US Capitol Building As some Republican lawmakers attempted to overturn the presidential election ahead of the US Congress’ certification of victory over President-elect Joe Biden, another Republican lawmaker made a disagreement, saying, “The presidential election is over.”
According to the political media The Hill on the 3rd (local time), 10 senators including four Republican lawmakers such as Mitt Romney, Susan Collins, Bill Cassidy and Lisa Merkoski made a statement on the day and said, “The 2020 presidential election is over.” They appealed for support of the electoral vote results.
They said, “Attempting to question the results of the 2020 presidential election is contrary to the will of US voters,” and that “it undermines American confidence in the results of the elections that have already been decided.”
Furthermore, he added, “The voters have expressed their will and Congress must fulfill its responsibility to certify the election results,” he added. “Now is the time to move forward.”
Conservative Republican MPs also declared that they would not join the attempt to overturn the results of the presidential election.
Seven members of the House of Representatives, including Thomas Massey, said in a letter, “Under state law, only the state has the authority to appoint an electoral group.” “The parliament counts the number of electors submitted by the state, and what kind of electors the state must submit. It is not to decide.”
2020 U.S. presidential electoral group secured (PG)“Doing this can frustrate our political goals, but we have pledged to abide by the Constitution rather than political goals,” he said. “We have to count the number of electors submitted by the state.”
Earlier, 11 Republican senators, including Ted Cruz, issued a statement the day before and announced that they would oppose the results of the electoral vote, which Biden-elect won.
Republican Congressman Mo Brooks also expressed its stance to challenge the election results, and Republican Senator Josh Howley confirmed his intention to join.
Politico, a media outlet for political affairs in the United States, said that up to now, 140 Republican congressmen have said they would oppose the results of the biden-elect victory certification vote, and at least 12 Republican senators also participated.
The US Congress will hold a joint Senate-House Meeting on the 6th and certify the results of the president-elect Biden’s victory.
Biden-elect won the 11·3 presidential election, and also won the elections by state with 306 vs. 232, consistent with the election results.
The final procedure, the two-house joint meeting, will certify the result and announce the elect.
Some Republicans insist on the elimination of votes for electoral votes in certain states and try to overturn the election results, but the House of Representatives argues that the Democratic Party is a majority party and the Republican-led Senate is also negative to the objection, making it unlikely to pass.
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