Posted on 11/10/2020 5:58:30 PM PST by Mariner
WASHINGTON — Republicans in the Pennsylvania state legislature on Tuesday said they would take “extraordinary measures” to find out whether the election in their state was fair, despite having no evidence of any wrongdoing.
State Rep. Dawn Keefer, a Republican from York County, announced that Republicans in the state legislature would move to conduct an audit of the election, and that the state should not certify the election results, or select electors to the Electoral College, until it is completed.
“The General Assembly needs to take extraordinary measures to answer these extraordinary questions,” Keefer said while speaking in front of a group of a dozen or so House Republicans.
But Keefer admitted that she and the Pennsylvania GOP do not have anything more than questions. There is no evidence of anything resembling coordinated cheating in the election.
“We've just gotten a lot of allegations,” Keefer said, referring to what she said was a flurry of calls and e-mails from voters “who are concerned and outraged by the circumstances surrounding this election.”
Of course, the only circumstances that would lead any voter to believe there might have been cheating has been the evidence-free complaints from President Trump that such cheating did occur, and that Democrats are trying to cheat.
(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...
No evidence.
Unfounded.
Baseless.
Debunked.
Most of the Stalinazi coup plotting propaganda talking points.
By the end of the week they will move on to “implausible bullshit story”.
They left out “widespread”. Progress.
Sounds like the Philly fraud machine has finally pissed off enough people..let’s see how far their willing to pushback
No evidence? The whole covid mailing scam IS evidence. Mailbin voting isn’t normal just in case anyone was wondering.
The Legislature has complete control over a state’s election.
All that matters though is whether they can find proof that the Governor didn’t follow their laws, and that failure distorted the putative results.
I hope they do a good, fair investigation.
And complete it before the federal “safe harbor” law takes effect on Dec 8.
"Should not" appoint electors or certify results. Which means that the Republican legislature can't stop it from happening.
despite having no evidence of any wrongdoing.
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Flat out lying.
The fraud is pervasive.
More editorializing masquerading as news.
Seems to me this is the path all battleground states should take.
And is this something the legislature can do autonomously, or do they need the executive (gov) to carry it out?
Article II of the Constitution reads to me like the legislature doesn't have to ask for permission.
Article II states, in part, "Each State shall appoint, in such manner the Legislature thereof may direct, a number of Electors, equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress; ...
This would be an audit aided by the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Administration of the Department of Homeland Security, which would be ready to help the Legislature with any “difficulties” in pushback from State’s governor or other agents (state leos, bad actor sheriffs, etc.) They have arrest powers for endangering national security infrastructure, namely a Federal election fraudulently conducted by state organizations. Arrest powers.
Letting that sink in as I write it. The organization is in US Statutes with this power and structural organization.
www.CISA.gov
Is this supposed to be a news article or a partisan opinion piece by a pundit?
“The PA legislature MUST send the Republican Electors to D.C.”
No.
They can force the Governor to send a pro-Trump slate if they find sufficient facts.
That’d be better. Though no easy task.
I believe state legislatures are the only ones who can create election laws as well as per the constitution. Democraps were all year unconstitutionally overturning those laws in court which to me is more than enough reason to declare void every last ballot that violated the original laws
Jon Ward, looks like you don’t fall in the category of Investigative Journalist.
So in order to look for evidence you have to already have evidence? How does that work in a criminal case?
Yeah, it’s basically “Do what we say or we’re going to name our own electors.” Legislature’s threat has a lot behind it.
” “No evidence of any wrongdoing “. Drink!!! “
LOL! Yeah, that’s the new media mantra.
Period, end of story.
If, by Pennsylvania law, electors are allocated based on the popular vote then how can the legislature change that except through another law? And if they pass such a law after the election then what are the chances of the governor signing it or the courts upholding it?
“Debunked” is the typical libtard term.
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