VP Pence has been sued by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.) to invalidate Biden win

[Gothmog]

Louie is an idiot

Link to tweet

Here is a link to the complaint
https://electioncases.osu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Gohmert-v-Pence.pdf

[COLGATE4]

1. If Louie had half a brain

it'd still be lonely.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Yeah, that's gonna work.

What blows my mind is that Gohmert, who might be the dumbest member of Congress, has a law degree, was once a JAG and later a judge.

Gohmert attended the JAG School at the University of Virginia and entered U.S. Army JAG Corps. He served in the JAG Corps at Fort Benning, Georgia, from 1978-82.The majority of his legal service in the U.S. Army was as a defense attorney.... Gohmert was elected as a state district judge for Texas's 7th Judicial District, serving Smith County (Tyler, Texas) from 1992 to 2002. He was elected to three terms.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Gohmert

[Turbineguy]

6. "You have Lt Gohmert as your defender."

"I'm fucked."

[Irish_Dem]

8. This blows my mind too. So he isn't a stupid idiot but just plays one on TV? nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

13. He could actually be stupid in a particular sense.

Look at Ben Carson, once a very respected surgeon (and medical school is even more daunting than law school), but as a cabinet secretary he gives the impression of being as dumb as a stump because he doesn't know anything outside of medicine and has chosen to remain ignorant of anything outside of medicine. I think it's possible to get an advanced education in a particular field and still remain stupid - by which I mean willfully ignorant, not developmentally disabled. Both Gohmert and Carson have intentionally allowed blind allegiance to their ideology to overshadow whatever basic intelligence they had that made it possible for them to get advanced degrees and work in a professional capacity.

[Irish_Dem]

14. Right, a situational ignorance because it benefits them in some way.

Ben Carson is another good example, yes.

[obamanut2012]

19. And, the JAG school at UVA -- the creme de la creme

[Drunken Irishman]

3. I hate when they claim these lawsuits are far-fetched or longshot attempts because that suggests...

...they actually have a prayer of succeeding.

They do not. These are no more far-fetched than me suing heaven for custody of my mom and expecting to get her back.

[Turin_C3PO]

10. Hope you're hanging in there, DI.

You’ve been in my thoughts these past few days.

[sweetloukillbot]

4. Kelli Ward is really going for her Trump bonafides to challenge Mark Kelly in 22...

It'll be fun watching her and Gosar trying to out crazy each other...

[Jirel]

5. It's tough to unpack that level of stupid.

But you know you can always count on Louis for that.

[MineralMan]

7. Even Trump-appointed judges have read the Constitution.

Sorry Gohmer...

[marie999]

9. Will a judge even hear this suit?

[Takket]

12. No.

[Takket]

11. absurd. electros have already voted. you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

23. "Electro" sounds like some kind of superhero...

[Takket]

24. wow... he's real LOL

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electro_(Marvel_Comics)

[Nevilledog]

15. Wow...never realized you could just add words to a cited case...

Link to tweet

Tweet text:
Bryan Mac
@Bry_Mac
Lol, they added a word to a quote from a Supreme Court decision. The decision didn’t say what they wanted it to say, so they just up and added it in the middle of the sentence.
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Joshua A. Geltzer
@jgeltzer
“Gohmert v. Pence”

That’s the actual caption of the new suit filed by a Member of Congress against the VP seeking to get him to override the will of the voters at the January 6 joint session of Congress.

The suit will go nowhere. Here’s the complaint: https://electioncases.osu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Gohmert-v-Pence.pdf…
10:13 AM · Dec 28, 2020

[UTUSN]

16. The stupid, it burns, but sometimes is hilarious!1

[marmar]

17. Gohmert is an extra-special kind of stupid.

[struggle4progress]

18. This lawsuit claims: "... On December 14, 2020, members of the Arizona Legislature passed

a Joint Resolution ..."

The folk behind this lawsuit should be sanctioned for this shameless mendacity, because

... The Arizona State Legislature officially adjourned sine die .. on May 26, 2020 ...
https://addpc.az.gov/list-2020-bills-arizona-state-legislature

[Gothmog]

27. There will be sanctions sought for this and other lawsuits

The attorneys in this case are either solos or with some PAC

[Gothmog]

20. Marc Elias is amused

Link to tweet

[Blue Owl]

21. Gohmert's Pile of Frivolous Fancies

[StarfishSaver]

22. The suit claims the VP has the sole right to determine which states electoral votes to count

Uh, huh, Louis. Riiiight.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

25. I can't wrap my head around the fact that Gohmert was a JAG and a judge in TX.

Generally speaking you have to be able to dress yourself and walk upright to do those jobs, and I'm not sure Gohmert is even that smart. Or that he's read the Constitution and relevant statutes lately, if ever. The only function of the Vice President is to open the EC ballot certificates. He doesn't even count them himself; he just reads the results (3 USC § 15). This is consistent with the 12th Amendment, which says: "The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted." He's like the emcee at the Academy Awards. He opens the envelopes and reads the results. He doesn't get to decide who gets the Oscar.

[Gothmog]

30. State court judges in Texas are elected

In the big counties, the party screens these judges but in the small counties, it is not difficult to win

[Gothmog]

26. I do not remember covering this in Con Law

This petition is really strange

[struggle4progress]

28. Fake electors try to deliver votes for Trump

Ronald J. Hansen
Arizona Republic
14 Dec

... a group that claimed to represent the "sovereign citizens of the Great State of Arizona" submitted signed papers casting votes for .. a second term for Trump ...

Mesa resident Lori Osiecki, 62, helped created a facsimile of the "certificate of ascertainment" ...

Arizona's ersatz electors sent their choices using documents notarized by Melanie Hunsaker ... Her husband .. is .. one of the purported electors ...

Arizona ... has a provision for making, possessing or presenting .. forged instruments with an intent to defraud .. a felony offense ...

... another notary .. filed a complaint ... against , saying she "participated in a fraudulent scheme" ...

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/12/14/arizona-groups-fake-electors-try-cast-11-electoral-votes-trump/6536056002/

[Gothmog]

29. Juanita Jean is amused

From Juanita Jean https://juanitajean.com/louie-19/

Oh Y’all, oh. oh. oh.

Louie has sued Vice President Mike Pence. In court. Where lawyers hang out. No kidding.

This is all about the Vice President’s ceremonial role on January 6th, consisting of having the Congress count states’ electoral votes and finalize Joe Biden as the winner of the election.

But the Republican lawsuit, which was filed against Pence in his official capacity as vice president, asks a federal judge in Texas to strike down the law as unconstitutional. The GOP plaintiffs go further: They ask the court to grant Pence the authority on Jan. 6 to effectively overturn Trump’s defeat in key battleground states.

Now, not even getting into the constitutionality of this, think about what happens next – if this is the new law, then one party has the power to overturn every election from now to eternity because they’ll just keep appointing themselves after the election.

But, if you want to get into the constitutionality, we can do that. I’m pretty sure that the constitution does not allow the vice president to overturn an election. Pretty damn sure.

[Gothmog]

31. Louie sought to reach an agreement with Pence prior to filing suit

Link to tweet

[AngryOldDem]

32. "Louie is an idiot."

That’s an insult to idiots.

He’s a danger, and is why I’m afraid of the possible fuckery these people will be up to on the 6th.

They think they’re patriots. They’re anything but.

[Gothmog]

33. LOL

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[Gothmog]

34. Gohmert's lawsuit was dismissed

Link to tweet

Here is a link to the opinion
https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2020/12/show_temp.pl_-2.pdf