I don’t see this being talked about, but this was the first thought I had when I saw Pence pressuring the judge to dismiss the case about challenging elector votes. Pence likely doesn’t want a court case pending that could easily reverse any decision he chooses to make on the 6th. This lawsuit was more of a threat than helpful. If it WASNT interfering in Pence’s plans, then he would have no reason to put pressure on getting the case dropped. It’s always easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission, this is the logic I feel this situation is in. Thought?
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Pence wants the case dropped because he is not the proper defendant. As his attorney stated, you can’t sue the acting VP on what a VP should do. It’s a legal contradiction.
Well said.
As I posted in another thread about this:
Just speculating, but it could be that, if a judge even hears such a suit, it gives the other side an argument, that such a case even needs to be made. If it's just thrown out, Pence could say he already has the power to do it, and then just do it. If the suit goes to court it's one possibility that it could result in a not-favorable outcome to Pence/Trump. So best to just get rid of the possibility altogether.
https://thedonald.win/p/11RO7WE3rX/tfw-a-pence-post-comes-up--read-/c/