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posted ago by maga_nificent ago by maga_nificent +371 / -1

The one and only Epoch Times, article below.

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) confirmed that he is planning to challenge the Electoral College’s votes when Congress certifies the election on Jan. 6 during the Joint Session of Congress. “In my judgment, if only lawful votes by eligible American citizens were cast, Donald Trump won the Electoral College by a significant margin, and Congress’s certification should reflect that,” Brooks told Politico in a report Wednesday. “This election was stolen by the socialists engaging in extraordinary voter fraud and election theft measures.”

At least one member of the House and one from the Senate has to challenge the counting of Electoral College vote to initiate a challenge.

Brooks argued in the report that the Nov. 3 election is compromised, “badly flawed,” and termed mail-in voting as “unconstitutional.” The lawmaker said it’s unlikely the Supreme Court or other courts will be able to overturn the election results, saying they don’t possess the Constitutional authority.

“A lot of time is being wasted in court,” he said. “The Supreme Court does not have the lawful authority to determine whether to accept or reject a state’s Electoral College submissions. Under the United States Constitution and U.S. law, that is the job and duty of elected officials … And so it’s the United States Congress that is the final judge and jury of whether to accept or reject Electoral College submissions by states, and to elect who the president and vice president of the United States might be.”

Earlier in November, Brooks told The Epoch Times that Congress possesses the right to reject a state’s Electoral College votes during the Joint Session.

“Congress has the absolute right to reject the submitted Electoral College votes of any state, which we believe has such a shoddy election system that you can’t trust the election results that those states are submitting to us, that they’re suspect,” Brooks said on Nov. 18. “And I’m not going to put my name in support of any state that employs an election system that I don’t have confidence in.”

In the interview, he noted that at 1 p.m. ET on Jan. 6, when the Joint Session meets, the president of the Senate—who is Vice President Mike Pence—“will report to Congress what they contend are their Electoral College results in their state.” “If a House member and a senator objects to the submission of Electoral College votes by any state, that immediately triggers a House floor vote and a Senate floor vote on whether to accept or reject those Electoral College votes submitted by that particular state,” the Alabama Republican said before citing provisions in the U.S. Constitution for his reasoning. “The amount of debate on the House and Senate floor is limited to two hours under federal law.”

Meanwhile, President Trump’s lawyers have pushed state legislatures in Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Michigan to reassert their Constitutionally-given role to call up electors. They cited fraud allegations and significant irregularities presented by witnesses in recent days.

Secretaries of state in Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin have said they’ve seen no evidence of fraud that would overturn the results of the election. The Electoral College is scheduled to meet on Dec. 14.

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Usernameicanrecall 5 points ago +5 / -0

Could Pence- as President of the Senate - challenge it?

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pred129 3 points ago +3 / -0

If I remember correctly all he can do is cast the deciding vote in the event of a tie

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yanksali 4 points ago +4 / -0

Will be the only one because the rest of the GOP are corrupt spineless losers.

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maga_nificent [S] 0 points ago +1 / -1

@MattGaetz: I talked today to Republicans in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. There's an interest in examining voting irregularities and forcing a debate in Congress about whether or not to accept states' electors where those irregularities exist. Nothing is off the table.

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Cianevalies 2 points ago +2 / -0

Doesn’t matter ,they don5 have the numbers in congress to change it

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Usernameicanrecall 8 points ago +10 / -2

There you are incorrect! The House votes differently in this case... Each state gets a vote, based on the majority in their state. The Republicans hold majorities in more states! The R's would win.

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Usernameicanrecall 2 points ago +2 / -0

darn, I think you are right.

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maga_nificent [S] 1 point ago +2 / -1

The former being what would play out in a 'contingent election'?

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maga_nificent [S] 1 point ago +2 / -1

That you for the expanded clarification! Seems to me the Patriots have many irons in the fire to garner the result we all desire.

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MAGALogic 1 point ago +1 / -0

Why not challenge NOW?

Trying to run out the clock? I guess it is up to us people to enact change!

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Gunsbarrelslogs 1 point ago +1 / -0

We need more patriots like this guy.

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Magafactured 1 point ago +1 / -0

Mo Justice, Mo Books