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Democrat Bill Pascrell asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to remove the seats of supporters in Trump’s attempt to challenge the election results.
“Simply put, men and women who try to ‘scam’ the United States government cannot be members of parliament,” Pascrell said on Dec. 11 on Twitter.
Bill Pascrell in New Jersey, June 2018. Image: AP.
Pascrell argues that the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits people who “join in rebellion or rebellion” from entering parliament. He called Trump a “dictator” and argued that 126’s “attempt to reverse the results of a democratic election” in favor of the president appears to be “a pretty clear example” of the case. in. Pelosi’s office had no comment on Pascrell’s request.
Texas filed a lawsuit against four battlefield states, including Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, in the Supreme Court on Dec. 7. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, accused the new voting process in the four battlefield states of falsifying the results of the presidential elections and asked the Supreme Court to block the electoral college from confirming victory. by Biden, scheduled for December 14.
126 House Republicans signed legal documents related to the Texas lawsuit, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. 17 states also supported the Texas complaint.
However, the US Supreme Court on December 11 threw out Texas’ lawsuit, saying Texas had no right to dispute how other states conducted the elections. Trump criticized the Supreme Court “without wisdom, without courage,” while representatives for Biden said “it is no surprise” when the court dismissed “baseless attempts to deny that Trump failed.” sent “.
Trump’s attorney, Rudy Giuliani, insists the legal war is “not over,” but Trump’s team faces time pressure. All 50 US states have certified the election results and the electoral college is expected to confirm the new president early next week. It is estimated that Joe Biden obtained 306 electoral votes while Trump obtained 232 votes.
Phuong Vu (According to the hill)
