This legislation can't be good. McConnell endorses it. So that raises a red flag right there along with nine other RINOs.
The one thing that the article points out is language in the Bill that "prevent state officials from submitting electoral votes that do not align with the popular vote in a state."
I looked up the text of the bill and it doesn't have those exact words. However, in section 104 of the bill it spells out the duties of the "executive" of each state.
NEWS FLASH! There are major problems with outlining the duties of the "executive" of each state. Look at Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution. It says in part:
Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector.
No where in there or anywhere else in the Constitution does it say anything about the duties of the "executive" of the state. This is another way for the democrats to cede power to leftists governors in blue states than might flip to red on election day.
Another problem with the bill is in Section 102. It states in part:
"The electors of President and Vice President shall be appointed, in each State, on election day, in accordance with the laws of the State enacted prior to election day.”
Remember what Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution says. If it looks like there were major improprieties on election day, the state legislature can throw out the results of the election and substitute electors as they see fit AND the governor can do nothing about it.
Some people may not like that but go with the letter of the constitution.
From the article, Ted Cruz said;
"This bill is all about Donald J. Trump, and in our lifetimes, no one has driven Democrats in this body more out of their minds than President Trump,”
Lizard Cheney has introduced her own bill in the house. That looks like another parting shot at Donald Trump.
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The one thing that the article points out is language in the Bill that "prevent state officials from submitting electoral votes that do not align with the popular vote in a state."
I looked up the text of the bill and it doesn't have those exact words. However, in section 104 of the bill it spells out the duties of the "executive" of each state.
Text - S.4573 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022
Text for S.4573 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022
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NEWS FLASH! There are major problems with outlining the duties of the "executive" of each state. Look at Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution. It says in part:
Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector.
No where in there or anywhere else in the Constitution does it say anything about the duties of the "executive" of the state. This is another way for the democrats to cede power to leftists governors in blue states than might flip to red on election day.
Another problem with the bill is in Section 102. It states in part:
"The electors of President and Vice President shall be appointed, in each State, on election day, in accordance with the laws of the State enacted prior to election day.”
Remember what Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution says. If it looks like there were major improprieties on election day, the state legislature can throw out the results of the election and substitute electors as they see fit AND the governor can do nothing about it.
Some people may not like that but go with the letter of the constitution.
From the article, Ted Cruz said;
"This bill is all about Donald J. Trump, and in our lifetimes, no one has driven Democrats in this body more out of their minds than President Trump,”
Lizard Cheney has introduced her own bill in the house. That looks like another parting shot at Donald Trump.
McConnell backs Senate's election reform bill, calls Cheney-backed plan a 'non-starter'
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will back a bipartisan bill to reform the Electoral Count Act after the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.
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