Texas Rep. Chip Roy (R) on Thursday called his state’s Supreme Court election lawsuit seeking to undermine the results in several states that voted for President-elect Joe Biden a “dangerous violation of federalism.”
Roy made the comment in a Twitter thread explaining why he would not join his colleagues in filing an amicus brief in support of the suit.
“Respectfully, I will not join because I believe the case itself represents a dangerous violation of federalism & sets a precedent to have one state asking federal courts to police the voting procedures of other states,” he said.
…of federalism & sets a precedent to have one state asking federal courts to police the voting procedures of other states.
To be certain, the reckless adoption of massive mail-in ballots and changes to important signature matching (& other rules) in these and other… (2/5)
— Chip Roy (@chiproytx) December 10, 2020
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JUST IN: GOP lawmaker: Texas election lawsuit represents "a dangerous violation of federalism" https://t.co/h0hS2y5RqF pic.twitter.com/ua6F4ontB5
— The Hill (@thehill) December 10, 2020
Good for Rep. Roy. https://t.co/yvXlv9QQPZ
— David French (@DavidAFrench) December 10, 2020
Before he was a congressman, Chip Roy was Ted Cruz’s chief of staff.
Here he is lambasting the lawsuit Cruz has agreed to argue if the Supreme Court takes it up. https://t.co/cdmGxAT4tp https://t.co/TLCj5fgMXv
— Declan Garvey (@declanpgarvey) December 10, 2020
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