Opposition to US Electoral Vote Counting: The Desperate Efforts of the Republican Congressman

That is information revealed by two Republican senators to CNN on December 31, 2020.

However, President Donald Trump’s allies have little chance of overturning the election results. Instead, his previous effort, if any, only delayed the confirmation of the election results for a few more hours.

So far, there have been no credible allegations of fraud that could influence the results of the vote.

However, just before the vote, Senator Josh Hawley of the Republican Party said he would oppose the results of the Electoral College vote at the bicameral parliament meeting on January 6, 2021. Previously, Republican Senator Mo Brooks announced a similar measure.

Senator Josh Hawley. Photo: Reuters

The previous events forced both the Senate and the House of Representatives to debate this issue for 2 hours. For the above objection to be accepted, both houses must vote for it.

However, this is seen as a utopian scenario because the Democrats who control the House of Representatives have definitely voted in favor. Meanwhile, many Republican senators also objected because they believed that opposing the election results would back up the allegations of baseless voter fraud.

Even Mr. Mitch McConnell, the Republican Majority Leader in the Senate, urged party members not to seek any way to protest against the Electoral College process of validating election results. Without stopping there, Senator Ben Sasse even warned that Trump and his allies are “playing with fire” in pursuing this controversial strategy.

Despite the call, more than 10 Republican congressmen publicly announced that they would vote against the electoral vote count, including eight from Pennsylvania and some newly elected to the lower state. Institute.