The National Review published an editorial on Sunday criticizing Sen. Ted Cruz
Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzCotton breaks with conservative colleagues who are opposed to counting electoral votes Republican senators face criticism in the wake of the voting challenges of the Electoral College Bipartisan group of senators: The election is over MORE (R-Texas) and 10 other Republican senators who announced over the weekend that they will vote on objections to the Electoral College count on Wednesday.
The publication’s editors pointed to the group’s justification for launching a challenge to electoral results. The 11 senators who intend to dispute the votes of the Electoral College cited the former senator. Barbara Boxer
Barbara Levy Boxer Senate Republican Party leaders seek to end election disputes Biden plays it cool while Trump refuses to grant The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – Biden, Harris launch Trump offensive in first joint appearance MORE (D-Calif.), Who he objected to the votes of the Electoral College that gave former President George W. Bush a second term.
“Barbara Boxer must not be a conservative model,” wrote the National Review. “It has always been an axiom that Republicans should not imitate the former California progressive senator, and never again in this case.”
“If opponents led by Cruz somehow got what they wanted, they would trample under federal law and state sovereignty and open a hole in the hull of American democracy,” added the editors.
The Republican-led effort to oppose the results of the Electoral College has been criticized by lawmakers on both sides of the corridor, including the Sens Republican Party. Mitt Romney
Willard (Mitt) Mitt Romney Former Republican Party President Ryan denounces the effort to challenge the results of Electoral College Pelosi sets out a call for the electoral challenge: ‘No situation compares to Trump’s presidency’ Republican Party senators face criticism at following the challenges to vote in the Electoral College MAIS (Utah) and Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Olin Graham Cotton breaks with conservative colleagues who will oppose counting electoral votes. Pelosi creates call for electoral challenge: ‘No situation compares to Trump’s presidency’ Republican Party senators face criticism after challenges to the Electoral College vote MORE (SC). Former Mayor Paul Ryan
Paul Davis RyanEx-GOP Speaker Ryan denounces effort to challenge the results of the GOP ‘Trumpification’ Electoral College will persist Trump’s political future depends on whether he can change MORE (R-Wis.) He denounced the actions of Republican lawmakers as “anti-democratic and anti-conservative”.
Objections by Republican lawmakers will not prevent the president-elect Joe Biden
Joe BidenCotton breaks with conservative colleagues who will oppose Trump’s electoral vote count to give Nunes the Freedom Medal to be sworn in on Induction Day. Both chambers of Congress would need to vote in favor of the objections, an almost impossible outcome given the number of Democrats, as well as Republicans who are opposed to efforts like Cruz’s.
“If all they want to do is signal that they are upset about Biden’s victory, this is neither the way nor the forum to do so. Nor is it an appropriate way to examine unfair electoral practices that have not altered the outcome, or to propose electoral reforms, although necessary, “wrote the National Review.
The publication also responded to the Republican Party senators’ reference to the 1876 election between Democrat Samuel Tilden and Republican Rutherford B. Hayes, who emerged victorious, and their relationship to the 2020 election. Allegations of electoral fraud were discovered in the election of 1876.
“In 1876, there were not just allegations; there was honest evidence of bribery and increased votes on both sides in the chaotic atmosphere of the southern states still under reconstruction. There were rival plates of voters from Louisiana, Florida and South Carolina. Black voters have been subjected to terrible violence and intimidation to keep them out of the polls, “wrote the editors. “Comparing all this to today’s is perverse.”