House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Sunday expressed support for conservatives’ efforts to challenge the outcome of the Electoral College when Congress meets Jan. 6 to certify the results.
“I think it’s right that we have the debate. I mean, you see now that senators are going to object, the House is going to object — how else do we have a way to change the election problems?” McCarthy told The Hill on Sunday.
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While McCarthy supports the efforts, a number of House GOP lawmakers have pushed back.
House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), the No. 3 GOP lawmaker in the House, sent a memo to her colleagues denouncing the move, arguing it sets a dangerous precedent and sows doubts in democracy.
“As you will see, there is substantial reason for concern about the precedent Congressional objections will set here. By objecting to electoral slates, members are unavoidably asserting that Congress has the authority to overturn elections and overrule state and federal courts,” she wrote.
“Such objections set an exceptionally dangerous precedent, threatening to steal states’ explicit constitutional responsibility for choosing the President and bestowing it instead on Congress. This is directly at odds with the Constitution’s clear text and our core beliefs as Republicans,” she added. “Democrats have long attempted, unconstitutionally, to federalize every element of our nation—including elections. Republicans should not embrace Democrats’ unconstitutional position on these issues.”
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#BREAKING: McCarthy backs efforts to challenge Electoral College results https://t.co/M26KySqdaC pic.twitter.com/DBRpseCwXq
— The Hill (@thehill) January 3, 2021
This is absolutely appalling. To every member of Congress considering objecting to the election results, you cannot- in light of this- do so with a clean conscience. #RestoreOurGOP https://t.co/5UzrK4G0Jn
— Adam Kinzinger (@RepKinzinger) January 3, 2021
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