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Lack of confidence in this year's election outcome is a real problem--steadfastly ignored by too many. I've said *state legislators* are appropriate body to address fraud w/in their borders. Here's the promised longer thread on fraud. /1 #ElectoralCollege
Disclaimer: I am not taking “fraud happened” or “fraud didn’t happen” side. I am answering those who've asked me how fraud can be addressed in #ElectoralCollege if/when it occurs. In an earlier thread I said congressmen are limited in what they can do.
As a foundational matter: I believe the problems started this summer when Governors began unilaterally changing election procedures, without legislative input. This was wrong. STATE LEGISLATURES are responsible for election laws. /3 #ElectoralCollege
This truth holds especially true in pres’l elections. #ElectoralCollege looks to *state legislatures* to be responsible for their states. The buck always stops w/ state legislators. Thus, 1st mistake made by too many legislators was a failure to push back on Govs this summer. /4
We have THREE branches of government. Why have we ignored #RuleofLaw all year? Why are Govs creating law when that’s the legislature’s job? How unsurprising that people distrust the election outcome after months & months of thumbing our noses @ Rule of Law. /5 #ElectoralCollege
Almost half (47%) of American voters believe there was enough fraud to ensure Biden would win in the recent elections, including 75% of Republicans & 30% of Democrats. Please retweet. https://t.co/8JGddENZGI
— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) December 19, 2020
Disclaimer: I am not taking “fraud happened” or “fraud didn’t happen” side. I am answering those who've asked me how fraud can be addressed in #ElectoralCollege if/when it occurs. In an earlier thread I said congressmen are limited in what they can do.
THREAD: I haven\u2019t said much about the #ElectoralCollege this week, despite two decades of studying the system, because I needed time to formulate my thoughts on some of what we are watching. /1
— Tara Ross (@TaraRoss) December 18, 2020
As a foundational matter: I believe the problems started this summer when Governors began unilaterally changing election procedures, without legislative input. This was wrong. STATE LEGISLATURES are responsible for election laws. /3 #ElectoralCollege
This truth holds especially true in pres’l elections. #ElectoralCollege looks to *state legislatures* to be responsible for their states. The buck always stops w/ state legislators. Thus, 1st mistake made by too many legislators was a failure to push back on Govs this summer. /4
We have THREE branches of government. Why have we ignored #RuleofLaw all year? Why are Govs creating law when that’s the legislature’s job? How unsurprising that people distrust the election outcome after months & months of thumbing our noses @ Rule of Law. /5 #ElectoralCollege
Here's a politician telling you the truth. The Omnibus Bill is a pork-laden collection of wasteful spending that may not stand scrutiny on their own. Collectively, politicians look the other way so long as everyone gets a seat on the Omni-bus.
Don't blindly celebrate politicians "bringing home the bacon" because your $4 million project just cost Taxpayers $2.3 trillion. A bank wouldn't give credit to any of us who handled money like our government does.
Your taxes don't go up simply because we needed Covid relief. They go up because 435 lawmakers have to impress you with how much they can add to our debt of our great grandkids. As a nation, we don't actually have any of this money. Neither party cares.
#COVID19 #omnibusbill
We have to pay more attention. The credit card payment will come due at some point and there are not enough rich people to tax.
Finally, for now, don't you think it's odd that the leaders of these parties have been doing their jobs for 20-30 years and we keep having to get to Christmas deadlines to pass large, unread legislation? That's not a design flaw, it's a feature! They're playing all of us.
When a big bill like this comes together, your job as a lawmaker is to try to get as many of your legislative and funding priorities into the text as possible.
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) December 21, 2020
Throughout the day, I'm going to explain the provisions in the omnibus budget/COVID relief bill that I led.
Don't blindly celebrate politicians "bringing home the bacon" because your $4 million project just cost Taxpayers $2.3 trillion. A bank wouldn't give credit to any of us who handled money like our government does.
Your taxes don't go up simply because we needed Covid relief. They go up because 435 lawmakers have to impress you with how much they can add to our debt of our great grandkids. As a nation, we don't actually have any of this money. Neither party cares.
#COVID19 #omnibusbill
We have to pay more attention. The credit card payment will come due at some point and there are not enough rich people to tax.
Finally, for now, don't you think it's odd that the leaders of these parties have been doing their jobs for 20-30 years and we keep having to get to Christmas deadlines to pass large, unread legislation? That's not a design flaw, it's a feature! They're playing all of us.
Le 6 janvier, quand #Trump veut transformer le rituel de certification des grands électeurs au Congrès pour #Biden en ultime coup de force pour renverser le résultat de l'élection. Ma toute nouvelle chronique pour
2) Quelques éléments en plus de la nouvelle chronique dans @Lesjoursfr pour vous donner envie de vous abonner... Vous y apprendrez pourquoi #Pence ne peut donner aujourd'hui la victoire à #Trump lors du décompte au Congrès mais peu importe au
3)...comme le dévoile au grand jour l'entretien téléphonique #Trump/#Raffensperger, il ne s'agit plus de contester factuellement le résultat d'1 élection en justice selon les règles de droit mais d'obtenir son renversement par tous les moyens imaginables...fussent-ils imaginaires
4) D'ailleurs, comme l'avait prédit #Raffensperger au président #Trump, un tribunal fédéral en #Géorgie a rejeté hier sa demande de "décertification" des grands électeurs par le pouvoir judiciaire...Enième défaite
5) Et on est frappé en ce matin du 6 janvier, date habituelle de la formalité rituelle au Congrès, de relever après 2 mois d'1 contestation forcenée par #Trump des signaux d'affaiblissement des normes de consensus en #démocratie US...
2) Quelques éléments en plus de la nouvelle chronique dans @Lesjoursfr pour vous donner envie de vous abonner... Vous y apprendrez pourquoi #Pence ne peut donner aujourd'hui la victoire à #Trump lors du décompte au Congrès mais peu importe au
If Vice President @Mike_Pence comes through for us, we will win the Presidency. Many States want to decertify the mistake they made in certifying incorrect & even fraudulent numbers in a process NOT approved by their State Legislatures (which it must be). Mike can send it back!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2021
3)...comme le dévoile au grand jour l'entretien téléphonique #Trump/#Raffensperger, il ne s'agit plus de contester factuellement le résultat d'1 élection en justice selon les règles de droit mais d'obtenir son renversement par tous les moyens imaginables...fussent-ils imaginaires
4) D'ailleurs, comme l'avait prédit #Raffensperger au président #Trump, un tribunal fédéral en #Géorgie a rejeté hier sa demande de "décertification" des grands électeurs par le pouvoir judiciaire...Enième défaite
5) Et on est frappé en ce matin du 6 janvier, date habituelle de la formalité rituelle au Congrès, de relever après 2 mois d'1 contestation forcenée par #Trump des signaux d'affaiblissement des normes de consensus en #démocratie US...
BREAKING: The entire D.C. National Guard will be activated today, putting about 1,100 guardsmen on duty tonight, defense official tells me. Comes after breach of Capitol by pro-Trump protesters.
Same defense official confirms Mayor Bowser made request for National Guard at Capitol as it was breached. Defense officials initially offered to replace police in other capacities in the city, allowing more police at Capitol specifically, source
Defense official denies that DOD denied the request from D.C. officials for more support at Capitol, but acknowledges it has not yet been acted upon.
Some 340 D.C. guardsmen already were activated in anticipation of unrest, with a support role for police. Half on duty at a time. Defense officials, smarting from outcry to military's heavy involvement in June protests, sought limited role and to shield military from politics.
Same defense official confirms Mayor Bowser made request for National Guard at Capitol as it was breached. Defense officials initially offered to replace police in other capacities in the city, allowing more police at Capitol specifically, source
BREAKING: A source tells me The Defense Department has just denied a request by DC officials to deploy the National Guard to the US Capitol.
— Aaron C. Davis (@byaaroncdavis) January 6, 2021
Defense official denies that DOD denied the request from D.C. officials for more support at Capitol, but acknowledges it has not yet been acted upon.
Some 340 D.C. guardsmen already were activated in anticipation of unrest, with a support role for police. Half on duty at a time. Defense officials, smarting from outcry to military's heavy involvement in June protests, sought limited role and to shield military from politics.