'Lack standing': Rep. Gohmert's Lawsuit Against Pence To Overturn Election Results Thrown Out
As reported by Savannah Behrmann at USA Today this morning,
WASHINGTON – A judge dismissed a lawsuit from Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, that was aimed at Vice President Mike Pence, seeking to put the authority to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's election win in the vice president's hands.
U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Kernodle, who is a Trump appointee, said Gohmert and a group of other Republicans on the lawsuit "lack standing."
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This well thought out lawsuit was to force Vice President Pence to accept any objection to the mostly ceremonial counting of the Electoral College vote on Wednesday January 6, 2021.
There will be objections by House and Senate members however, the question is will Pence accept the objections and send each branch of the U.S. Legislature back to their chambers to debate the objections.
The last time this happened during the certification process was 1887 post the Hayes/Tilden election.
United States presidential election of 1876. Similarly, this has happened twice before this event, Jefferson/ Burr 1801, and Adams/ Jefferson 1824.
In my opinion, the best outcome would be for Pence to table the objections and have a public weeklong examinations of each objection. Once the public hearings happen then either accept the objections and send each branch of the Legislature back to their side of the House to debate the objections and come to a agreement or to not accept the objections and make Biden the 46th President of the United States.
If Pence does not take this tack is to leave President Trump to execute on
Executive Order 13848.