Headline RoundupDecember 28th, 2020

House Republican Sues to Allow Pence to Overturn Election

Republican Party, Politics, Arizona, Texas, Mike Pence, 2020 Election, Voting Rights And Voter Fraud, Donald Trump

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A group of Republicans led by Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert sued Vice President Mike Pence on Monday to grant Pence “sole authority” to determine which Electoral College votes are counted. The lawsuit is the latest in a series of attempts by supporters of President Donald Trump to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election. As part of their lawsuit, the Republican plaintiffs are also seeking to strike down the 1887 Electoral Count Act as unconstitutional. The House of Representatives will meet Jan. 6 to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s win. Outlets from across the spectrum said the lawsuit was unlikely to succeed. Some right-rated outlets framed the lawsuit as seeking to give Pence authority to determine the “legitimacy” of electoral votes. Some left-rated outlets mentioned that the judge hearing the case was appointed by Trump.

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GOP lawmaker sues Pence in bid to overturn Biden win

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Vice President Pence was sued Sunday by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and several other Republicans in a far-fetched bid that appeared aimed at overturning President-elect Joe Biden's election win.

The lawsuit focuses on Pence’s role in an upcoming Jan. 6 meeting of Congress to count states’ electoral votes and finalize Biden’s victory over President Trump. Typically, the vice president’s role in presiding over the meeting is a largely ceremonial one governed by an 1887 federal law known as the Electoral Count Act.

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Louie Gohmert Sues Mike Pence in Hail Mary Attempt to Overturn Biden Win

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With the drop dead date approaching, President Donald Trump’s most ardent backers in Congress are turning to increasingly more desperate measures to keep Vice President Mike Pence from certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory on Jan. 6. Now, one die-hard MAGA booster in the House is going so far as to sue the vice president in a last-ditch effort to keep him from carrying out his Constitutional duty.

In a federal lawsuit filed in Texas Monday morning, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) joined a group of 11 other plaintiffs suing the vice...

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House Republican sues Pence in last-ditch bid to overturn election results

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Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert on Monday sued Vice President Mike Pence in a last-ditch effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Gohmert's federal suit, which anticipates the House of Representatives' Jan. 6 certification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College win, seeks to give Pence "exclusive authority" over which votes are deemed certifiable. In his complaint, Gohmert argues that since competing sets of electors cast votes calling the election for President Trump, Pence should have the "sole discretion" to determine the legitimacy of votes, per the 12th Amendment.

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