Josh Hawley, who tried to derail Biden's presidency, now champions 'the rule of the people'
Let’s be very clear about what Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) actually tried to do on Jan. 6 of this year.
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On Dec. 30, Hawley’s office put out a news release announcing that he would object to the electoral vote totals submitted by the state of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania was significant since it was that state’s slowly counted votes that ultimately led to Biden’s victory becoming clear. But Hawley wasn’t objecting on the basis that he thought fraud had occurred. He was objecting because Pennsylvania “failed to follow their own state election laws.”
His complaint was that Pennsylvania changed its law, allowing more people to vote by mail, and that this change was a violation of the state’s constitution. This was a bad argument for several reasons, including that the change had been made by the Republican legislature in 2019 and that a judge had already declared that the votes cast under the law would stand. But Hawley had found a loophole allowing him to both appease Trump and retain deniability, so he went with it.
Trump approved, thanking Hawley in speeches and retweeting this tweet with praise.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/02/26/josh-hawley-who-tried-derail-bidens-presidency-now-champions-rule-people/
Hawley seems to have the same sense of narcissism Trump does.
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