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Soph0571

(9,685 posts)
Fri Jun 25, 2021, 07:00 AM Jun 2021

Pence: Idea of overturning election results is 'un-American' [View all]

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday defended his role in certifying the results of the 2020 election, saying he was “proud” of what he did on Jan. 6 and declaring that there is “almost no idea more un-American than the notion that any one person could choose the American president.”
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“Now there are those in our party who believe that, in my position as presiding officer over the joint session, that I possessed the authority to reject or return electoral votes certified by the states,” he said. “But the Constitution provides the vice president with no such authority before the joint session of Congress

“And the truth is,” he continued, “there’s almost no idea more un-American than the notion that any one person could choose the American president. The presidency belongs to the American people and the American people alone.”

[link:https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pence-idea-of-overturning-election-results-is-unamerican-mike-pence-donald-trump-american-joe-biden-congress-b1872531.html|]
Emphasis mine

And in the immediate future, as sure as night follows day...

Mike Pence is about to get cancelled ala Cheney
Trump will issue a rant
Tucker will call for extreme measures
All of the 2024 wannabees will move further to the right in their outrage...

And for everyone else - far too little far too late... after supporting the systematic dismantling of democrat norms for four years, get the hell outta here.

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Mother must have told him to jump ship malaise Jun 2021 #1
BREAKING NOOSE! underpants Jun 2021 #2
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah - most excellent! malaise Jun 2021 #4
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah - most excellent! malaise Jun 2021 #5
you nearly owed me a keyboard. niyad Jun 2021 #16
Way to hang in there, Mike lame54 Jun 2021 #24
Oh my! RevBrotherThomas Jun 2021 #31
Oh! underpants Jun 2021 #49
LOL. I bet you have a great weekend ahead! nt Ilsa Jun 2021 #25
Bravissimo! (nt) Paladin Jun 2021 #26
+1 n/t Hugin Jun 2021 #30
It's a trial balloon. NanceGreggs Jun 2021 #3
He probably saw the poll where DeSantis defeated Trump... kentuck Jun 2021 #6
Yeah, and not fooled Jun 2021 #33
One Almost Feels Sorry For The Man, Ma'am The Magistrate Jun 2021 #7
See-saw . ... Lovie777 Jun 2021 #8
Pence gets highest marks for Opportunism by Osmosis but far too little too late bucolic_frolic Jun 2021 #9
What Is He Hoping To Accomplish At This Point? smb Jun 2021 #11
+1 n/t area51 Jun 2021 #20
I intensely disagree with Pence on almost everything. -misanthroptimist Jun 2021 #10
I'm not forced to respect anything about the guy. EndlessWire Jun 2021 #12
Even the blind squirrel twodogsbarking Jun 2021 #18
By Saturday night, ex-VP Milquetoast will be apologizing for Ilsa Jun 2021 #27
He'll Blame The Media ProfessorGAC Jun 2021 #39
Who would have thought Freddie Jun 2021 #13
Pence is like the father who brags that he takes care of his kids. He is SUPPOSED to do his duty. Marcuse Jun 2021 #23
There Will Be A MAGAt Contract Out On Him GB_RN Jun 2021 #43
Is he as troubled and concerned as Susan Collins though?? They were going to HANG you, dumbass Evolve Dammit Jun 2021 #14
Who is he Talking To? Roy Rolling Jun 2021 #15
Pence on a fence. twodogsbarking Jun 2021 #17
Pence was well aware of the Russian "rat fucking" of our election in 2016 and dismissed it ... Botany Jun 2021 #19
He's pathetic loser. Politicub Jun 2021 #21
He did the right thing only after calculating its effect on him and his family... Jon King Jun 2021 #22
Spot on! StarryNite Jun 2021 #32
One of the kids is in the military so not sure he's making much. jimfields33 Jun 2021 #36
Mike Pence had his head way up inside Trump's ass since in 2016 Martin Eden Jun 2021 #28
He's a terrible human being 95% of the time, as is Liz Cheney Tarc Jun 2021 #29
Had a fleeting moment of respect for Mike packman Jun 2021 #34
I thought, "He said that? He's right!" And then I became very frightened Scrivener7 Jun 2021 #45
And it only took a little over five months to stumble across this concept gratuitous Jun 2021 #35
You Didn't Have to Be There To Know... toughtony Jun 2021 #37
Welcome To DU, Tony! ProfessorGAC Jun 2021 #40
Too little way the effin too late. yellowcanine Jun 2021 #38
Words are not going to negate Cosmo Blues Jun 2021 #41
"Let's try having a spine for a while" Bucky Jun 2021 #42
the sentient houseplant who also lacks a spine now suddenly feels it's okay to say something. Javaman Jun 2021 #44
Overturning election results is indeed un-American, but it is also mainstream Republican. Midnight Writer Jun 2021 #46
Pence is breaking with TFG LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2021 #47
I Would Disagree With Him On Almost Every Issue COL Mustard Jun 2021 #48
After 4+ years of screwing America, it is too late to Dan Jun 2021 #50
Un-American equals Russian bucolic_frolic Jun 2021 #51
Looks like it'll be Trump / Gohmert 2024 JohnnyRingo Jun 2021 #52
Too bad his garbage party isn't listening Warpy Jun 2021 #53
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