- GOP Representative Chip Roy of Texas today objected to the expulsion of 67 elected House members from the battlefield states, in response to his colleagues who intend to object to the declaration of the outcome of the presidential election.
- Roy said it would confuse a basic human reason if the presidential results were objected to while the congressional results escaped the same process without public inquiry. ‘
- At least 140 House Republics plan to vote Wednesday to confirm the result of the presidential election, though the attempt could not affect the outcome of the vote in any U.S. state.
- Roy is among a group of seven House Republicans who said they did not support the attempt to vote against the certification of the Electoral College.
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Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas today objected to the removal of 67 elected House members from the battlefield states, in response to his colleagues intending to object to the declaration of the outcome of the presidential election.
Roy, who did not object to the presidential results, said in a statement that “it would confuse basic human reason if the presidential results were objected to while the congressional results escaped the same process without public scrutiny.”
He objected to the seat representatives of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, referring to his colleagues who said they would object to the presidential voters from those states on the grounds that their election is subject to a “nationwide, systemic fraud and abuse.”
President Donald Trump and his allies have been spreading fraud allegations since the election, but no one has been in court and the Justice Department has said there is no evidence of fraud affecting the outcome.
Roy argued that if the allegations raised significant doubts about the presidential election, they should also question the congressional contests, as they all took place under the same electoral systems.
His objections did not block the seats of the House members, as the 117th Congress was sworn in on Sunday.
—Rep. Chip Roy (@RepChipRoy) January 3, 2021
Elected President Joe Biden won the election by receiving 306 election votes compared to Trump’s 232. The results were certified in each state, and presidential voters cast their ballots last month.
The voters’ votes must be certified on Wednesday during a convention that is usually procedural, confirming the winner that voters and the Electoral College have already chosen.
But at least 140 House Republicans are reportedly planning to vote against declaring the outcome of Wednesday’s presidential election due to unfounded fraud claims.
Their objections may delay the certification of the election, but will not change the voting results of any U.S. state.
Roy is among a group of seven House Republicans who said they did not support the attempt to vote against the certification of the Electoral College.
In a statement Sunday, the group, led by Representative Ken Buck of Colorado, said they believed there were “deep questions” about the integrity of the election, but that “only the states have the power to elect voters. set’.
“Congress has only a narrow role to play in the presidential election process,” the statement said. “Its task is to count the voters submitted by the states, not to determine which voters should have sent the states.”
In his statement on the objection to the sitting of members of the House, Roy said if Congress is going to address the concerns about the presidential election ‘adequately’, it needs to be consistent.
“Anything less will strip current efforts of their legitimacy and make it look like a political stunt, rather than trying in good faith to restore confidence in our election process,” he said.