Eleven U.S. senators announced Saturday that they will oppose ratification of the election of President-elect Joe Biden during the scheduled congressional session. which will force a vote on the result of the November elections.
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The maneuver of the eleven senators, among them Texan Ted Cruz, Is doomed to failure and will fail to prevent Congress from ratifying Biden’s victory in the session scheduled for Jan. 6, but it will ensure a lengthy debate and a vote on the president-elect’s victory.
In a joint statement, the eleven senators explained that they will oppose the certification of the results until a 10-day audit is conducted.
“Congress should immediately appoint an election commission with full authority to investigate and determine the truth of the facts with the aim of conducting a 10-day emergency audit of election results in the disputed states, ”they stated.
In addition to Cruz, a possible Republican aspirant to the presidency in 2024, the senators who will challenge Biden’s victory are: Ron Johnson (Wisconsin), James Lankford (Oklahoma), Steve Daines (Montana), John Kennedy (Louisiana), Marsha Blackburn (Tennessee), Mike Braun (Indiana), Cynthia Lummis (Wyoming), Roger Marshall (Kansas), Bill Hagerty (Tennessee) and Tommy Tuberville (Alaska).
His announcement adds to what Josh Hawley already did 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 alleges without evidence that there was fraud.
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Congress should immediately appoint an electoral commission with full authority to investigate and determine the truth of the facts.
The President-elect of the United States, Donald Trump.
140 Republicans in the lower house
On January 6, both chambers of Congress will meet to put the final stamp on the election result, and it is enough for one member of the lower house and another from the Senate to oppose the count. of electoral votes in a state so they can challenge.
Some 140 Republicans in the lower house, such as Congressman Mo Brooks, have said they plan to challenge electoral votes in some key states, according to CNN, which cites two Republican House sources. This way, Trump already has allies in both chambers to be able to force a vote on his opponent’s victory.
However, to invalidate the result in one or more states, it would have to pass a vote in both chambers, which in practice is impossible because the Democrats, Biden’s party, control the lower house.
Trump’s last resort
The January 6 session in Congress is the last step in the process of certifying the election result, and will give free rein to Biden’s coming to power on January 20th.
So this day’s maneuver will be Trump’s last chance to interfere in the election result, a strategy that many have compared to a coup attempt.
Trump has filed dozens of failed lawsuits to unquestionably question the outcome in several key states where Biden won, And has also pressured state officials to manipulate what the Americans voted for.
Biden’s victory was finally made official on December 14, when it was confirmed by the US Electoral College. UU., And that was when Republican leader Mitch McConnell recognized the Democrat as president-elect.
But Trump stood firm in his challenge to the election result, which has deteriorated his relationship with McConnell, Who hoped to avoid debate in the Senate over Biden’s victory that they now plan to unleash a dozen Republican senators.
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There is still no prospect that a vote in Congress will change the outcome of the election, whether it will force every Republican lawmaker to show for or against Trump’s battle against the vote, a final test of loyalty that promises to fill of tension in the party.
In addition, thousands of Trump supporters, including members of the far-right group Proud Boys, plan to demonstrate in Washington on January 6 to support the outgoing president.
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