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Pence may choose 2020 election winner ‘as he sees fit,’ Gohmert says in court filing

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Gohmert’s new brief contends that the Constitution effectively makes Pence the sole arbiter of which electoral votes to count during the Jan. 6 session of Congress to certify the election.

Vice President Mike Pence has the unilateral power to decide the outcome of the 2020 election, according to the latest filing in a lawsuit brought by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and other Republicans mounting a last-ditch bid to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

“Under the Constitution, he has the authority to conduct that proceeding as he sees fit,” Gohmert argues. “He may count elector votes certified by a state’s executive, or he can prefer a competing slate of duly qualified electors. He may ignore all electors from a certain state. That is the power bestowed upon him by the Constitution.”

Gohmert’s new brief contends that the Constitution effectively makes Pence the sole arbiter of which electoral votes to count when he presides over a Jan. 6 session of Congress meant to count electoral votes and certify the 2020 election. The Constitution’s Twelfth Amendment, he says, “unequivocally entrusts to him all the prerogatives and rights to determine what electoral votes to count.”
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One more step in destroying democracy & installing a totalitarian government. IOW, a dictatorship under the guy who lost the election by millions of votes.
 

Gohmert’s new brief contends that the Constitution effectively makes Pence the sole arbiter of which electoral votes to count during the Jan. 6 session of Congress to certify the election.

Vice President Mike Pence has the unilateral power to decide the outcome of the 2020 election, according to the latest filing in a lawsuit brought by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and other Republicans mounting a last-ditch bid to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

“Under the Constitution, he has the authority to conduct that proceeding as he sees fit,” Gohmert argues. “He may count elector votes certified by a state’s executive, or he can prefer a competing slate of duly qualified electors. He may ignore all electors from a certain state. That is the power bestowed upon him by the Constitution.”

Gohmert’s new brief contends that the Constitution effectively makes Pence the sole arbiter of which electoral votes to count when he presides over a Jan. 6 session of Congress meant to count electoral votes and certify the 2020 election. The Constitution’s Twelfth Amendment, he says, “unequivocally entrusts to him all the prerogatives and rights to determine what electoral votes to count.”
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One more step in destroying democracy & installing a totalitarian government. IOW, a dictatorship under the guy who lost the election by millions of votes.
and then have them declare the 22 Amendment UN- Constitutional and then they can keep being reappointed to office or better yet throw out the Constitution and either appoint Trump Dictator or King of the UN- UNITED STATES
besides who cares what 80 or so Million Americans want who do they think they are when there are 70 million other people want Trump, the gall of them thinking majority rules,
Have a nice afternoon
 

Gohmert’s new brief contends that the Constitution effectively makes Pence the sole arbiter of which electoral votes to count during the Jan. 6 session of Congress to certify the election.

Vice President Mike Pence has the unilateral power to decide the outcome of the 2020 election, according to the latest filing in a lawsuit brought by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and other Republicans mounting a last-ditch bid to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

“Under the Constitution, he has the authority to conduct that proceeding as he sees fit,” Gohmert argues. “He may count elector votes certified by a state’s executive, or he can prefer a competing slate of duly qualified electors. He may ignore all electors from a certain state. That is the power bestowed upon him by the Constitution.”

Gohmert’s new brief contends that the Constitution effectively makes Pence the sole arbiter of which electoral votes to count when he presides over a Jan. 6 session of Congress meant to count electoral votes and certify the 2020 election. The Constitution’s Twelfth Amendment, he says, “unequivocally entrusts to him all the prerogatives and rights to determine what electoral votes to count.”
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One more step in destroying democracy & installing a totalitarian government. IOW, a dictatorship under the guy who lost the election by millions of votes.
who knew it was joe biden who screwed over hillary by recognizing tRump to have won the 2016 election with the most electoral votes
 

Gohmert’s new brief contends that the Constitution effectively makes Pence the sole arbiter of which electoral votes to count during the Jan. 6 session of Congress to certify the election.

Vice President Mike Pence has the unilateral power to decide the outcome of the 2020 election, according to the latest filing in a lawsuit brought by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and other Republicans mounting a last-ditch bid to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

“Under the Constitution, he has the authority to conduct that proceeding as he sees fit,” Gohmert argues. “He may count elector votes certified by a state’s executive, or he can prefer a competing slate of duly qualified electors. He may ignore all electors from a certain state. That is the power bestowed upon him by the Constitution.”

Gohmert’s new brief contends that the Constitution effectively makes Pence the sole arbiter of which electoral votes to count when he presides over a Jan. 6 session of Congress meant to count electoral votes and certify the 2020 election. The Constitution’s Twelfth Amendment, he says, “unequivocally entrusts to him all the prerogatives and rights to determine what electoral votes to count.”
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One more step in destroying democracy & installing a totalitarian government. IOW, a dictatorship under the guy who lost the election by millions of votes.
It saddens me that the people selected to be the custodians of our constitution and laws don't actually believe in them.
 
So does this mean if the Dems take the senate and keep the house through till the 2024 elections, the veep can just hand us the election, yeah? I mean, I dunno about you guys but the GOP hasn’t to my mind ever proved Trump actually won Texas and Fl this go around. In 4 years, the corruption might be worse in those states.*




*Only if we don’t win ‘em.
 
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