Sen. Josh Hawley
Joshua (Josh) David HawleyPush for $ 1,000 in Senate stimulus checks saw senators from the Republican Party of Georgia support $ 1,000. Five Republican Party senators to watch next month’s Electoral College fight MORE (R-Mo.) He said on Wednesday that he will object during Congressional counting of the vote on the Electoral College on January 6, becoming the first Republican senator to support the conservative efforts of the House.
Hawley’s decision would guarantee a debate and vote in the House and Senate on the results of the Electoral College.
“I cannot vote to certify the results of the polling station on January 6 without raising the fact that some states, particularly Pennsylvania, have not followed their own state election laws,” Hawley said in a statement.
“And I cannot vote to certify without pointing out the unprecedented efforts of mega corporations, including Facebook and Twitter, to interfere in this election, in support of Joe Biden
Joe BidenGeorgia’s signature audit found no fraud in the presidential election. Pence refused to sign the plan to revoke the election, say lawyers for the New Lincoln Project showing Trump’s border wall built from tombstones of COVID-19 victims. MORE. At a minimum, Congress must investigate allegations of electoral fraud and take steps to ensure the integrity of our elections. But Congress has so far not acted, “added Hawley.
His office did not immediately answer a question about which states he would oppose next week.
Hawley’s decision came as a group of House conservatives, led by Rep. Mo Brooks
Morris (Mo) Jackson BrooksTrump’s campaign asks the Supreme Court to examine Wisconsin’s challenge to the Republican Party’s five senators to assist in next month’s Electoral College struggle. The Republican Party seeks to avoid Trump’s confused struggle for the Electoral College MORE (R-Ala.), Pledged to make an unlikely attempt to overturn the results of the presidential election next Wednesday, objecting to the results of the Electoral College.
To force a debate and vote on their objection to a state’s results, members of the House need the support of a senator who will also object – something they did not have before Hawley’s announcement.
It will be the third time that Congress has had to debate an objection since 1887, according to the Congressional Research Service. The other two times, in 1969 and 2005, were unsuccessful in altering the election results and the objections were dismissed.
Congress will convene a joint session on January 6 to formally count the results of the elections. If an objection is supported by a member of the House and the Senate, lawmakers split up in their respective chambers to debate it for up to two hours and vote on whether the objection should be upheld or not.
The objection should not win the support of the majority in any of the chambers, given the opposition of Democrats and some Republicans, which means that Congressional efforts to change election results will be insufficient.
But the leaders of the Republican Party in the Senate hoped to avoid the fight altogether, with the majority leader Mitch McConnell
Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnell GOP Senator says he will block consent for $ 1,000 stimulus checks Head of DC branch of Intercept: McConnell was “doing very well” with Trump losing re-election Trump targets Congressional Republicans on several fronts (Ky.) And members of his leadership team publicly asking Republicans not to object during a conference call earlier this month.
The vote, Republicans worry, would put a number of Republican Party representatives in re-election in 2022 in a difficult situation, forcing them to decide between supporting Trump’s unfounded allegations of electoral fraud, which many of them publicly rejected, or breaking with the president and opening up for a bloody fight in the primaries.
“I mean, in the Senate, it would … sink like a targeted dog,” senator. John Thune
John Randolph ThuneTrump targets Congressional Republicans on several Sanders fronts to slow down the NDAA veto override in an attempt to get the vote on the K check proposal This week: Trump’s control over Hill’s allies faces test MORE (RS.D.) told reporters earlier this month. “I just don’t think it makes much sense to put everyone in this situation when you know what the end result will be.”
Hawley is seen as a candidate for the presidency in 2024, and his move will put pressure on others who may be keeping an eye on the race.
Several other Republican senators have yet to say whether they will object, including Rand Paul
Randal (Rand) Howard Paul, GOP senator, says he will block consent for $ 1,000 Billion stimulus checks for foreign governments, cents for Americans Federal judge: ‘It’s not surprising that a criminal like Trump forgives other criminals’ MORE (Ky.), Ted Cruz
Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzFive Republican Party senators to watch next month’s Electoral College fight The Memorandum: Could Pence run and win in 2024? George Clooney calls Trump “a charismatic carnival barker” MORE (Texas) and Tom Cotton
Tom Bryant CottonStatues don’t teach history Five Republican Party senators to attend next month’s Electoral College will fight Trump’s legacy: a lasting scorn for the truth? MORE (Ark.), Which like Hawley are seen as potential candidates for 2024.
Sen. Kelly Loeffler
Kelly LoefflerPush for $ 000 stimulus checks hit in the Senate saw that 2.3 million people voted in the second round of the Georgia Senate with a week for the head of the DC branch of Intercept: McConnell was “very well” with Trump losing his reelection MORE (R-Ga.), Who is holding onto Trump before his runoff election on Tuesday, has not said what he will do. Senator-elect Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) Is also being scrutinized after his campaign manager said he was seriously considering opposing.