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Related: About this forumVP Pence has been sued by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.) to invalidate Biden win
Louie is an idiot
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VP Pence has been sued by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.) to invalidate Biden win (Original Post)
Gothmog
Dec 2020
OP
So a judge who adheres to the constitution will go against a cult elected president and
kimbutgar
Dec 2020
#4
exboyfil
(17,865 posts)1. Attorneys among us
Can the attorneys doing this be sanctioned for this?
Gothmog
(145,481 posts)2. Here is a link to the complaint
Here is a link to the complaint
https://electioncases.osu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Gohmert-v-Pence.pdf
Irish_Dem
(47,250 posts)3. The elite uses the legal system as their personal hit men.
While regular people cannot afford it for legit legal issues.
kimbutgar
(21,174 posts)4. So a judge who adheres to the constitution will go against a cult elected president and
Go down in history as one who does a coup to protect a president who stole the election with a foreign adversary in 2016 and outright lost by double the votes in 2020?
I dont think so.
Gothmog
(145,481 posts)5. From Marc Elias
Blue Owl
(50,482 posts)6. I've had it with you, Gohmert Pyle!
Shell_Seas
(3,335 posts)7. He's using a bill that's been on the books since 1887
Gothmog
(145,481 posts)8. Juanita Jean is amused
From Juanita Jean https://juanitajean.com/louie-19/
Oh Yall, oh. oh. oh.
Louie has sued Vice President Mike Pence. In court. Where lawyers hang out. No kidding.
This is all about the Vice Presidents ceremonial role on January 6th, consisting of having the Congress count states electoral votes and finalize Joe Biden as the winner of the election.
Now, not even getting into the constitutionality of this, think about what happens next if this is the new law, then one party has the power to overturn every election from now to eternity because theyll just keep appointing themselves after the election.
But, if you want to get into the constitutionality, we can do that. Im pretty sure that the constitution does not allow the vice president to overturn an election. Pretty damn sure.
Louie has sued Vice President Mike Pence. In court. Where lawyers hang out. No kidding.
This is all about the Vice Presidents ceremonial role on January 6th, consisting of having the Congress count states electoral votes and finalize Joe Biden as the winner of the election.
But the Republican lawsuit, which was filed against Pence in his official capacity as vice president, asks a federal judge in Texas to strike down the law as unconstitutional. The GOP plaintiffs go further: They ask the court to grant Pence the authority on Jan. 6 to effectively overturn Trumps defeat in key battleground states.
Now, not even getting into the constitutionality of this, think about what happens next if this is the new law, then one party has the power to overturn every election from now to eternity because theyll just keep appointing themselves after the election.
But, if you want to get into the constitutionality, we can do that. Im pretty sure that the constitution does not allow the vice president to overturn an election. Pretty damn sure.
Gothmog
(145,481 posts)9. Louie sought to reach an agreement with Pence prior to filing suit
Gothmog
(145,481 posts)10. Gohmert's lawsuit was dismissed
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Here is a link to the opinion
https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2020/12/show_temp.pl_-2.pdf