Eleven US senators announced on Saturday that they will oppose the endorsement of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory at the session of Congress programmed for that purpose, which will force a vote on the outcome of the November election.
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The maneuver of the eleven senators, including Texan Ted Cruz, is doomed to failure and will not be able to prevent Congress from ratifying Biden’s victory at the session scheduled for January 6, but it will provide a lengthy debate and vote on the president-elect’s triumph.
In a joint statement, the eleven senators explained that they will oppose certification of the results until a 10-day audit is conducted.
“Congress must immediately appoint an election commission with full authority to investigate and establish the truth of the facts with the aim of conducting a 10-day emergency audit of the election results in the disputed states, “they stated.
Besides Cruz, a possible Republican candidate for president in 2024, Senators who will be challenging Biden’s victory: Ron Johnson (Wisconsin), James Lankford (Oklahoma), Steve Daines (Montana), John Kennedy (Luisiana), Marsha Blackburn (Tennessee), Mike Braun (Indiana), Cynthia Lummis (Wyoming), Roger Marshall (Kansas), Bill Hagerty (Tennessee) and Tommy Tuberville (Alaska).
His announcement is in addition to the announcement Josh Hawley made this week, the first Republican senator to announce that he would challenge Biden’s victory in support of outgoing President Donald Trump, who does not acknowledge his defeat and claims fraud without proof.
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Congress should immediately appoint an election committee with full authority to investigate and determine the facts.
President-elect of the United States, Donald Trump.
140 Republicans in the House
On January 6, both houses of Congress will meet to put the final mark on the outcome of the elections, and it is enough that a member of the House of Representatives and a member of the Senate oppose the counting of electoral votes. in a state so they can challenge it.
About 140 Republicans in the House, such as Congressman Mo Brooks, have said they plan to challenge electoral votes in a number of major states, according to CNN, which cites two Republican sources in the House of Representatives. In this way Trump already has allies in both houses to force a vote on his opponent’s victory.
However, for the result to be invalidated in one or more states, a vote of both houses would have to be passed, something that is impossible in practice because the Democrats, Biden’s party, control the lower house.
Trump’s last resort
The January 6 session of Congress is the final step in the process of certification of the election results, and it will give free rein to the arrival of Biden on January 20th.
Therefore, the maneuver that day will be Trump’s last opportunity to interfere with the election results, a strategy many have likened to a coup attempt.
Trump has filed dozens of unsuccessful lawsuits to challenge the outcome without evidence in several key states where Biden won., and has also pressured state officials to manipulate what Americans voted for.
Biden’s victory finally became official on December 14, when it was confirmed by the US Electoral College, and it was then that Republican leader Mitch McConnell recognized the Democrat as president-elect.
But Trump has remained steadfast in his opposition to the election results, which have worsened his relationship with McConnell., who hoped to avoid the Senate debate over Biden’s triumph, which a dozen Republican senators now intend to unleash.
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While there is no prospect that voting in Congress will change the outcome of the election, it will force any Republican lawmaker to stand up for or against Trump’s fight against the vote, a final test of loyalty that promises to fill with tension on it. party.
In addition, thousands of Trump supporters, including members of the far-right group Proud Boys, plan to demonstrate in Washington on Jan. 6 to support the outgoing president.
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