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Gohmert and Arizona 'electors' sue Pence in bid to overturn election Nikki Schwab, Senior U.S. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo Rep. Louie Gohmert and Arizona's slate of Republican Electoral College 'electors' have filed a federal lawsuit to get a judge to say Vice President has the power to pick pro-Trump electors when he presides over Congress next week to finalize the election results.  The group, which includes Arizona Republican Party chair Kelli Ward, sued Pence and asked that Texas-based U.S. District Judge Jeremy Kernodl...

Gohmert sues VP Pence over role in declaring Biden as winner of election FILE PHOTO -- U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert speaks to a KLTV 7 reporter on Oct. 30, 2018 in Tyler, Texas. By Stewart Smith | December 28, 2020 at 11:43 AM CST - Updated December 29 at 1:32 AM TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tyler) has filed a lawsuit against Vice President Mike Pence in the hopes of delivering the election to President Trump. Gohmert’s suit alleges that any action taken by Pence on Jan. 6 to formally declare Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential election will be fraudulent. The sui...

Liz DyeDecember 23, 2020 05:01 PM Season 4 Episode 21 GIF by The Simpsons Friends, we've found the craziest lawsuit this election cycle. We may have found the craziest lawsuit of any election cycle. The Thomas More Society, an anti-abortion "public interest law firm," is suing THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE to overturn the results of the presidential election. "But, like, how????" you are probably wondering. "The Electoral College isn't a person or company. How do you sue a random day in December when electors meet in all fifty state capitals and cast their ballots for the presidency? Where ...

No, Congress doesn’t have the final say in the election Rather, Trump’s argument is that certain state election results should not have been certified, and that the electors should not have voted in accordance with the certified results in their respective states. (Because of alleged irregularities in the voting process.) But these objections do not concern errors in the counting of votes of the electors. They are, instead, a sweeping, substantive objection to the electoral process itself. For which the Twelfth Amendment provides no remedy. So, unless you interpret “counting” to mean ...

No, Biden hasn't won yet — one more nightmare scenario Jeremy D. Mayer, Opinion Contributor © Getty Images No, Biden hasn't won yet — one more nightmare scenario After the electoral votes are cast, they have to be accepted by Congress. By law, the House and Senate meet together on Jan. 6, and if any state's ballots are challenged by one member of the House and Senate, the chambers must meet separately and vote on the challenge. Given that 126 members of Congress signed on to the Texas lawsuit to overturn Joe Biden's victory, and that many GOP senators have not accepted ...