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By Brian Mudd Q&A of the Day – Is the Electoral Vote Act Constitutional? Each day I’ll feature a listener question that’s been submitted by one of these methods. Email: brianmudd@iheartmedia.com Today’s entry: Brian: I have heard analysis that that act (Electoral Count Act) is unconstitutional because it is an act of the legislature which altered the constitutionally assigned powers of the Vice President, and changing the Constitution can be done only via amendment. Any insight o...

By Brian Mudd Today’s entry: Brian: I have heard analysis that that act (Electoral Count Act) is unconstitutional because it is an act of the legislature which altered the constitutionally assigned powers of the Vice President, and changing the Constitution can be done only via amendment. Any insight on this aspect? Bottom Line: This note was in response to my Monday Q&A story What happens when Congress contests electoral college results. In that story, I shared with you the process which ...

Reprinted with permission from DailyKos At this point, Republicans might as well just open fire on Fort Sumter and be done with it. Thats the only way they could show more evidence of their "patriotism" and love for the Constitution. The only question is: Whos going to be first? The whole right-of-center portion of the American political spectrum has fallen into a system where the selective pressure is all about being the most outrageous, the most extreme, the most willing to trample all the me...

Trump-Appointed Judge Says Gohmerts Lawsuit Against Pence Lacked Standing On 1/1/21 at 10:02 PM EST A court case filed by Republican Texas Representative Louie Gohmert, which sought to give Vice President Mike Pence the legal authority to singlehandedly overturn the results of the November presidential election, has been thrown out by Trump-appointee U.S. District Judge Jeremy Daniel Kernodle. In his decision, Kernodle said that Gohmert and his other plaintiffs lacked the legal standing to argu...

Arizona GOP Chairs Online Remarks Could Hasten Demise of Election Lawsuit Against Pence Newsweek 1/1/2021 Daniel Villarreal © Alex Wong/Getty A YouTube video of Arizona Republican Party chairman Kelli Ward is being used to undercut an election lawsuit shes listed as a plaintiff to. In this February 22, 2018 photo, Ward attends the 2018 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland. A YouTube video of Arizona Republican Party chair Kelli Ward i...

GOP Congressman-Elect to Oppose Biden Win Certification, Says No Question Trump Won Newsweek 1/2/2021 Daniel Villarreal © Zach Gibson/Getty Republican Utah Representative-elect Burgess Owens has said hell join other Congressional Republicans on January 6 to challenge approval of the Electoral Colleges final vote in favor of President-elect Joe Biden. Owens said he believes President Donald Trump actually won the November election, stating, "There’s no question in my mind ...

Texas congressman suggests ‘violence in the streets’ after judge rejects bid to force Pence to overturn Biden’s win Elizabeth Thompson, The Dallas Morning News © Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS Congressman Louie Gohmert, R- Texas, speaks at the Freedom Caucus press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 8, 2020. WASHINGTON — East Texas congressman Louie Gohmert suggested that “violence in the streets” may be the only remaining option to block Joe Bide...

Story updated on January 3 to reflect the latest developments For weeks, Trump has been stirring his base with calls to show up in D.C. on January 6, 2021. What his supporters can achieve from outside the Capitol, no one truly knows. What his sycophants can or at least attempt to achieve from within has been made clear this week when senator Josh Hawley from Missouri stated he would object to the electoral vote count. Already, around 20 GOP House representatives have said they would object. Haw...

President Donald Trump has refused to concede he lost the election to Joe Biden. Trump’s Republican allies have launched a long-shot bid to overturn the loss.

Justice Department blasts Republican lawsuit seeking VP Mike Pence to overturn election results Mike Pence / Twitter Related Stories With the votes tabulated and certified in the states and the Electoral College already casting their votes for Joe Biden, it is all down to the joint session to further affirm the president-elect’s victory. With Republican allies of Donald Trump looking to make last-ditch efforts to overturn the results, the Justice Department has since weighed in on the lawsu...