A Republican state representative in Michigan was fired by GOP leaders on Monday for refusing to rule out violence in Lansing’s capital, as members of the Electoral College convened in the states to confirm the election of Joe Biden as president of the United Nations.
Condition. Representative Gary Eisen did not threaten violence during a radio interview that led to the Michigan House spokesman being disciplined
But Eisen has twice pointed to possible violence against Republican President Donald Trump in connection with the “Hail Mary” attempt by him and other GOP legislators to block the election of voters from Democratic election college Biden.
In his interview with WPHM-AM, Eisen gave a vague description of what the Republicans planned to do, saying he was “concerned about the violence in Lansing today”.
Eisen, the interviewer at the time, asked, “Can I be sure there will not be a safe day in Lansing and no one will be injured?”
The legislator paused and then said “no.”
“I do not know, because what we are doing today is unplanned, it’s not done, it’s not done, it’s the Michigan House, it’s the Michigan party … I’m here to testify,” said Eason, who represents St. Clair Township.
Responding to Eisen’s comments, Republican House Speaker Lee Chadfield said: “As elected officials we must be clear that there is no room for violence in our democratic process. We must be held to a high standard.”
“Because of this, Eisen, the representative for the remainder of the term, was removed from his team duties,” Chadfield said in a statement.
Chadfield refused Monday to nominate alternative voters for Trump, as suggested by presidential allies.
“I fought hard for President Trump and no one wanted him to win more than me,” Chadfield said.
“I think he has done an incredible job, but I also love our Republic. Our rules, traditions and institutions cannot be compromised to pass a resolution that will change the electorate for Trump, because some people think it may have been widespread fraud to give him victory,” the spokesman said.
“This is unprecedented for good reason. That is why there is not enough support in the House to hold a new electorate. I fear that our country will lose forever. It will bring mutual confirmed destruction to every future election. The electoral college. I cannot stand for that, I will not.”
Eisen’s controversial comments came as the Michigan Assembly buildings were closed Monday for security reasons.
They arrived two months after the Michigan government arrested six people on federal criminal charges of plotting to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer ahead of the presidential election. Officials say the FBI has heard men and others talking about attacking the state capital.
In April, thousands of protesters, some of them armed, protested in the state capital against Whitmer’s house-to-house orders in response to the corona virus outbreak.
“We stand by our position on issues of violence and intimidation in politics – this is never appropriate and will never be accepted,” Chadfield said in a statement to Eisen on Monday.
“This is especially true of violent threats or recommendations against Whitmer, Secretary of State (Jocelyn) Benson, Representative (Cynthia) Johnson and others on the oversight committee, Republicans, Democrats and members of the Electoral College.”
The Electoral College is set to give Biden 306 votes today, 36 more than he needs to win the presidency.
Trump and several of his allies, including GOP members of the state House and Congress, have refused to acknowledge Biden’s victory in the election, and have repeatedly made unsubstantiated claims that the president lost the election due to widespread ballot fraud. Neither Trump’s campaign nor any of the lawsuits filed by its allies have succeeded in invalidating any ballot on fraud charges.
Trump’s group now suggests that state houses or the U.S. Congress may avoid Biden’s victory.
Eisen, who backed a failed Supreme Court challenge filed by Texas to prevent Michigan and three other states from certifying Biden’s popular vote in those states, said in his interview that the state council has legal mechanisms to deny Biden a victory. Michigan.
He argued that there were legitimate questions about ballot manipulation and possible fraud during the election, which justified the delay in selecting Pita because officials were investigating those issues.
He said he and other GOP House members planned to take action to prevent Biden’s election.
“It could be a historic event,” Eisen said without elaborating.
“It’s an option given to members of the House and Legislature by the U.S. Constitution. It’s not like we’ve made it.
“This is a power given to us by the United States Constitution, if we think we are being misused. [of ballots], Some fraud, if this election is not over, we can exercise these powers. “
Eisen said today that he had been asked to “take some members inside and outside the Capitol”, but that a “monkey wrench” had been thrown at him when a “bomb threat” was made to Lansing from Wisconsin.
“How convenient,” Eisen said, doubling the legitimacy of that threat, which led authorities to close the state Capitol building. “We don’t know if this is true or not.”
Eisen said security at the Capitol could not legally enter him while he was in official business.
But “if they do, we’re going to have to go somewhere else,” he said, adding that Hail Mary was planning the effort, Eisen said.
“It will be in all the news later,” he said.
When asked if his interview was dangerous to Eisen, the legislator replied, “This is dangerous.”
“I was warned that there was going to be violence, there were going to be protests,” Eisen added.
“We have been warned of possible violent outbursts in Lansing. They recommend that everyone stay at home. We do not work like that in the United States.”