The GOP's electoral mischief

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

MO PROBLEMS -- Scooplet: Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) has been telling colleagues and allies that he plans to challenge the Electoral College votes when Congress officially certifies Joe Biden’s victory on Jan. 6, as long as a Senate Republican joins him in the long-shot effort, sources tell your Huddle host.

Brooks confirmed his plans in a phone interview, adding that he is still considering objecting to the vote-counting process even if no one joins him — though he acknowledged that would be more of a symbolic protest. Brooks, echoing President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of voter fraud without providing evidence, argued that the election was “badly flawed” and that most mail-in voting is “unconstitutional.”

“In my judgment, if only lawful votes by eligible American citizens were cast, Donald Trump won the Electoral College by a significant margin, and Congress’s certification should reflect that,” Brooks said. “This election was stolen by the socialists engaging in extraordinary voter fraud and election theft measures.”

Brooks, a member of the conservative Freedom Caucus, said he has had “indirect communication” with some senators about potentially joining forces, though he declined to elaborate further. He also said he’s discussed the procedural maneuver with some members of GOP leadership, but they gave him neither a “thumbs up” nor a “thumbs down,” Brooks said.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/huddle/2020/12/02/the-gops-electoral-mischief-491033?cid=su_tw_hu

[brooklynite]

1. Democrats tried this in 2000...it didn't amount to anything.

Today, for nearly 20 minutes in the cavernous House chamber, a dozen members of the Congressional Black Caucus, joined by a few sympathizers, tried in vain to block the counting of Florida's 25 electoral votes, protesting that black voters had been disenfranchised. Florida's highly contested electoral votes were crucial in Mr. Bush's victory after a prolonged legal and political battle following an inconclusive election.

Federal law requires a member of both the House and the Senate to question a state's electoral votes in writing for a formal objection to be considered. But the House members had no Senate support. So Mr. Gore, who was presiding in his role as Senate president, slammed down the gavel to silence them and rule their objections and parliamentary maneuvers out of order.

https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/07/us/over-some-objections-congress-certifies-electoral-vote.html

[MissMillie]

2. "in my judgment..."

There is no evidence whatsoever to validate his judgment.

Moving along...

[AZ8theist]

3. Isn't Brooks one of the worst members of congress?

[NutmegYankee]

4. They probably will, but it won't amount to much.

We can count on at least 3 R senators to uphold the electoral votes and have the senate reject the challenge. The house obviously will. IF they deadlocked, the electoral votes certified by the governor are considered the valid ones.