Pennsylvania Sen. Doug Mastriano said Friday that the Republican-controlled Legislature will seek to take back the power to appoint electors to the state’s Electoral College. Mastriano’s comments came during an interview on Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast, in which he said the move could take place as early as today.
Senator Mastriano, a retired U.S. Army colonel, said he has been working with members of the Pennsylvania Senate and House of Representatives on a joint resolution to “take back” their constitutional authority from the secretary of state, who ceded it to them in 1938, “Gateway Pundit” reported Nov. 27.
Mastriano said the impetus for the resolution came from an explosive hearing Senate Republicans held Wednesday in Gettysburg that featured evidence of the massive fraud that turned the election against Democratic nominee Joe Biden, who won the election against President Trump.
Trump attorneys Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis attended the hearing in person. Trump spoke at the hearing on Ellis’ cell phone for about ten minutes. Several witnesses presented allegations and evidence of fraud.
Mastriano told Bannon that he believed that two of the four Republican leaders in the House and Senate already supported the move to roll back electoral appointee power, as did more than half of the Republican members of Congress.
The following is an excerpt from the transcript of the interview.
“…… So, we’re going to do a resolution between the House and Senate, and hopefully we’ll get it done today. I’ve already spent two hours on the internet trying to coordinate with my colleagues. There are a lot of good people working here. The resolution says we’re going to take back our power. We’re going to elect electors. Obviously we need the support of the leaders of the House and Senate. We’re getting there. But we need action ……”
Bannon: “Wait, wait, wait. I think I heard a breaking news story. Are you saying that you’re going to get a joint resolution and really go forward, with Republican control of both houses, to go forward and basically take the power back from the secretary of state and the state legislature to put up electors?”
Mastriano: “That’s exactly what we’re going to do. So, look, it’s obviously going to be a fight and we’re going to hear palpitations, you know protests from our Governor Wolf and Secretary of State Boockvar. The Secretary of State should have resigned months ago, she should not have been confirmed. But you know what, we have that power, and we’re going to take that power back because there’s so much evidence and trickery and fraud that we can’t just stand on the sidelines and just watch it all unfold around us. You know, it’s not about disenfranchising anybody, it’s about making sure that every legitimate vote is counted. And if there’s widespread fraud out there… … Then it’s up to Congress to step in. So we have a fight on our hands, and we’re going to fight it. We’ll fight it all the way to the Supreme Court if we have to.”
Mastriano: “…… But, yes, I see a shift. Now, there are several, there are four leaders, two in the House and two in the Senate, and I see a shift in several of them. So, I think the momentum is on our side. Look, if we have 50 voices in the Senate and 29 Republican or independent caucuses with us, we need, you know, 16 senators to influence the Senate leadership, and I think we’re very close to having, you know, 16 or 17 senators, and I think at least half of the Republican side in the House is pushing forward, so yeah, they’re gaining momentum. Sometimes it feels like we’re pushing behind the scenes, but, you know, doing the right thing will eventually be accepted.”
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