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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 Biden's victory. The lawsuit, which was joined by Arizona Republican Party chair Kelli Ward and others, focused on Pence's official capacity as vice president, who the 1887 Electoral Count Act dictates should preside over th...

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 exercise the exclusive authority and sole discretion in determining which electoral votes to count f...

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 exercise the exclusive authority and sole discretion in determining which electoral votes to count f...

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 Gohmert and other fellow Republicans on Monday sued Vice President Mike Pence, who will preside over t...

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 Biden's victory. The lawsuit, which was joined by Arizona Republican Party chair Kelli Ward and others, focused on Pence's official capacity as vice president, who the 1887 Electoral Count Act dictates should preside over t...