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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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PHOENIX -- The head of the Arizona Republican Party is suing Vice President Mike Pence in a bid to give the election to Donald Trump. Legal papers filed Sunday and Monday in federal court in Texas ask a judge there to void laws which give the ultimate authority to Congress to decide which Electoral College delegates should be counted. But it’s not that Kelli Ward wants Arizona’s 11 electoral votes to go for Joe Biden, as reflected in the official and certified results. Instead, she wants th...

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

Tuesday, December 29, 2020 Lawsuit Seeks to Give Mike Pence Power to Overturn Electoral College Vote; Mo Brooks: Dozens of House Republicans Eye Objection to Election Results, and related stories Louie Gohmert Lawsuit Seeks to Give Mike Pence Power to Overturn Electoral College Vote: On Sunday, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) led a group of Republicans in suing Vice President Mike Pence in order to empower Pence to overturn the Electoral College vote in favor of Joe Biden and give President Donal...

Louie Gohmert releases statement regarding lawsuit against Vice President Mike Pence The lawsuit, filed Sunday, focuses on the Jan. 6 meeting of Congress to certify the states electoral vote counts and finalize Joe Bidens victory. Credit: AP Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas., arrives before President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Author: Reagan Roy, ...

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...

All eyes on Pence, objections as Congress prepares to declare presidential election’s winner Last Updated: Dec. 30, 2020 at 11:37 a.m. ET First Published: Dec. 29, 2020 at 10:39 a.m. ET By Vice President Mike Pence Getty Images Email icon Resize icon Vice President Mike Pence will become the center of attention in Washington and across the country on Jan. 6 when the newly elected Congress, presided over by the vice president, will count Electoral College...