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sabra

(30,406 posts) Wed Jan 6, 2021, 01:06 PM Jan 2021

Pence says he lacks authority to throw out Electoral College votes

Source: Axios

Vice President Mike Pence said on Wednesday that he lacked constitutional authority to follow President Trump's wishes to throw out Electoral College votes for President-elect Joe Biden.

What he's saying: "It is my considered judgement that my oath to support and defend the Constitution constrains me from claiming unilateral authority to determine which electoral votes should be counted and which should not. "

Read more: https://www.axios.com/trump-pence-electoral-college-fa6456c7-b143-4582-8d2d-da5a8b33e3ec.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100

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Pence says he lacks authority to throw out Electoral College votes (Original Post) sabra Jan 2021 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2021 #1

I suspect he is doing it with the hope of winning the nomination in 2024 or 2028 and not cstanleytech Jan 2021 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2021 #4

That will not make Trumpie happy. Lonestarblue Jan 2021 #2

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cstanleytech

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3. I suspect he is doing it with the hope of winning the nomination in 2024 or 2028 and not

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Wed Jan 6, 2021, 05:03 PM

Jan 2021

because its the right thing to do.

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Lonestarblue

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2. That will not make Trumpie happy.

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Wed Jan 6, 2021, 01:13 PM

Jan 2021

After today, Trump’s options (none of them ever truly possible) will have mostly disappeared. Even his new sycophant Pentagon appointees are likely to balk at an attempted military coup, which I suspect Trump will try to order. And maybe his Proud Boys will slink away into the night after today.

An unhappy Trump is a beautiful thing to contemplate.

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