EVEN MIKE PENCE SEEMS DUBIOUS ABOUT TRUMPWORLD'S LATEST ATTEMPT TO OVERTURN THE ELECTION

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

As it stands, it is the vice president’s job to preside over the election certification process. But in their desperate (and futile) effort to help Donald Trump remain in power against voters’ will, some of the president’s allies are seeking to expand Mike Pence’s authority when lawmakers meet next week to formalize Joe Biden’s victory, asking a judge to give Trump’s veep the power to throw out electors as he sees fit. In theory, this would allow Pence to toss the results in swing states that went for the Democrat and help keep Trump’s hopes of overturning the results alive.

But one problem with the plan, among a great many, is that Pence himself doesn’t seem so keen on the idea of going full authoritarian with Trump and his most extremist allies like Rep. Louie Gohmert—he of the newly missing tooth—who on Monday filed a lawsuit against the vice president that argued he should be able to decide which electors lawmakers vote on January 6. It’s beyond a long shot and, according to a motion filed to expedite the case, Gohmert and Arizona Republicans only filed it after Pence’s team declined to go along with the plan in a private meeting. “Plaintiffs’ counsel made a meaningful attempt to resolve the underlying legal issues by agreement, including advising the Vice President’s counsel that Plaintiffs intended to seek immediate injunctive relief in the event the parties did not agree,” the motion filed Tuesday read. “Those discussions were not successful in reaching an agreement and this lawsuit was filed.”

To be sure, the suit filed by Gohmert and Arizona Republicans is as dubious as any of the failed legal challenges that have been filed on Trump’s behalf since his November loss; as the former United States Attorney Harry Litman put it Tuesday, giving the vice president the authority to somehow change the count next week would be “like saying the Oscar presenters get to decide who wins Best Picture.”

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/12/even-mike-pence-seems-dubious-about-trumpworlds-latest-attempt-to-overturn-the-election?

[grumpyduck]

1. Don't these asshole have a clue how they look to the rest of the world?

Oh, sorry... no, of course they don't.

[KentuckyWoman]

2. Mike Pence wants 2024

And is stupid enough to think he will have a chance if he starts to back away from the cult.

[BarackTheVote]

3. "According to the motion..."

according to a motion filed to expedite the case, Gohmert and Arizona Republicans only filed it after Pence’s team declined to go along with the plan in a private meeting. “Plaintiffs’ counsel made a meaningful attempt to resolve the underlying legal issues by agreement, including advising the Vice President’s counsel that Plaintiffs intended to seek immediate injunctive relief in the event the parties did not agree,” the motion filed Tuesday read. “Those discussions were not successful in reaching an agreement and this lawsuit was filed.”

How is this not admitting to conspiracy to commit sedition via an unconstitutional coup??

[Arne]

4. It will all be ok because Pence will award a Noble prize to the Ex president. n/t

[Bev54]

5. If Pence had any balls at all

he would go into the senate and appoint a new leader of the senate, he is the president of the senate after all. Someone who would bring the bill to the floor as is, that was passed by the house for the additional $1400 relief. Of course he does not have those balls, they are in Mother's pocket.