are all for that.
WOW!!! Two thumbs up and three cheers for our two GREAT TN Senators Blackburn and Hagerty!!!
Those two elitists are happy to have PDJT show up in GA and stump for them, but they simply won’t “FIGHT FOR TRUMP!”
It would be very problematic for Perdue and Loeffler to vote to contest an election where they have just participated in the runoff election following on the contested election. Campaigning in the runoff election shows tacit approval of the contested election. As a Georgia voter already having voted early for Perdue and Loeffler, I'm fine with them sitting this one out. But you should realize that if they don't win the runoff they will not be there to contest it at all. So let's see how it plays out before the condemnation.
Do they mean 10 days following Jan. 6th?
He finally quit the Blue Dog remnant in 2012, 4 years before Todd Young finished off Evan Bayh.
So you’re too haughty to commit suicide by gun in mouth and instead will cut an artery in you leg and bleed out. America is not your kind of place, apparatchik.
The 2 divided states are: Minnesota & Nebraska.
Thanks. I tried to email him and the page is out of order. How convenient.
Cocaine mitch is satisfied with the outcome from nov 4th, er November 10th, well, from Gecember 31st. Yeah that’s the ticket, egomaniacal cocaine mitch wants to present his little ass to the biden machine. His sign is ‘Kick me! I want America dead in two years.’
I get 29 Rep, 19 Dem, and 2 divided which adds up to 50.
The 2 divided states are: Minnesota & Nebraska.
2020 State & Legislative Partisan Composition
One of my Senators, John Kennedy is on the list, the other Bill Cassidy is not. I tried to call Bill Cassidy’s office in D.C. but the mailbox is full. So I understand your frustration.
It would make more sense for the Senate to immediately impanel such a commission and televise the fact finding.
The Electoral Commission is a good idea, if it happens. But, it seems to me that the only way for this thing to turn around is at the state level. State legislatures must rescind certification and either support their alternate slate of electors OR punt and throw it into the House.
No problem, I was curious as to the answer myself. 8>)
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RTFA!!!
"Accordingly, we intend to vote on January 6 to REJECT the electors from disputed states as not ‘regularly given' and ‘lawfully certified' (the statutory requisite), unless and until that emergency 10-day audit is completed." (Emphasis added)
Is that the spoon-feeding you were whining for?
TXnMA
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