At the federal level, predictably the most outspoken are members of the House Freedom Caucus, many of whom come from six key states where the election is contested: Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia.
Congressmen Paul Gosar and Mo Brooks said they believe President Trump won the election battle. Rep. Mike Kelly is filing a lawsuit with the U.S. Supreme Court, and Sen. Ted Cruz has offered to hear oral arguments in the case.
On December 3, more than a dozen members of the Freedom Caucus held a press conference to urge Attorney General Bill Barr to investigate allegations of election fraud, saying that a lack of clean elections and trust in the system would spell the end of the republic.
A review of the Twitter accounts of 196 current members of the House Republican Party reveals that they were united last week in protesting the passage of marijuana legalization. However, few tweets focused on general election issues, such as expanding election charges or commenting on recent hearings in key states, suggesting that they are avoiding getting involved.
However, the attitudes of members of the House of Representatives do not seem to match the mood of their constituents. According to a POLITICO/Morning Consult poll released on Nov. 9, more than 70 percent of Republican voters do not believe that elections are free and fair.
Two groups exist in the Republican Party in addition to rank-and-file Republicans
Roger Simon, a political commentator and writer for the Epoch Times, said the disparity highlights the existence of two groups in the Republican Party.
“There’s the rank and file Republicans, who clearly support Trump because 95 percent of Republicans voted for him. And the other part is the long-term establishment, some of whom are Never Trumpers and some of whom are just establishment bores,” Simon said.
“So what you’re dealing with is a huge split between the actual voters who vote Republican and the people who run the party, but the voters are the real purpose of the party’s existence. Of course, not all of them are, and there are some good people among them.”
But, Simon warned, politicians should “wake up and listen to the voters.
Republicans Fear Retaliation for Democratic, Intelligence Collusion
Lee Smith, author of The Permanent Coup and a Chronicle Times contributor, said “because Democrats have worked with the intelligence community and the media” over the past four years, it scares many Republicans.
“That’s a scary thing,” Smith said. He was referring to the past four years, including the Russiagate pseudo-case, the impeachment of President Trump, and the attacks on Rep. Devin Nunes and others for nothing more than denouncing illegal spying by the FBI as they investigated members of Trump’s team.
Smith said Trump’s arguments are clear and are being countered, but members on Capitol Hill have not fully joined their side.
Rep. Paul Gosar said more Republican politicians need to step up, despite the possibility of retaliation.
“If it’s going to happen, let it happen,” Gosar told The Epoch Times on Dec. 8, “I wouldn’t change a thing because we are a nation of laws and we have to have oversight.”
Gosar said, “I challenge you all. If we live in an America where you have to fear retaliation for doing the right thing, then this is a Banana Republic, not a constitutional republic. And we are further down the road to the sinking of communism.”
Banana republic is a derogatory term for countries where corruption is rampant and where powerful foreign powers are involved.
Gosar said politicians need to be accountable to the people, and politicians in key states should demand oversight.
U.S. lawmakers propose resolution condemning lawmakers who demanded concessions from Trump
On December 8, U.S. Congressman Alex Mooney introduced a resolution calling on Republican lawmakers to support President Donald Trump’s election fraud investigation and legal battle, and formally condemning any member of Congress who calls for “premature” concessions in the general election.
The resolution was introduced by House Freedom Caucus member John Mooney in a private Republican conference call, Politico reported.
“In the House Republican Conference, I call on my colleagues to join me in sending a strong, unified message of support for President Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump),” Mooney tweeted.
He also included a press release about his introduction of the resolution.
Mooney wrote, “Until these investigations are complete, no Republican member of Congress should prematurely call on President Trump to recognize (the election results).”
Rep. Jim Jordan, responding to a CNN question, flatly rejected the notion that Trump should concede. When asked if Trump should concede once the electoral college votes are cast on Dec. 14, Jordan said, “No, definitely not (to concede), definitely not, definitely not.”
“We should still try to figure out what happened here (in the election).” He said.
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson also flatly refused when asked if he wanted to congratulate Biden. No, he said, because there is “nothing” to congratulate him on.
According to a new Washington Post survey, a majority of Republican members of Congress do not recognize Biden’s election. The Washington Post survey included 249 Republican members of Congress in both chambers, and 222 of those Republicans do not recognize Biden’s election. Nearly 90% of Republican members of Congress would not indicate who the winner of the election is.
Trump Lawyer: Texas Supreme Court Lawsuit Is “The Ultimate Case”
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit before the U.S. Supreme Court is the “be-all, end-all case” in President Trump’s long-running legal battle over the election, according to Trump attorney Jordan Sekulow.
Not only did the Supreme Court consider the lawsuit filed by the state of Texas (Tuesday), they are now taking the next step,” Sekulow said in an interview with Newsmax host Grant Stinchfield on Tuesday.
He said the Supreme Court requires Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin, the four battleground states, to “respond affirmatively” to the Texas attorney general’s complaint about election fraud by 3 p.m. ET Thursday.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Dec. 8 with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking it to enjoin the counting of electoral votes in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin, and to order the legislatures of states that have appointed electors to reappoint them.
Sekulow said, “This is the major challenge we’ve been waiting for.” “This is the case we’ve been talking about that could reach the U.S. Supreme Court, the case that was decisive for the outcome, which affected 62 electoral college votes, enough to change the outcome of the election,” and “this is the main challenge we’ve been waiting for.”
Sekulow said the Supreme Court has “original jurisdiction” and will weigh the lawsuit against the remedy of having the Legislature install new electors.
“These are the constitutional challenges that Texas has brought,” and “this is specifically at the heart of the constitutional challenge.”
The U.S. Judicial System Serves Democratic Interests at the Local Level
Three types of cases are now needed to get to the high court: mail-in ballots (both constitutional and fraudulent); Dominion; and multiple compound cheating.
The Nevada judge’s ruling didn’t deny the cheating, but said there were too many ballots involved to overturn it. This case must be sent to the Supreme Court as soon as possible.
It is suggested that someone who is interested in the absurdity of this year’s verdict be excerpted so that we can see how the U.S. judicial system can serve specific partisan interests at the local level. https://t.co/BT0l32BzOE
- He Qinglian (@HeQinglian) December 7,2020
Qinglian He, an expert on politics and economics in the United States, commented: “It takes three types of cases to get to the high court: mail-in ballots (both constitutional and fraudulent); voting machines; and multiple compound cheating. The Nevada judge’s ruling didn’t deny cheating, but said there were too many ballots involved to overturn it. This case must be sent to the Supreme Court as soon as possible. I suggest that someone with an axe to grind extracts the absurdity of this year’s ruling so that we can see how the American judicial system serves specific partisan interests at the local level.”
For the U.S. Election Fraud Whistleblower Calls for More Informed People to Come Forward
I know there are probably more people like us out there, and I’m telling you, you can come forward, because we need you, and America needs you. Because we need you. America needs you. This is bigger than ego. Just come forward, okay? The more people who come forward, the better. Don’t be afraid to intimidate. If you are being intimidated, don’t be afraid. It’s just intimidation and you’ll be safe. I’ll be safe. Stand up! Let someone else hear you!” https://t.co/oFqJHP8oQU
- Victoria We The Kraken (@Victori93908916) December8,2020
Jesse Morgan, a USPS subcontractor who reported that 280,000 ballots delivered from New York to Pennsylvania had disappeared, appealed, “I know there are probably more people like us who know, and I’m telling you, you can come forward. Because we need you, and America needs you. This is bigger than ego. Stand up, okay? The more people who come forward, the better. Don’t be afraid to intimidate. If you are being intimidated, don’t be afraid. It’s just intimidation and you’ll be safe. I’ll be safe. Stand up! Let someone else hear you!”
He was the truck driver who transported 24 large boxes of mail-in ballots from New York State to Pennsylvania. https://t.co/S0pvzipImu
- Victoria We The Kraken (@Victori93908916) December8,2020
He was joined in his appeal by Ethan Pease, a temporary employee of a U.S. Postal Service subcontractor in Wisconsin, who testified that the Wisconsin Post Office ordered the postmark date of tens of thousands of mail-in ballots changed until the Nov. 3 voting day.
Pease said he is neither a Trump supporter nor a Biden supporter himself. He said, “In fact, I didn’t vote for any of the major presidential candidates.”
“But something very wrong happened in Wisconsin during the presidential election, and the American people have a right to know that,”
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