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Leading the challenge from Congress is Rep. Mo Brooks, Republican of Alabama. Along with a group of allies in the House of Representatives, he is focusing on challenging election results in Arizona, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Georgia and Wisconsin. They noted that varying degrees of fraud or illegal voting occurred in these states.
“Under the Constitution, we have a more important role (in determining the election results) than the Supreme Court, any judge of a federal court, and any judge of a state court.” Brooks said in an interview with The New York Times:, That’s what. This is the final judgment. “
In accordance with the constitution and the norms established in the Electoral Counting Law of 1887, your objections must be submitted in writing with the signature of at least one senator.
Currently, two Republican senators have expressed their openness to the challenge: Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Rand Paul of Kentucky.
Once members of both houses of Congress raise objections, the senators and representatives will return to their respective houses for a two-hour debate and then vote on whether to cancel a state vote. The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives and the Republican-controlled Senate must agree to cancel the results of one state’s elections. But since the 19th century, none of this has happened.
Brooks is not the first congressman to try to defy the Electoral College. Democrats in the House of Representatives made such attempts in 2001, 2005, and even 2017, but that was basically a protest after their party’s candidate accepted defeat.
The difference this time around is that President Trump has never admitted defeat. And quite a few GOP lawmakers didn’t acknowledge Biden’s victory. And Vice President Pence, as president of the Senate, will play an important role on January 6. It has the task assigned by the constitution, which is to open and count the electoral college votes sent by all 50 states and announce the results of the elections.
Pence said he supports Trump’s challenge. Last Thursday, at a rally in Georgia, Pence said: “We will continue to fight until every legal vote is counted.”
“I know a lot of people doubt this choice. I know I do too,” Pence said.
Brooks has been working hard to gain more support. He met with six senators, including Mike Lee from Utah, last week, and met with members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus.
“My main goal is to fix a seriously flawed American electoral system, which is too easy to allow for voter fraud and election theft.” Brooks said: “The added benefit this goal can bring is that Trump officially wins the voters. League, I think if only the legitimate votes of eligible American citizens are counted and all illegal votes are excluded, he really won the Electoral College. “.
It’s not yet clear how broad an alliance Brooks can build. More than 60% of Republicans in the House of Representatives, including the two Republican leaders, jointly signed a legal opinion in support of the Texas lawsuit asking the Supreme Court to overturn the election results, but the lawsuit was unsuccessful. .
Some Republicans, including Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania and Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, also said they can support the challenge.
“All eyes are on January 6,” Gates said on Fox News after the Supreme Court dismissed the Texas lawsuit Friday night. “During our voter certification (voting) process, I assume there will be some debate and discussion in Congress, and we still believe there is evidence (of fraud) to consider.”
Republican Senator Paul of Kentucky said he will “wait to see the results of all legal cases” before deciding what to do.
Senator Johnson plans to hold a hearing this week to “review irregularities in the 2020 election.” Participants will include former conservative favorite freelance attorney Ken Starr and at least two Trump challenges they support. Lawyer. Johnson told reporters last week that whether he continues to challenge the results of the January 6 election “will depend on the results of our investigation.”
(Full report by reporter Gu Fan / Editor in charge: Li Jia)
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