His. Joe Manchin
Joseph (Joe) Manchin’Almost Heaven, West Virginia ‘- Joe Manchin and a 50-50 McConnell senator about to school Trump on political power for the last time Republican lawmakers present a resolution to censor Trump for the revolt of the Capitol MORE (DW.Va.) said the Senate should consider eliminating Sens. Josh Hawley
Joshua (Josh) David HawleyCruz, Cornyn will attend the opening of Biden. McCaskill’s former aides launch PAC to try to frustrate Hawley. The former GOP congressman says he is leaving the party: “This has become a cult” MORE (R-Mo.) I Ted Cruz
Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzCruz and Cornyn will attend the opening of Biden. For the regulation of the platform, Congress should use a European cheat sheet. The former GOP congressman says he is leaving the party: “This has become a cult” MORE (R-Texas) by the 14th Amendment on its objections last week to the results of the Electoral College.
Speaking on PBS’s “Firing Line” on Friday night, Manchin said the Senate should explore the option after a violent crowd, annoyed by President Trump
CIA chief Donald Trump threatened to resign for his presence to install Trump as deputy: A report from Azar in an exit letter says the Capitol riot threatens to “dirty” the successes of the administration The Justice Department argues that Trump should get immunity from the rape accuser’s lawsuit MORE and convinced by Republicans like Hawley and Cruz that the election was fraudulent, he sacked the Capitol at one of the darkest points of American democracy.
“That should be a consideration,” Manchin replied when asked if the 14th Amendment should be activated. “She is OK. Ted is a very bright person, and I get along well with Ted, but what he did was totally outside the scope of our responsibilities or our privileges. “
The third section of the 14th Amendment states that no legislator in office “shall not have participated in an insurrection or rebellion against it, nor shall he have given aid or consolation to its enemies. But Congress can, by a two-thirds vote in each House, eliminate that disability. ”
Critics of Hawley and Cruz, who led the Senate effort to oppose the election results in Arizona and Pennsylvania, said the amendment applies to the two senators, whom they blame for inciting the riot with its rhetoric that echoes the concerns of election fraud and irregularities. Last week’s chaos killed five people, including a Capitol police officer and a riot police who was shot by another officer while trying to break a window in the building.
Several Democrats have called for the resignation of the two senators, while Republicans have rebuked them for their objections, which the senator did. Ben Sasse
Ben Sasse: Sasse: Capitol insurgents were on the verge of starting a bloody constitutional crisis “McConnell pointed to Trump school over political power for the last time McConnell: Trump’s dismissal trial will begin after Biden swears MORE (R-Neb.) Called “fool.”
Hawley and Cruz, however, have defended their actions, saying they were trying to address their voters’ concerns about election fraud propagated by the president and his allies.
“I am just convinced that it was done for political reasons. All this had a political motivation. That was calculated, “Manchin said.” I think all my colleagues made a decision that was politically better for them and convenient for them. It was not what they thought was true or false. “
Last week’s riots tried, unsuccessfully, to stop a vote to certify the results of the Electoral College showing the president-elect Joe Biden
Joe BidenAzar, in an exit letter, says a Capitol riot threatens to “dirty” the administration’s successes House Democrats are introducing measures to oppose Trump’s bomb sale to the Saudis On The Money. Fast food workers strike for minimum wage U.S. officials raise concerns over Mexico’s handling of energy permits MORE with a 306-232 victory. While the vote was finally passed, lawmakers were temporarily sent fleeing to a safe place, where Manchin said he was talking to Hawley.
“I looked at Josh and I said,‘ Josh, you have a right to do what you do, but think about what’s going on, what you see on the monitors. He basically thinks about our country. ”He said.“ There wasn’t much conversation back and forth. He listened to me, and I realized that he weighed on him, and I hoped we could change his mind to go up there and stop his objections. “