Posted on 01/05/2021 3:11:15 PM PST by RandFan
More than 100 state legislators from contested battleground states have asked Vice President Mike Pence to delay by 10 days the congressional certification of the elections in their states so they can have more time to investigate irregularities and illegalities.
The dramatic requests, delivered in various letters on the eve of a joint session of Congress, added intrigue and drama to a process that normally is pro forma.
While Pence has said he supports lawmakers who are concerned about the conduct of the November election he has not indicated whether he’d be willing to go as far as delaying counting votes from states like Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia, Arizona and Pennsylvania or whether such a manuever would be deemed constitutional by the Supreme Court.
Nonetheless, the 11th hour letters from state legislator added to a growing momentum among Republicans to contest Joe Biden’s declared election victory.
“We write to ask you to comply with our reasonable request to afford our nation more time to properly review the 2020 election by postponing the January 6th opening and counting of the electoral votes for at least 10 days, affording our respective bodies to meet, investigate, and as a body vote on certification or decertification of the election,” one letter to Pence signed by 88 state Republican legislators read. “This action can be completed prior to the inauguration date, as required by the Constitution.”
That letter attached an appendix listing irregularities and illegalities in the battleground states where Trump has contested the election results showing Biden the winner.
The appendix, the lawmakers wrote, “provides evidence of a coordinated and structured multi-state effort to undermine state law protecting election integrity." ....
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It would be a shame if water main broke in the Capitol - happens all the time
everyone flush at the same time in all of dc...
And I can see that.
Since the Fifth Circuit declined Goehmert’s suit—which probably should have been directed at Congress rather than the VP—we will not have an answer on the issue of plenary power for a while. I suppose that if the Governers tie breaker is implemented then there will be a case, but it will only be addressed after the ECA takes place. (I suspect that if overturned that you could not use “Quo Warrento” on the winner.
Thanks! Post 63 to Greeneyes.
The actions of the Democrat party have made this a total mess. The cowardice of the Republican have made it worse.
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But under existing law the states all turned in their certified list of electors on time.
The governors have no Constitutional power to submit slates of electors for the state.
As I said, the state legislators, the ones that have the Constitutional power, needed more time.
And has been pointed out, the state legislatures delegated the power to select the electoral college slate to the voters and the power to approve those results to state officials. All in accordance with the Constitution.
And has been pointed out, the state legislatures delegated the power to select the electoral college slate to the voters and the power to approve those results to state officials. All in accordance with the Constitution.
The Constitution says that the legislators "direct" the electors. It doesn't say that the legislators direct somebody else to direct the electors.
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