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Republicans sue Vice Prez Pence in bid to overturn U.S. election results LISTEN DEC 30, 2020 In a far-fetched bid to overturn the result of the U.S. election, House Representative Louie Gohmert and other fellow Republicans on Monday sued Vice President Mike Pence, who will preside over the upcoming congressional meeting that will finalize Democratic President-elect Joe Bidens victory. The lawsuit, which was joined by Arizona Republican Party chair Kelli Ward and others, focused on Pences off...

73. Accordingly, Plaintiffs respectfully request that this Court issue a judgment that: A. Declares that Section 15 of the Electoral Count Act, 3 U.S.C. §§5 and 15, is unconstitutional because it violates the Twelfth Amendment on its face, Amend. XII, Constitution; unconstitutional because it violates the Electors Clause. U.S. CONST. art. II, § 1, cl. 1; Presiding Officer of the January 6, 2021 Joint Session of Congress, is subject solely to the requirements of the Twelfth Amendment and may ...

73. Accordingly, Plaintiffs respectfully request that this Court issue a judgment that: A. Declares that Section 15 of the Electoral Count Act, 3 U.S.C. §§5 and 15, is unconstitutional because it violates the Twelfth Amendment on its face, Amend. XII, Constitution; unconstitutional because it violates the Electors Clause. U.S. CONST. art. II, § 1, cl. 1; Presiding Officer of the January 6, 2021 Joint Session of Congress, is subject solely to the requirements of the Twelfth Amendment and may ...

Source: Xinhua| Editor: huaxia Video PlayerClose Photo taken on Dec. 20, 2020 shows the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., the United States. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua) The litigation asked Texas-based federal judge Jeremy Kernodle to grant Pence the "exclusive authority and sole discretion" to decide which electoral votes from a given state should be counted. WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- In a far-fetched bid to overturn the result of the U.S. election, House Representative Louie Go...

Republicans sue Vice President Pence in bid to overturn US election results By: Xinhua WASHINGTON: In a far-fetched bid to overturn the result of the US election, House Representative Louie Gohmert and other fellow Republicans on Monday sued Vice President Mike Pence, who will preside over the upcoming congressional meeting that will finalize Democratic President-elect Joe Bidens victory. The lawsuit, which was joined by Arizona Republican Party chair Kelli Ward and others, focused on Pences of...

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Washington, Dec 29 : In a far-fetched bid to overturn the result of the US election, House Representative Louie Gohmert and other fellow Republicans have

AZ GOP Teams Up With The ‘Stupidest Member Of Congress,’ Louie Gohmert, In Frivolous Election Lawsuit There are a number of qualified candidates for the title of the “stupidest member of Congress,” but the consensus opinion for a number of years now has bestowed this dishonorable title on Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas). This assclown never fails to make a complete spectacle of himself. Advertisement A Republican congressman from Texas has teamed up with Arizona’s would-be GOP electors t...

GOP Lawmaker Sues to Give Pence ‘Exclusive Authority’ Over Electoral College Votes Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) filed a lawsuit against Vice President Mike Pence to give Pence “exclusive authority” to decide which Electoral College votes should be counted. According to the lawsuit (pdf), Pence has a role in the upcoming Jan. 6, 2021, joint session of Congress to count all 50 states’ Electoral College votes. Gohmert’s lawsuit was filed against Pence in his capacity as vice president,...

Trumps ultra-loyalists launch yet another lawsuit to overturn election: GOP representative Louie Gohmert and Arizonas Republican electors ask judge to rule that Mike Pence can pick which electoral votes count Rep. Louie Gohmert and Arizonas slate of Republican Electoral College electors are suing Vice President Mike Pence  The lawsuit, which was described by one expert as jaw-droppingly stupid, aims to give Pence the power to choose GOP electors over Democratic ones  On December 14, when memb...