A federal judge on Friday threw out the lawsuit filed against President of the Senate Mike Pence by Rep. Louie Gohmert, (R-Texas) et al. demanding that on Jan. 6 he reject official slates of electors from swing states Donald Trump lost:
U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Kernodle, a Trump appointee based in Tyler, Texas, said the suit, which was filed against Pence, couldn’t be brought by an individual member of Congress, since it alleged an injury that would apply to the entire House and Senate.
Gohmert had asked the court to declare that Pence, who is constitutionally required to preside over the Jan. 6 session of Congress to certify the results of the 2020 election, had the sole authority to decide whether some of Biden’s electoral votes should be rejected — and whether alternative slates of Trump votes could be introduced instead. But Kernodle said Gohmert’s argument relied on entirely speculative circumstances.
Not to mention curious inferences about the founders’ deep convictions:
Mike Dunford (@questauthority) paraphrases satirically, “‘We live in a democratic republic in which the Vice President, who will more often than not be a candidate in the election, has the sole and unchallengeable power to decide who wins the election’ is a hellofa take.”
Gohmert wants you to know he is not asking the judge to overturn the presidential election, no way:
Responding to the dismissal on Newsmax TV, Gohmert at the very least countenanced violent insurrection as the only remedy left.
Republicans’ preferred rule for years has been “Heads, we win; tails, you lose.” Under Trumpism, Republicans have moved on. Now it’s “Heads, we win; tails, nice constitutional republic ya got here….”
Challenge Gohmert on his suggestion and will he go ‘George Costanza’, I wonder? “Was that wrong? Should I have not done that? I tell you, I gotta plead ignorance on this thing …”