Joining about a dozen Republican colleagues who pledge to challenge Electoral College votes on Jan. 6, a Texas congressman has formally asked his state's two U.S. senators to join him.
Republican Rep. Lance Gooden said in a letter Tuesday to Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn: "I intend to object to the certification of the Electoral College vote submissions on January 6th, and I respectfully ask you to stand with me," the
Epoch Times reported. A challenge to any state's Electoral College votes submitted to Congress for certification requires at least one House representative and one senator to object. The House and Senate then would each vote on the challenge. A majority of both chambers would be required to reject a state's votes. If both Biden and Trump lacked the required 270 electoral votes, the House would choose the president, with one vote for each state delegation, and the Senate the vice president. Gooden called for "a full audit of every ballot in states like Georgia, Arizona, Michigan, and Pennsylvania," where there have been "widespread reports" of fraud and irregularities.
No senator has committed to objecting, but Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has indicated he might do it, as has Sen.-elect Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala. At a Senate hearing last Wednesday, Paul charged that the 2020 election was "stolen," arguing courts never addressed the evidence.
"The courts haven't decided the facts. They never looked at the facts," the Kentucky senator said. "The fraud happened. The election in many ways was stolen and the only way it will be fixed is by in the future reinforcing the laws." In the House, Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., has led the way on challenging the Electoral College votes, followed by, among others, Reps. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio; Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Jody Hice, R-Ga.; Brian Babin, R-Texas; Ted Budd, R-N.C.; and Andy Biggs, R-Ariz. Newly elected Republican congressman Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina is also on board...
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