Elsa house comes to order for this important historic meeting
Let us remind that each side House and Senate
Democrats and Republicans each have 11 members allowed to
Cousins on the floor others maybe in the gallery this is at the guidance
I'll just officiating attending physician at the sergeant-at-arms
The gentleman on the Republican side of the Iowa please observe
The social distancing and agreeing to what we have 11 members on
Each side so that we
Responsibilities to this chamber to this responsibility
Add to this House of Representatives please
I have an assigned role truck you can share with your staff
Want to have a few more but you cannot together
Floor of the house with that many people in here and I thank the Senate
And a Democrat
Madam speaker members of Congress
Pursuant to the Constitution and the laws of the United States the Senate and House of Representatives
We're meeting a joint session to verify the certificates and count the votes of the electors of the several States
President and Vice President of the United States after ascertainment has been had that the certificates
Incorrect inform tellers will count and make a list of the votes cast by the
The electors of the several States the tellers on the part of the two houses have taken
Their places at the clerk's desk without objection the tellers we'll dispense with the reading
The formal portions of the certificates after ascertaining that the certificates are regular in four-man.
Authentic tellers will announce the votes cast by the electors for each state beginning with Alabama
Which the parliamentarians advise me is the only certificate of vote from that state
And reports to be returned from the state and that is annexed to it a certificate from an authority of that
State reporting to a point or ascertain electors
Virginia
For what purpose does the gentleman from Virginia Ross Department require Mister vice president in order to follow
With the speakers instructions that only a limited number of people be on the floor may I ask how one would make an objection
Or make a parliamentary inquiry in the future if you're not on the floor but in the gallery
Under Section 18 of title 3 of the United States code debate is not for
Permitted into joint session gentlemen's Rec
I'm not attempting to debate I'm trying to find out how a parliamentary inquiry or a parliamentary point of order would be made
In following with the speaker's request that most of us not be on the floor
How do you make one of those points of order when you don't know what's going to happen later respectfully
Gentlemen's parliamentary inquiry constitutes debate which is not permitted in the joint session under Section 18 of
Title 3 United States code
Microphone
Mr. president
Believer song
Are you ready
Mr. president order in the chamber
The president has the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of Alabama seems to be Ray
Regular inform and authentic and it appears they're from that Donald J Trump of the state of
Florida received nine votes for president and Michael are pants of the state of Indiana received nine votes
Or Vice President are there any objections to counting the certificate of vote of the state of Al
Alabama at the teller has verified appears to be regular in form and authentic
Hearing none
This certificate from Alaska the parliamentarians advise me is the only certificate of vote from that stay
States that reports to be returned from the state and that has a next to it a certificate from an authority of the state for 4
Go point and ascertain electors
Mr. president the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of Alaska seems
To be regular informed and authentic and it appears they're from that Donald J Trump at the state of
Florida received three votes for president and Michael are Pence the state of Indiana received three
Codes for Vice President are there any objections to counting the certificate of vote of the state of Al
Alaska the teller has verified appears to be regular informant authentic
If not
Certificate
Hearing on this certificate from Arizona the parliamentarians advise me
The only certificate about that the state reports to be a return from the state that has annexed to it a certificate from a
Authority of that state reporting to a point or ascertain electors
Mr. president the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of
Zona seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom the
Joseph R Biden Jr of the state of Delaware received 11
Votes for president and Kamala D Harris of the State of California receive
11 votes for vice president
Are there any objections to counting the certificate of vote of the State of Arizona that the teller is verified appears to be Ray
Regular informant authentic Mr vice-president I Paul gosar from
I Rise up for myself and 60 of my colleagues to object to the counting of the
The Electoral ballot from Arizona and signed by a senator
Yes it is
Rejection percentage in writing and signed by both a representative and
And a senator complies with the Law chapter 1 of title 3 of the United States code
The clerk will report the objection
Objection to counting the electoral votes of the
The State of Arizona we a member of the House of Representatives and a
A United States Senator object to the counting of the electoral votes of the State of Arizona
On the ground that they were not under all of the known circumstances
Regularly given
Are there further objections to the certificates from the state of Arizona
Jerry Harrison on the two houses will withdraw from join
Each house will deliberate separately on the pending objection and report his decision back
To the Joint session II it will now retire to his chamber
Lambert's
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So tell me about what you expected
Baby doing today election you know
I just this year but every year the culmination of the presidential election
Is it courts with the 12th Amendment so the vice president preside over a joint session
A House and Senate an unco other results of the Electoral College which is in a course the result of
The November election so and I understand of course that you're one of those people that intends to
Jacked never ticular State I don't know what your plan is can you talk
There's a debate healthy debate between whether the Constitution says the 12th Amendment permits objection
You're not well the history shows that our objections frankly even you know the second president there was an object
Thomas Jefferson was President instead of Aaron Burr because there was an objection and then you go on all along the way
The president is that there are objections and they've been rare that there's a
Outcome change no one expects that there's going to be an outcome change here because even if a hundred Center Republicans
Voted to subject to say the Electoral Pennsylvania no Democrat
Is likely to objecting Democrats control the majority of the house right so and we know also that Republicans aren't United in this
Some for really principled reasons they believe in a plain reading of Article 2 of The Constitution
That this is really a hundred percent up to the states they send whomever they like and
Your job is to Simply open that up and accept what they do I don't think that's the case cuz no state is so
Sovereign that they can deprive their citizens of equal protection of the laws you know the principle of
One-person-one-vote and that's a big part of why I'm objecting because there's question
As to whether that's happened weather in an illegal way like Nevada where they change their laws right before the
The election of they made their laws that way or in a in a practice so if you look at Wisconsin.
They have really good voter ID laws but the practice was that they ignored those laws and then one of the state
It's that has been highlighted that in their audit Trail you should also be able to prove that you have
Protected one-person-one-vote and that you really had a six-year election and equal protection of the laws for everyone
So I'm a lot of talk has been around what does vice-president like you have any.
Well I think they're vice-president will simply open the ballots and it'll be up to Congress to objective
There are people pushing that the vice president could you know whatever he wants from the chair
And and little Louie gohmert one of my colleagues in the house even filed a lawsuit to try to make it so
Clear in the law that that was all power given to the vice president and I do not have to
Believe that the constitution gives the power to whoever presides over that joint session to decide whatever they want and then it's up to
The members of the house and sent it to objects to whatever the Vice President Dick trees it's
Says this the the Electoral College results are conveyed to the capital in their unsealed there
I believe that his vice-president job is simply to unseal what was said and then they're could
Bobby should be objections so the president certainly tweeted that he's communicated that at rallies and
And this is one word you know I love I love our president but I don't think he's right on this one
Locations of yesterday's election in Georgia the runoff what are you thinking
Well it right now if the results were
Georgia and it was certainly not historically uncommon for
Georgia two senators
The landscape and hugely consequential for control of the Senate Democrats have said that they would do all sorts
Buster rule to make it so the 60 votes to matter in the Senate not a simple majority and end
In the market is reacting the brace yourselves cuz there's going to be a lot more spending if this is the result
Spending is actually something you like to talk about a lot so what what would happen in the startup
Well so if you go back to September 2019 you know we have the best economy in a generation or more
The speaker asked the Supreme Court to address this problem just a few weeks ago
Fortunately the court chose to punt
They didn't answer one way or the other they didn't want to get in the middle of this discussion we don't have that luxury today
We have to discuss this we have to fix this in fact on our first full day of this Kang
Many of us brought legislation on to the house floor to start fixing
The problems with our elections to restore Integrity to the election process which has been lost by so many
Millions of Americans every single Republican voted to reform the process every
Every single Democrat voted against it they don't want to fix this problem
But the Constitution is our guide
And it's time we start following the Constitution it's time we get back to what our founding fathers said is the
The process for selecting electors that's the legislators and public view not behind closed
Stores that smoke-filled rooms not bullying somebody that might give you a better ruling let's get back to rule
Pablo and follow the Constitution Madam speaker and ideal back the balance of my phone
Dermatran is expired
Attractive woman
What purpose does the gentlewoman from California seek recognition
Reflections gentlemen's recognized marks
Crossroads for American democracy those who objected the counting of the Electoral College votes which reflect
The boat to the American people what to substitute their preferences for the voters Choice that's not what
The Constitution requires that it's at odds with American Democratic Republic of Congo
What's the next president instead of American voters will have no need for an electoral college in fact we have no need for
Presidential elections at all sleepy moving from a government elected by the people to a government elected by
Are those already governing that's not America in the United States we abide by the choices of the people
Delete few the framers of our Constitution considered whether to have Congress elect the president
Specifically rejected it instead they would Article 2 and the 12th Amendment article 2 create
It's the Electoral College for each state appoint selectors laws of all 50 states and DC require a lot
The vote for the winner of the state's popular election each state provides for the orderly conduct of election
Including waffle challenges recounts and the like the 12th Amendment is what brings us to today
The electors meet in their states that happened December 14th the amendment says the electricial cast their votes on
Certify them transmit them to a seal that's been done the sealed envelopes containing the
Find certified ballast from each state selectors reflecting the boats of the people wearing those mahogany boxes
The 12th Amendment directs the president and vice president is President of Senate to do only this
Open the sealed envelope and then the vote Shelby County
After which the chair will put the question shall the objection
Be sustained the clerk will report the objection made in the joint session
Objection from representative gosar from Arizona and Senator Cruz and others we a member of the House of Representatives and you know
Knighted states Senator object to the counting of the electoral votes of the State of Arizona on the grounds that they were not under
Are all the known circumstances regularly given
Majority Leader is unanimous consent of the majority leader in the Democratic leader
Be allowed to speak and then following their remarks and majority leader in the Democratic leader each control up to 1
One-hour debate debate time and be authorized to yield up to 5 minutes of that time
Finnish Center seeking recognition
The record is there a
Without objection sword
Geordie later we're debating a step
That has never been taken in American history whether Congress
Should overrule the voters and overturn a presidential
After 36 years in the Senate
This will be the most important vote I've ever cash
President Trump claims the election was stolen the insertions range from
From specific local allegations to constitutional arguments
The sweeping conspiracy theories
I supported the president's right to use the legal system.
Lawsuits received hearings and courtrooms all across our country
But I went over the court rejected these
Claims and putting All Star judges and the president himself is not
Every election we know feature song
Tommy legality and irregularity and of course that's unacceptable
I support strong State lead voting reforms last year's Bazaar
Pandemic procedures must not become the new Norm
But my colleagues nothing before us proves illegality
Anywhere near the massive scale the massive scale
It would have tipped the entire election
Norton public doubt alone justify a radical
Break when the doubt itself was inside without any other
The Constitution gives us here in Congress a limited role
We cannot simply declare ourselves and National Board of Elections on steroids
The voters the courts and the states
Have all spoke the ball spoken
We overrule them it would damage our Republic
This election actually was not unusually close
Justin recent history 1976 2000
And 2004 were all closer the Electoral College
Margin is almost identical to what it was and why
2016 election were overturned
By mere allegations from the losing side are democracy
Would enter a death spiral would never see the whole nation
Stopped at election again every 4 years
Should be a Scramble for power at any cost
Electoral college
But most of us on this side of been defending for years would cease to exist
Leaving many of our states with no real say at all in choosing a pro
The effects would go even beyond the elections themselves
Self-government my colleagues requires a shared commitment to the truth
And I shared respect for the ground rules
Of our system we cannot keep drifting apart
And the two separate tribes with a separate set of facts
And separate reality with nothing in common except
What are hostility towards each other and mistrust for the few National institutions that we all still share
Every time every time
In the last 30 years that Democrats are lost the presidential race
How to challenge just like this after 2000 after 2004
Happy 2016 after 2004 senator
Joined and force the same debate and believe it or not Democrats like Harry Reid determinant
Hillary Clinton praised praised them and applauded the stunts
Republicans condemn those baseless efforts back then that we just spent 4 years
Condemning Democrats shameful attacks on the validity of President Trump's re-election
So what that can be no double standard
The media that is outraged today spent 4 years aiding and abetting
Democrats attacks on our institutions after they lost
But we must not imitate an Escalade what re
Repudiate
Our duty is to govern for the public good United States Senate has a higher calling
Been an endless spiral of partisan vengeance
Congress will either override the voters overruling the voters the stage
And the courts for the first time ever or honor the people's decision
Lomita guarantee Democrats delegitimizing efforts after 2016
Become a permanent new routine for both sides
Or declare that our nation deserves a lot better than those
Leader hasten down the poisonous path where only the winners of election actually accept the
Or shall we can still muster the Patriotic courage that are for
Showed not only in Victory but in to see
Framers built the Senate to stop short term passions from boiling over and melting
The foundations of our Republic so I believe
Protecting our constitutional order requires respecting the limits
Of our own power it would be unfair and wrong to distance
Disenfranchised American voters and overrule the courts and the states
All this extraordinarily fan bases
And I will not pretend such a vote would be a harmless protest gesture
While relying on others to do the right thing
How about to respect the people decision and defend our system of government
As we know it it later
Mr. president vice-president as prescribed
By the Constitution and the laws of the nation the purpose of this joint session is foretellers
Drinking on a bipartisan basis by the two houses to read to the Congress the results of
An election that is already happened we are here to receive an announcement to vote
That is already been certified by every state in the Union and confirmed by the
The courts many times many times over we're here to watch the current by
Vice president open envelopes and received the news of the verdict that is already been rendered
It is a solemn and Augusta Kasian No Doubt
But it is a formality the Congress does not determine the outcome of Elections the p
People do the Congress is not endowed with the power to administer elections RC
States are given that power by the end of the proceedings today it will Beacon
Confirmed once again something that is well known and well settled the America
Working people elected Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to be the next president
And vice president of the United States and yet
A number of our colleagues have organized an effort to undermine an object to that free and fair election
They are in the minority they will lose they know that
They have no evidence of widespread voter fraud upon which to base their objections
That's because there is none there is none not brought before any of the Court
Successfully they know that President Trump and his allies as
Suffered defeat defeat in in court after court across the
Country losing no fewer than 62 legal challenges and I might add many
Any republican-appointed judges some appointed by President Trump rendered those decisions
They know you all know that Joe Biden and
Kamala Harris are going to be sworn in as President and Vice President of the United
States on January 20th but they are going to eject to the counting of the boat
Call anyway and in the process they will embarrass themselves
They will embarrass their party
And worst of all they will embarrass their country
This Insurrection was fortunately discouraged by the leadership of
The majority party but it was not quelled it is a very sad comment on our time
Times that merely accepting the results of an election is considered an active political
Cartridge Saturn more dangerous still is the fact that nilam into the Republican Party
Believe their political viability hinges on the endorsement of an attempted coup
That anyone
Much less an elected official would be willing to tarnish our democracy in order
Burnish their personal political fortunes over the course of the after
2 noon and however far into the evening this band of Republican objectors wants to take us
Senators of Goodwill from both sides of the aisle will explain
Why these challenges must be dismissed the senators from States whose electoral
Boats are being challenged will explain how the allegations of fraud are baseless
Any substantial bipartisan majority must vote to put down these objections
And defend the sanctity of our elections and indeed and indeed are great
And Grand democracy because that's what we're talkin about
Today the health of our democracy is wonderful beautiful grin
And democracy for the peaceful passing of the torch is extolled by schoolchildren II
Braids but not buy some here
As we speak half of our voters are being conditioned by the outgoing president
To believe that when his party loses an election the results must not be
Legitimate as we speak the eyes of the world are on this chamber
Questioning whether America is still the shining example of democracy to shining sea
City on the hill
What message we send today what message will we send today to our people
To the world that has so looked up to us for centuries
What message will we send to fledgling democracies we study our constitution mirror our laws
Traditions in the hopes that they too can build a country ruled by the consent of the
Governed what message will we send to those countries with Democratic Values Arundel
The result and look to us to see if those values are still worth 5
Fighting for what message will we send to every dark corner of the world
We're human rights arbitrade elections are stolen human dignity denied
What will we show those people will we show
Those people that there is a better way to ensure Liberty and opportunity of you
Humankind sadly small band of Republican of J
Actors made dark in the view of our democracy today but a larger group
Senators and house members from both sides of the aisle can send a message to
The Democracy that democracy beats deep in the hearts of our citizens in our elected representatives
Candidates that we are a country of laws and if not men that our Traditions are not so easily
Discarded
Even by our president that facts matter
The truth matters that while democracy allows free speech and free expression
Even if that expression is anti-democratic there will always always be praise God
A far broader and stronger Coalition ready to push back and defend everything
We hold dear we can send that message today by voting and larger
An overwhelming numbers to defeat these objections my colleagues
East Warren Oaks just three days ago that we would defend and support the concert
Katusha of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic
That we would bear true faith and allegiance to the same
We swore that we took this obligation freely without any mental reservation
Or purpose of evasion and that we could well and Faithfully discharge the duties of the office
We were about to enter so help us God the precise word
Otto will shortly written after the Civil War when the idea of Truth
Faith and allegiance to this country and its Constitution to find enormous meaning
Let those words let those words ringing in the ears of every
Senator today let us do our duty it's a sport to support
And defend the Constitution of the United States Soho
Help us God
Majority Leader are you adopted five minutes of the senator from Texas under Cruise
This President we gather together
At a moment of great addition at a moment of great passion
We have seen and no doubt will continue to see a great deal of moralizing from both sides
Sides of the aisle but I would urge to both sides perhaps
A bit less certitude and a bit more recognition that weird
Gathered at a time when democracy is in crisis recent
Polling shows that 39% of Americans believe the election that just occurred
Quote was richt you may not agree with that assessment
But it is nonetheless a reality for nearly half the country I would note
It is not just Republicans who believe that 31% of Independence
Agree with that statement 17% of Democrats
Believe the election was ripped even if you do not share that conviction
It is the responsibility I believe this office to acknowledge that is a profound threat to this country
And to the legitimacy of any administration's that will come in the future
Want to take a moment to speak my Democratic colleagues I understand your guy is
Winning right now if Democrats vote as a Bloc Joe Biden will almost
Certainly be certified as the next president of the United States
I want to speak to the Republicans or considering voting against these objections I understand
You're concerned but I urge you to pause and think what does it say to the nearly half
The country that believes this election was rigged if we vote not even to consider
Sitter the claims of illegality and fraud in this election
And I believe there's a better way the leaders just spoke about setting aside the election let me be clear I am now
Not arguing for setting aside the result of this election all of us are faced with two choices both of Witcher
You're lousy one choices vote against the objection and tens of millions of Americans will see a vote
Against the objection as a statement that voter fraud doesn't matter isn't real and shouldn't be taken seriously
And a great many of us don't believe that on the other hand most if not all
All of us believe we should not set aside the results of election just because our candidate may not have prevail
And so I endeavored to look for door number three a third option in for that I look to history to the precedent of
The 1876 election the hayes-tilden election where this Congress appointed Ali
Electoral commission to examine claims of voter fraud five house members five Senators 5c
Supreme Court Justices examine the evidence and rendered a judgment and what I would earn
This body is that we do the same that we appointed electoral commission to conduct a test
10-day emergency audit consider the evidence and resolve the claims
For those on the Democratic Iowa who says say there is no evidence they've been rejected then you should rest in Comfort
If that's the case at electoral commission would reject those claims but for
Those who respect the voters simply telling the voters go jump in a lake the fact that you
You have deep concerns is of no moment to us that jeopardizes I believe
The legitimacy of this and subsequent elections the Constitution give
Gives to Congress the responsibility this day to count the votes The Fray
Framers knew what they were doing when they gave responsibilities to the Congress we have a responsibility
And I would urge that we follow the precedent of 1877 the Electoral count
Contact explicitly allows objection such as this one for boats that were not regularly given
And let me be clear this objection is for the State of Arizona but it is broader than that it is an objection for all six
The contested states that have a credible objective impartial body hear the oven
And make a conclusive determination that would benefit
Both sides that wouldn't prove legitimacy of this election and salami
My colleagues all of us take our responsibilities seriously
I would urge my colleagues don't take perhaps the easy path but instead Act 2
Together us tarnish the viewers and act in a bipartisan sense to say we will have a credit
Evelyn Fair tribunal consider the claims consider the fact consider the evidence and they
Take a conclusive determination whether and to what extent this election complied with the Constitution and
What's federal law
Senator for Minnesota present I first would like say appreciate other words of our leader
Senator Schumer as well as Senator McConnell's call for a higher calling January 6th is not
Typically a day of historical significance for a country for centuries this day is simply the day that we
We receive each state-certified electoral votes and it is come and Gone without much fat
Fanfare in fact this is only the third time in a hundred twenty years that the Senate has gathered to debate and if
Jackson and his Senator Cruz well knows both times he's objections were resounding Lee defeated the last
Time to vote was 74 to 1 why because Senators have long believed that they should not
Mess around with the will of the people they have understood the words of our great former calling
John McCain from the state of Arizona who once said that nothing in life is more liberating than two
To fight for a cause larger than yourself in this case my colleagues are caught despite
Our political differences is to preserve our American democracy to preserve our Republic because
Someone once said long ago it's a republic if you can keep it no
I appreciate all my Democratic and Republican colleagues who have joined our ranks of coup
Fighters who have stood up for our Democracy stand tall for our Republic and who believe
Leave in an ideal greater than ourselves larger than our political parties that idea is America
And Senator Cruz he knows of this on January 20th Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Will be sworn in as president vice president United States he knows that president-elect buying one more boats and end
President history and more than seven million more votes than President Trump despite the unfounded
Faricy Theory Senator Cruz how he knows that high-ranking officials in President Trump's own
On Homeland Security Department of concluded that the 2020 election was quote the most
Cure in American history and if he wants to improve the number than his own party that
You just mention of people believing in our election maybe he should start Consulting with them or maybe he should start cancel
Coping with former Attorney General Barr who said that he has found no evidence of widespread fraud
In the 2020 election we don't have to go back to 1877 my calling
Senator Cruz knows that 80 judges including conservative judges including judges confirmed
In this chamber nominated by President Trump has thrown out these lawsuit calling them baseless
Inadequate and Country both to the play meeting of the Constitutional tax and Common Sense and he
He knows that all 10 living defense secretaries including both of Trump's defense secretary Dick Cheney.
Donald Rumsfeld William Cohen skinos that all these leaders have come together to say that these scurrilous attacks on our
Democracy must stop and we must allow for a peaceful transition of power Senators Inn
I will fill you in on the specific facts as to why this election was sound and true in Arizona
But a summary President Trump received 1661686 V
In the State president elect Biden 1-1000000 670 2140
3 vote meaning that he won the states by 10457 vote on November
30th after Arizona's Republican Governor the Secretary of State the attorney general and the conserve
Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court certified the results of the election for governor
Actually said we do elections well here in Arizona the system is strong
Each post-election lawsuits brought in Arizona to challenge the results were dismissed by judges nine members
The house from Arizona were elected in the same election including for republicans and colleagues
I did not see Senator Cruz over at their swearing-in in the House of Representative last Sunday asking
For an audit he did not stop there swearing-in because there was no fraud
And he did not ask for an audit because we had a fair election I will end with it
My friend Roy blunt my fellows rules committee leader many years ago found a statue
Bust of a man at the top of a bookcase he did research he went to the historian and all he could find
Find out was that no one knew who this guy was except that he was a cleric hence the statue is
Is called the unknown cleric now at the time our leaders thought this man important now
But they would warrant a statue for him but today no one knows who he is
Senator wants message to school kids and Senators alike that visit his office when he shows them the statue
What we do here is more important than who we are Senators what man
Matters is not our Future's not our own short-term Destiny's what matters is
Democracy is Destiny because I think many of us know that people will not know who we are
Figures from now or 200 years from now but what they will know is this they will know what
What we did today how we voted today and that is more important than Who We Are
It's a republic if we can keep it thank you mr. president are you before
Charlie later
Senator from Pennsylvania presidents and I intend later to address the specifics of
Pennsylvania if and when an objection is raised with regard to Pennsylvania for now I want to address my
My remarks to what I think is the fundamental question being posed by the objectors and that is this
Congress have the Constitutional authority to decide which states electoral
College votes to be counted and which should not based on how well we think they ran there
Elections this is what the objectors are really asking us to do to Federal eyes elections
By rejecting Electoral College votes from States whose processes they say they disapprove of
And thereby having Congress select the president of the United States instead of the
I can people answer mr. president is no there is no such Authority Under the Constitution
Constitution assigns to the states the responsibility to conduct of Elections it's clear
Article 2 Section 1 at least courts with responsibility to adjudicate disputes and its signs to come
Congress the ministerial function of counting ballots except for extreme circumstances such as when
State sends competing slates of electors to Congress which brings me to the 18
In 77 president some objectives claim to merely want a commission to conduct an audit and then let States decide
Whether to send different electors will first the situations or not at all analogous + 18
In 77 Congress had before it two slates of electors from several States here there are no
No Trump electors from swing States there's just finding electors II legislators
From the swing States they've already spoken they made their decision they chosen not to send us alternative Alexa
Third a commission really completely impractical and we all know it with 14 days to
Go before I constitutionally-mandated inauguration but look at it this way if the objectors are right in
And it really is congress's job to the sit in judgment on the worthiness of the states electoral processes
What's the criteria for acceptable election process these investigations have been conducted of these props
What body has Dean to certain States processes are unacceptable what opportunities really States given to Chow
Challenge the findings why are the objectives objecting only to swing states that President Trump lost what about the ones
North Carolina what about California they have found a harvesting Untold
This is all supposed to be congress's job you think we have answers to these questions and procedures in place because we would have done
Is every four years right but we don't cuz it's not our job
Adopt this new president that we sit in Judgment of States prophecies then we're federalizing the election law
We would necessarily have to establish the permissible criteria and rules for the states elections
Allen Harvest an example it's illegal in some states it's encouraged and others does it become mandatory or forbidden depending on who
Who's in control of Congress as the leader point out it would be the end of the Electoral College
The Electoral College is the mechanism by which the people select the president but if Congress gets to decide which
States get the boat in the Electoral College then clearly Congress is selecting the president not the people
Whichever party controls both houses of Congress would control the presidency the public would never tolerate Congress
Picking the president said of themselves so they demolished the Electoral College as many of our colleagues would like to do
And the end of the Electoral College of course means the nation will be governed by a handful of big blue States and region
They can drum up very large numbers mr. president Constitution does not assigned to Congress the
Possibility to judge the worthiness of state election process nor its adherence
Who is rules that's the responsibility of the states in the courts let me conclude with this
Voted President Trump I publicly endorsed President Trump I can't paying for President Trump I didn't
Not want Joe Biden to win this election but there's something more important to me than having my
My preferred candidate sworn in as the next president and that's to have the American people's shows
Chosen candidate sworn in as the next president a fundamental defining feature of a democratic
Republic is the right of the
And not the state legislature changed the rules of the election
Arizona clearly violated the plain language of Article 2 Section 1 of the Constitution
Edit selection of presidential electors
The framers of our constitution recognize that elections were susceptible to corruption we all know that
So how did they fix it how do they provide for that they created the Electoral College as a safeguard
And expressly empowered state legislators to ensure the Integrity of our unique election system
Only the state legislators because there are full body of Representatives and not Rogue officials
We're given the authority to direct a matter of appointing presidential electors because it was so important
The Supreme Court has acknowledged its over and over
They previously Affirmed
An article from more than 100
Years
Vote by mail system
Includes
Strict safe
All ballots include tracking
And
Envelopes
Election staff
R train
Propensity
An Arizona imposes severe Criminal
The Arizona elections produce
Bipartisan results
In which members of both parties One race
And these results have been confirmed by state legislature friends they were changed by judges
And those actions taken by the Judiciary we're not limited to Mere interpretations of existing law know they they were substantiv
Wholesale changes to those statutes that's a usurpation of the authority
That the legislature had that usurpation was repeated across the country this year
It it's some it's the primary reason it's one of the reasons why the election of 2020 became riddled with an unprecedented number
Serious allegations of Fraud and irregularities all over the country
National polls has been said
Indicate that a huge percentage of Americans now have serious doubts about not just the outcome of this presidential contest but
Also the future reliability of our election system itself
Just we're convinced
Since we are convinced
If the election laws in Arizona and some other key states were changed in this unconstitutional manner
We have responsibilities today the slates of electors produced under those modified laws or this unconstitutional
They are not regularly given or lawfully certified as required by the federal the Electoral count Act
And there invalid on their face that's just the conclusion that you have to reach
Given these inescapable facts we believe we have no choice today but devote to sustain objections to those slates of electors
Mr. Raskin another Saturday of sight of the 12th Amendment and they they cite Article 2 Section 1 Clause 3 remember that cost
3 and it was sort of that Congress has only one there a roll today we're just supposed to count the electoral votes it events
Submit it but those Advocates have overlooked a critical first principle to get their assertion is is only true
So long as Congress first
Is convinced
The electoral votes that are produced by a process that violated the Constitution is there
We gotta get through close to
Of Article 2 Section 1 before we get the clothes 3 is the point look in our unique system congress's position is the last boy
Will working in a presidential election to ensure the Constitution has been followed and didn't just two decades just two decades ago
The Supreme Court spoke to this they plainly acknowledge this important deliberative role of Congress
You're the famous Bush before court litigation that everybody remembers from 2000 and upper curiam opinion meaning all nine Justice
This is it was unanimous
They noted strict adherence to the provisions of the Electoral count act make quick quote create a safe harbor for a state
Insofar as Congressional consideration of its electoral votes is concern however they said
Unanimously the court said
Since title365 contains a principle of federal law that would assure finality of the states of termination if they
They followed all the prescriptions there
If a legislature
The Goodwill legislator is tried to use his attempted we change my estate court
That is a problem that they said
Congress might deem to be a change in the law that's precisely why we're here right now go read Bush V Gore
You'll see this chief justice William rehnquist in Scalia and Thomas joined in a in a concurring
Pinon eight days later and they reiterated this point but significant departure from the legislature scheme for appointing presidential electors
Present a federal question it's a big problem for us and it's when we cannot get around that's why we're here
My colleagues today to look at the facts to follow the law and follow our Congressional oath we're supposed to support and defend the Constitution
That's what we do here today I heard everyone to do the right thing and are y'all back
But what purpose does the gentleman from Arizona the dean of Arizona
Delegation seek recognition opposition to the
The objection for 5 minutes
Thank you mother speaker this exercise in futility that Congress is undertaking is that the BS
Republican members of Congress
The effort to overturn the presidential election
And Grant Donald Trump four more years is
It's is the motivation behind it
And to continue a baseless
Conspiracy fueled
Threat to our democracy makes no sense because there is no vile
Constitutional or legal pad
To overturn the election that would make Vice President Biden considered her hair is pretty
President vice president of the United States after January 20th
One certain outcome of this whole process is the weakening of our democracy and the threat
University democracy
Beginning with Arizona Congress is being asked to chase down a rabbit hole
Baseless discredited and judicially discarded friends conspiracy theories
But for the record let's talk a little bit about Arizona
Arizona and state and local officials did a unbelievable job
To ensure that the 220 elections ran smoothly
Mr. Hickman the Republican chairman of the Maricopa
County party the largest county in the state of Arizona said no matter how you voted this election was
Was administered with integrity
Transparency and in accordance with state laws Arizona showed up to the polls in the record.
More than 3.4 million people voted increases in every County and a 65%
Of all eligible voters in Arizona voted in the 2020 election Arizona's Caster balance
Up and down for republicans and Democrats and 11 electoral votes
Where where gratitude Joe Biden and Kamala Harris based on their victory in eras
Arizona
That's the story
Motor Arizona golden hundreds of races this year
And in addition to the presidency these races include nine members of the state's Congressional Delegation that are we
With you
Four of them my Republican colleagues
These members have already been seated in the hundred 17th Congress they do not question the accuracy of Arizona
220 elections to selected Congressional Delegation yet
Mike for Republican colleagues question the presidential election
Our colleagues may say they are only questions are only asking questions and seeking to reassure
Your boaters but let us be clear these questions have been answered by the voters and by the courts
Rather than accepting the answers in the results of the election they are Fanning the flames and unfounded suspicions
And once again creating a threat a very real and dangerous threat for the Box
Again our friends do not question the outcomes of their own elections that is because they have no reason
Just as they have no legitimate reason to question the results of the presidential
Election in Arizona I asked my colleagues to reject this objection
To respect the will of the voters in the state of Arizona throughout this country and to fundamentally
Add some preservation to our democracy from any future damage that this
Shepherds that we are undertaking in
Are was 1/10 of that at .03%
By the way
A 3% error rate at minimum is $90.000
After finding the 3% error rate
The court stop you off and refuse to go further
In Arizona as my attachments makes clear mail-in ballots will altered on the first day of counting as shown
Phone and data grassweave provide as computed by data analyst / 400.000
The mail-in ballots were altered switch from President Trump to Vice President Biden or completely erased
Stream President Trump's totals
The proof is in the Counting Crows The Cure's that cannot occur except with also rare and unlikely that winning the mega
Millions lottery is more probable
Mr. speaker can I have order in the chamber
The house will be in order
Those will be in order okay
The house will be in order
Also be in order
Marysville take their seats the house will be in order
Okay
We can resume
Without objection to cheer declares the house in recess pursuant to Clause 12v of rule one
I'm here as a
The representative of North Carolina Piggly the 13th District but also for those millions of Americans who feel that something
Really went wrong
On November 3rd with the presidential election maybe they've seen
But we feel that North Carolina yeah we were we feel that we had a fairly fairly
Election there but now we're concerned that the other 6 days that I'm going to be objecting to
Really skew the Electoral count
And
Even Ruth Bader Ginsburg said this is the ultimate day of consequence and she said that 20 years ago last month
So I'm going to be objecting to the Six States today
What I expect will happen is that he acts in a minute
He does not object to that
Vice president and the president seem to be on different pages here as suspect that
Mike Pence being someone who has been in the US house before as a representative from Indiana he
We will follow tradition and precedent
And that you will not object and I believe that he believes that he does not have the power to do so
So well given the types of things you're telling me hear what do you feel the
Cancel your objection is going to be what what can you accomplish through it
I think you know we are Representatives this is a republic and we need to speak for the people that actually sent me
Meet us here
I think we need to address this this is not to me about overturning an election
This is about let's move this into debate so that we can air this out
Let you know onetaq by several of the Senators has been
What type of 10-day window to fully examine the claims that we're going to address today I think
Very fair I am going to eject to the Six States and if somehow and I even
Nancy Pelosi saying look this historically has been a bipartisan issue
4 years ago Democrats and I'm going to be quoting today when I speak on the floor
From some democrats for years ago we have other cases 1968 all the way back to eighteen
7 wins this has been done before but I really think that we're representatives and we need to call out
Like we what we see and we see real problems in the Six States
So you probably aware of how things are going and the Georgia runoff I know
Things aren't
Finished there's this still questions up in the air but certainly there's a there's a Direction that's been taken
Now what is there any consequence of what is happening in Georgia with respect to what you think will happen today and
And the joint session I think there's definitely an emotional consequence of Maine that's a real tough night in Georgia look like
We're still waiting on some results and we're hoping and praying that this is about the Republic this is about
You know America versus socialism and we want to make sure that it was a fair election in Georgia
Kelly Loeffler is understand it will be traveling here to be objecting as a senator in a
Of course it takes somebody from the house for eat for each day to take someone from the house and someone from the Senate sober
Perhaps she'll be objecting to Georgia
Yeah I think that last count we had 13 Senators that are intending and I think 77 that's our tally
Anyway you may know more total of that but yeah it's going to be a big number and we're seeing more by the hour
Working out special on the house side and I'm in terms of the impact on your District you're saying that you blow
Believe it was a fair situation in North Carolina in terms of your District what do you think the impact is
I have a very odd it's a fairly conservative District it represents 10 counties in the middle of North Carolina it's largely
Transportation Logistics agriculture it's a fantastic District but they're looking at
You know of course it takes the 13 take the 15 electoral votes from North Carolina you add that
To the others and of course to take 270 to win their believing that some illegitimate electoral votes
Went for the other six states and so it simply overpowered the votes from places like Texas places like North Carolina
And that again that was that the Texas case from several weeks ago and one of our concerns particularly is it
It was an unconstitutional action on the part of individuals in these particular Six States
The ACT outside of the Constitution it says the US Constitution says that the state
State legislators are supposed to determine the type of Elections that they're in the dates in the manner
Add elections but
We have secretaries of State all the way down a county clerks Governor's making decisions that were that should have been.
The part only of the state legislator so
They see the Constitution violated and I see the Constitution violated and that's why I'm one of the reasons I'm objecting today
So you may have alluded to this already but you know best case scenario for you how does this play
Well you like I have to look Beyond myself I have to look to all Republicans and of course the whole house and of course
Country I think Americans need to know that they are being heard we don't always win some people could say
Again as I spoke about earlier this is not about overturning an election this is not just about President Trump
Is about preservation of the Republic and making sure that millions of Americans know that we have fair in interview
Elections in there that their vote counts we want to count every legal vote and if Joe Biden legit
Intimately one while it's disappointing as that is to me
I think you should be seated but at the same time if every legal vote is counted I believe
Leave that results might be different
We're here with Congressman Greg steube of the 17th congressional district of Florida
Greg suvius practice great to speak with you again
Thanks for having me
Well so huge day today at January 6th we have
Competing slates of electors that have been presented to Congress what do you think so
Going to happen today unfortunately I don't think we have the votes in the house to overcome what I believe is definitely
Constitutional concerns I think the bottom line I think the people need to understand is that the constitution is abundantly
Clear that the state legislatures of every state prescribes a time and place of their elections it's cool
Clearing the Constitution the US Constitution that they do that and in many of these dates ones that I've addicted to like Georgia
Pennsylvania Wisconsin and Michigan their actions taken either by Secretary of States are Governors accounting officials
The completely usurp what the legislature had prescribed and put in place for example in Georgia the Secretary of State
Agreed with a consent decree with the Democrats that they were going to allow mail-in ballots with no verification that completely vile
Violates with the Georgia legislature
And now if you have competing electors or somebody stays I think that's a clear ground for members to object to
Desertification from the states where they've had clear violations constitutional violations in their state
The president has been calling on the vice president's to take some sort of stand what do you make of this
The vice president can do cuz there's not a lot of precedent on this you go back to 1877 where there was
Things are going on but there's not a lot of case law to be able to flush out what his real responsibilities can be as
As the vice-president jurisdiction
Back instructions to those days to those state legislatures which on other under the Constitution that have the power to have the
Time Manner and prescribe the elector is in a point the electors for them to be able to come to an agreement on the electors when they
Competing electors and deal with some of the problems that we've seen somebody States yesterday there was a Wisconsin representative
Who filed a resolution that laid out specific instances where Wisconsin law have been violated
In violation of what the legislature had put in place this is a clear violation of the Constitution and some other things I think you can
Can do is push it back to those states that have competing electors and say look you have the right under the Constitution determine this please
Figure out the issues that you had clear violations of your state
And then see what the state legislatures in those states do so and what do you think the likelihood of this scenario is I don't know
I think it's clear that Republicans don't have the majority in the house chamber
And even if we had a slim majority in the house chamber not all Republicans agree about the Constitutional issues
Is going on here in objecting to the electoral college so I think as far as the houseboats we're not going to
Successful on that but I do think there are things that the vice-president can do would be interesting to see what he's going
Going to do he hasn't talked about specifically the direction he's going to take and looking forward to being a part of history today
Anna and I think the Pennsylvania legislature is actually calling for him to take as a 10 days
Leave or somehow somehow order that do you know anything about that some of the articles that I read it as of this
Morning there was like 88 different legislators in these different states that are calling on him to delay the search
Certification for 10 days and then call a new joint session of Congress to hit those individual states
How to flush out some of these competing leftovers so you know our viewership your mate be guessing that you have a bit of a legal
Background with everything that you've been talking about I know you've been vocal about this call that was
The Secretary of State speaking with the president there's been all sorts of Buzz about what the
Applications of that car would actually meant some of your perspective first of all the mainstream media and the Lasser
Immediately going to call for impeachment on all these different things us like they did for the Russia collusion host for three years which was a complete Nutter
Diana fraud on our country but this was a conversation private conversation between the present secretary
About ongoing litigation the purpose of which was to try to resolve some of these legal issues of lawsuit
Have been filed in Georgia and the UE heard direct from Trump's lawyer that said this violated the comp
Confidentiality of the conversation in the effort to try to resolve some of these
Ongoing litigation I was a litigator my entire time as a lawyer in Florida I've been a lawyer for over 15
Years and you can't violate confidentiality when you're trying to resolve a case that's very clear you can get this
Disbarred for it and I think obviously this was 100% purely political on behalf of the sea
Secretary of State or whoever it was that made this recording public it should never been recorded to begin with and I
I think it's again the constant attacks this president has to withstand had to withstand the last
For years so do you think the way this last election played out is a reflection of
These attacks as well I do and if you look at in the state that we've had all of the problems again
These are states that you serve the will of the legislature by allowing things like
Which you don't know who they came from you don't know if their electors are those individuals
And that's hugely problematic one for fair and free elections in our country into for the individual
Legislators that have created law and for individual elected officials just completely
State legislators yesterday a big election in Georgia
The runoffs
Do they have any implication on what's going to happen today or the decisions people be making today in your opinion
Again same thing you saw Republican counties by like 9:30
These democratically run bigger counties like 30% precincts reporting by 10 and suddenly over the over the night
Hundreds of thousands of ballots came in again because they can accept mail-in ballots that are non veg
Terrified and you have no idea who these people are or if there even are people or if they're likely saw the video before pulling
Two cases of ballots and Counting them they weren't actually real ballads is hugely problematic to our country to our Republic
And hugely problematic to the people that went out and that are qualified voters in the state of Georgia
In Georgia they were you know after the presidential elector or the original election I guess
There were all sorts of concerns and that changes that were requested but not many of the changes were actually implemented
What are your thoughts on that the Georgia Governor refused the legislators call to have a special session
In Florida the speaker in the Senate President have the ability to call special session that's what would have occurred in Florida if we would have
Identified issues that needed to be addressed before the next election you could have called a special session address them in the governor in Georgia refuse to do
And I think that's going to come back and be something that the voters of Georgia especially Republican voters of Georgia
Is going to remember in his next re-election because he had an obligation to the citizens of that state to ensure the
Do they have free and fair elections he had two legislators calling for a special session why wouldn't you do that and
And fix the problems that you have and again the will of the legislature these states is Paramount in the Constitution
The president just recently today said that this particular the presidential election.
Cam is even more important now that the Georgia
Results have been coming in your thoughts are going to see our country violently
Alerts to the left to the radical leftist Progressive agenda because there will be nothing stopping
And we had Mitch McConnell Senate that was stopping all of the leftist progressive radical-left legislation coming out
From the house stopping in the Senate Democratic members of the House
They try to get to the house will now go through the Senate because if 50 Republicans vote Democrat
Call Harris would be the tiebreaker and that's going to go to Joe Biden he's going to sign these bills over the next two years you're going to see a viola
And that's not where the American people is that's not what the majority of Americans are they don't want to defend the police
New Deal medicare-for-all any final thoughts
Thank you guys for what you do and it's an honor to serve the citizens of the district 17th District before I'm here
Who is Congressman Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania Congressman Kelly great to speak with you
Well you know Pennsylvania when wanting to speak with someone from Pennsylvania pretty urgently beak
Cuz of course the state legislature is now requesting more time to basically look at this whole
Question of electors tell me about that well I think they recognize they've been in the state legislature that back in October of two
2019 they made a huge mistake and that's they changed our voting laws without doing an amendment
Which would be the proper way to do it today. They just went ahead and changed our voting process that allowing the no excuse mail-in ballot
And they're now saying wait a bit that was a huge mistake was take a look at it and there's been so many irregularities has taken place
Right across the board they should give us a little more time what's investigated let's make sure that what we're doing today
Doesn't forever give people Noah get the point that they're not going to have any faith or trust in the system so they say
Let's stop now let's look at it so we can give our residents are citizens the opportunity to see that we're serious about
December going to make sure that was done the right way and that every legitimate vote got counted are you into
Communication with any of the state members and what are they telling you it's so you know what I have a lot of friends serving the state legislature
Obviously why wouldn't we because we share a lot of the same constituents I think what they're saying is
There was a mistake made in Pennsylvania into changing the voting process
After that our governor says look so the times that they replace it and that in the end of manners and which
Elections are Governor said look you know having a countersink mature on the ballot we don't have to worry about that in fact no
November 3rd is the end of our boat what we're going to go to that next Friday and make sure that we
We got a chance to get all these things in what about they're not postmarks or if they don't fall within that range we're going to forget that
And then it's a then we need to have people in watching is the ballots get counted and some places no
We weren't able to even get in another instance beforehand some of the votes that were brought in the at the
Mail-in ballot people were called and said you need to come in and cure your ballot I think you made a mistake on the way you voted those
That was supposed to be open until November 3rd so there's a lot of inconsistencies in your
Irregularities and I think it's time to step back and do something that would restore the faith in confidence in the trust
The people in Pennsylvania and the rest of America has to have in our process of electing officials soap
Presumably you're working on behalf of your Pennsylvania legislators and I'm guessing you're going
Intending to a jack Prime what you're from what you're saying and so what is the best-case scenario for them
I'm in for you
I think what we're looking at is a lot of different things from the part that I have is the unconstitutional
X77 I think we're looking for today there also is let's take a timeout
Let's take 10 days to really do a deeper dive to take a look at this if there's anything that we can do today to help restore
The basement Conference of the people have been down sometime to do it it's not going to cause a problem in the operation of the country is nothing
Stop moving we're still heavy well-funded but we really have to make sure do we have do we
We have the faith and confidence and Trust of the American people
5687 people in Pennsylvania 16th congressional district I have an obligation
Do them to fulfill my oath of office which is to support and defend our constitution my goodness if we can't do
And if we can take time out to do that then what do we say to that one and a half million
Americans in uniform that died to protect this constitution it's the least we can do it's not that much
Time but it's going to mean so much to the American people so maybe tell me a little more
There's a lot of complicated ideas about what the procedures might look like I'm tell me how you
Imagine that you could accomplish getting these ten days but I'm not sure that I myself can do something I think
When people look at the total amount of information is going to be put out today and the questions about the irregularities
People going to say you know what what's cyclic now you're going to have people with different views of how the Constitution how should be a terp
Besides going to have an opinion besides going to have an opinion at the end of the day the most important opinion
Is that at the American people and that's what I say to people all the time look you elected me to
Coming represent you you didn't have to vote for me you don't have to be Republican you don't have to be a Democrat all you have
Do is be a registered American voter and that's my job so I find it is an easy thing to do
Oath of office so if folks don't mean anything if I Constitution doesn't mean anything then our country is hole
What is is like what done though that's not the compass we fall up we're very strict about the way we should run things only please
The world that you have this ability to do this so I really appreciate the opportunity to come and represent the district
Question you know we've been watching the Georgia election the runoffs and I'm wondering if you think
Know what we know now will have any impact on how this joint session will go today it looks
Right now now I don't know what's your concession with Miss Muffler I don't know that she's conceited
And I think with Senator Perdue they're still saying it's too close to call look at does have it does have implications
Going forward if we have a 50-50 Senate then if there's a tithe the tiebreaker is the
Vice president United States though so that would be sworn in
So it really throws everything out of balance we're in the minoriti the Democrats the majority in the house will be in the majority in the Senate
And we'll have possibly killed by those are presents so they could pretty much run the table and do anything they want
And we can sit back and say we don't agree with you in there so you know what if you had more votes would listen to you but you don't
Overall for you you said you're hoping to get these 10 days is there any other scenarios that you would be
Boarding today I don't know of any other ones I know this is what I'm talking about today and I keep getting variations
People call me up where they text me they say I think you can do this I think you could do that now so you know what we've got we got rules at least
Stay within look it may not end the way I would have liked it to end but as long as it ends constitutional
And within the boundaries of what we're set up and what our Founders are set up I'm fine with it well so tell me about what you
Expect to be doing today election
Not just this year but every year the culmination of the presidential election is in accordance with the 12th Amendment so the
Vice president preside over a joint session House and Senate and unco other results of the Electoral
College which is skin of course the result of the November election so and I understand
First figure one of the people that intends to object I actually imperious is never ticular State I don't know what
There's a debate healthy debate between whether the Constitution
Says the 12th Amendment from its objections or not well the the history shows that are objections frankly even
You know the second president there was an objection Thomas Jefferson was President instead of Aaron Burr because there was an
Injection and then you go on all along the way the president is that there are objections
And they've been rare that there's an outcome change and no one expects that there's going to be an outcome change here
Because even if a hundred Center Republicans voted to subject to say the Electoral Pennsylvania
No Democrat is likely to objecting Democrats control the majority of the house right so and we
We know also that Republicans are united in this sum for
Meaning of Article 2 of The Constitution that this is really a hundred percent up to the states they send him
Remember they like and your job is to Simply open that up and accept what they do
I don't think that's the case cuz no state is so Sovereign that they can deprive their citizens
Equal protection of the laws you know the principle of one-person one-vote and that's a big part of Lima
Objecting because there is question as to whether that's happened weather in in illegal way
Like Nevada where they change their laws right before the election they made their laws that way or in a
In a practice so if you look at Wisconsin and they have really good voter ID laws but the practice was that they ignored
Those laws and then one of the states that has been highlighted in the audit Trail
You should prove that you have protected one-person-one-vote and that you really had a six-year election
An equal protection of the laws for everyone so a lot of talk has been around what the
President might do he have any authority like you
Well I think the vice president will simply open the ballots and it'll be up to Congress to objectify their people
Pushing that the vice president could you know whatever he wants from the chair
And a needle Louie gohmert one of my colleagues in the house even filed a lawsuit to try to make it so it was
Clear in the law that that was
Dover that joint session to decide whatever they want and then it's up to
The
Members of the house and send it to objects to whatever the
Vice-president decrees it says this the the Electoral College results are conveyed to
Capital and their unsealed there so I believe
And then there could obviously be objections so the president certainly tweeted that he's communicated
Dad at rallies and this is one where you know I love I love our president but I don't think he's right on this one
Okay well it's yesterday's election in Georgia the runoff
What are you thinking right now if the results
Democrat senators from Georgia and not historically
You don't uncommon for Georgia to have two Democratic senators
Current political landscape
Democrats have said that they would do all sorts of things if they had control the Senate
And so really we're looking to Joe manchin to deliver on what he said
Matter in the Senate not a simple majority
And in the market is reacting they're basically saying while brace yourselves cuz there's going to be a lot more spending
If this is the result of offending is actually something you like to talk about a lot so what
What happened in the start of scenario well so if you go back to September 2019 you know we had the best accounting
Amina generation or more
And you know the Keynesian say look in times of trouble it's important to spend money and we've done that
This year we spent 5.2 trillion dollars for covid Relief because it's unprecedented
Your virus you have to do that there's times our country spent a lot for Wars
But that's why in times of abundance
Then you save knowing does that part of the Keynesian idea anymore
And in times of abundance like September of 2019 move your voting on a budget planning
More than we had
That and the fear that showing up in the market today
That's the rise of the S&P 500 end of the rise of real estate market Securities across
Cross the board Bitcoin you name it
People are saying we have to get out of cash cuz the value of the dollar is being destroyed
Buy all this printed money billion when you say that I can't even fathom with that is
I mean it's more than a year of spending for the entire federal government so we spend less than 5 trillion
For normal operation of the government Social Security Medicare all the social safety net programs
Department of Defense Highway C no you name it we spend less than 5 trillion in a year
Just for covid Relief we spent more than that incredible semifinals.
You know I really hope as people gather here today to make their voices
Everyone does it peaceably that's what the first amendment protects the right to assemble peaceably so I hope that's
The case is a lot of passion
In the passions well-deserved and well merited I just hope it stays peaceful
Beautiful Washington DC morning where I don't know or just a half a million people have at least
At least half a million people you want to just pay on this way look at is unbelievable sea of all types of flags mostly
American all I got from almost every state we've been talking to people for the last few hours people
Every state West Virginia Texas where you from
What brings you out here today President Trump we need to stop Steel
The election does far I think it's not okay and I have many Choice bad words
What one more question did you vote for Trump
When like this
At about 1 today the joint session of Congress are going to start over in the for sure
Over the Capitol building where pencil going to be presiding over a joint session of Congress both the Senate and the house we're going to be
You going to the electoral vote and Counting them to certify the 2020 presidential election normally it's a very simple
Procedures is basically ceremonial but this time does basically seven states that have what are known as dueling elector
We're two slice of elector sent in their votes one for President Trump the other for Joe Biden and
Some people are saying that Joe Biden might have the power to decide to count one rather than the other two will see what actually happens
But there's so many people here would go chat with him
Would you travel from today
From Pleasant Garden North Carolina take you long to five hours
Because I've written a lot of stuff for President Trump
I'm Claude Allen Davis jr. so opening
Through prayer and I was up here with you just like this
We had them you know the prayer service at November 26th Saturday weather
Every step of the way and you know so so here we are today and and we're hoping that we can get this thing turned around
And we will have many people of Faith here at the rally today
Where is the
There's a reason why our ancestors
I believe that with our father and with our ancestors that there's a
The reason for one nation under God there is a reason for why we trust you know
In God we trust that we do those two things then God will bless America
I think I was one of the few in 2016
Pain and President Trump has been the best president we've ever had
And you know you can say in his speech I look at it that his work speaks
And there's a certain character to that or so in the way you know and I think
He was chosen and I for this time and you can see there's been a lot of
Prophetic things that have happened along the way
Bruno during his administration I mean currently we're all watching right now we're real close you know the
Peace peace playing you know that's starting to
Start the floor and I feel that in other
A lot of things that our country because we were ancestor
Through Israel and our least that's my belief end
A lot of things are parallel between our kind
Century in Israel but I'm hoping that you know that
Well I don't want to really say some of the things that I would like to say
But I bet there's some things that I mean you know that we wrestle with now I do I'm in the scripture
You're all the time or so you know with America or so and then where we're at
We're at the Cubs tonight at the end of the fifth front so if you read your Bible and you know we got the six from the seven
Time to go through so waiting for Jesus at the 7th trying so you know
We've got to get through the six Trump so I'll just believe that the leader that could get us up
Lease through that. That's really I mean
I mean you know I mean he's I mean you concede I mean you know when we grow up
Carlie My Generation or so independent I think when I said it took all of my
When I rode I don't think I think a lot of the stuff that I rode
Hello order using speaking through that's how I look
Look at it looking today
USA
Thank you thank you very much I love brings you out here today well I'm here to stand for the United States
For the US Constitution I believe that David has been this is a fraud it's clearly a fraud
The fraud we've seen the evidence and fortunately the judicial branch failed us they failed to take
Our cases so we the people had to protect Witness
Earrings and will be the final quarter Resort
You're from Texas right Texas yes how did you how did you feel when the Supreme Court
Klein to hear the Texas case betrayed I don't I don't know what the motivation was for that but
Regardless we're going to keep pressing on every Branch failed us. There's a lot of those
Rational numbers that odor seat to Donald Trump because it's clear the circumstantial evidence is clear
There was a landslide and they were brought along with that landslides and now is there time to Pony up
Baby then do what's right today thank you so much super super strong words
So I can't
From South Bend
Play Indiana
I came from
Miami Florida
I'm from Milwaukee
Where it where is it we're here to stick to the Constitution we're here to try and help save
Save America I don't have kids but someday I want my kids have the same opportunities I did Growing Up and that
That's address right now and we're not we're not going down without a fight that's for damn sure and have you guys
Felt about the past couple of months anything upset you or has been mounds and mounds of election fraud
What's going on this country and we just can't have that we need fair and free elections here
You know
Deep State cast
Go
Americans are
Here
Where it worth speaking of and we're allowed and we want to voices to be heard
Add with the nonsense we've had it with the anger from the other side coming at us we don't hate the other side
Side we love you we don't care what you think if you don't agree with the political views that's fine we still love you as human beings
We're not going to demonize you the way they've demonized everybody was out here today these are good people
They're not angry they're not fighting
Antifa members dressed as Trump supporters but again we can't know for sure this happened at the house
Middle of debating the objections to certify Arizona's results but because of the riot they are currently
Taking a break because of what's going on vice president Pence has Rush from the Senate chamber
The riots broke out and we're not quite sure when they will resume the sessions President Trump tweeted
Support for the police and law enforcement I told people to stay peaceful the mayor of DC just issued
Curfew from 6 p.m. until tomorrow 6 p.m. will keep you posted as we learn more
Ian McCulloch for NTD and epoch time signing up
Christman Greg Murphy North Carolina 3 lockdown in the basement of the long
Worth House Office Building what what are you aware of Congressman right now what's going on
Group of protesters who had bad behavior storm the capital actually storm the Senate chamber
Possibly Storm the House chamber the members of Senate members the house we've all been evacuated everybody is
Safe and secure and the police are doing a fantastic job and controlling an unruly protest so
There's a lot of narratives being generated around about who's responsible what's
Happening what do you make of all this
Dressing up for Santa with Trump sign the bottom line is this is the part of democracy that can be there
We have the same thing with violent protests and other streets when other things happen
Who was Lonnie to stay on this is also something where he just goes to show you that we don't need to defund our police
The saddest occurrence in democracy there's no doubt about that but I'm fully confident that our police will have everything under control
Hopefully soon Congress will Jack in order to continue to debate the Constitution and the issues that we were
Also absolutely this is a very major day for America in basically worst
Certifying are not these the electors right now the Arizona slate is be
King debated are the objection to it is being debated where do you stand on all this
Very clear very clear by the Constitution in Article 2 Section 1
Four states did not abide by the Constitution apartments on how they pick their electors in that state legislatures are
Basically left out of there yet out of the equation in the problem is it's not necessarily for this changing election we're talkin of
Collections moving forward as well as this particular election if the legislature in a constitution is not follow
Adidas totally disregarded then-governor secretary of state election board can be able to make up election-law and
Anarchy and chaos
I saw that we really actually can get out get back that people actually have belief in it and in the value and integrity
Do you think there is any pass at this point to
A situation where President Trump would retain the presidency
It's going to be an exceedingly difficult issue to do especially to be very honest with you and Frank with the events that happened
It will be nearly impossible so exactly what is the
Impact in your mind of the events of today and little more detail regardless of
Whether President Trump had anything to do with this nonsense or not he's going to be blamed for it and Republicans are going to be blamed for it
Turn on some ways Democrats got blame for riots in big cities which was unjustified what we have here today is it
Group of unruly protesters who disregarded the law disregarded the batteries of the capital and should be punished
My final thoughts
Concerned Greg Murphy such a pleasure to speak with you
Clarence Thomas just like they traded Brett Kavanaugh recently so is a 51 year old male I've seen it happen and come back and happening
Again and at the biggest deal is you are not getting news if you're watching ABC NBC CBS MSN
NBC or Fox you are not getting all the facts you need to do them somewhere else
Your charts and everything should be bought in schools
It's good teaching material for our children thank you very much I appreciate that
Aunt say that
I'm right here
Capital so we can see what's going on now by the way I got a helmet here got the cat
Some people were questioning me. But now there's your gas I smell it so
That's closer to the to the Capitol Building here
As a as was noted by some of the people as was noted by some of the people back there
Would you like to say a few words
What brings you out here today
Okay but we got in that's
Nothing
Oh yeah yeah our house our house
What happened at Desert pepper spray got. You got used are spraying us we broke the barrier
They sprayed us they shot the rubber bullets there's a lot of people that got hurt but they're alright it's
We got to do we got to do you know what was the thinking behind breaking the barriers
That's our house we have to get in there they have to listen to
They're not listening to us so we have to make them listen your gray
Yeah did you get arrested
No no I didn't see anyone get arrested but I did see the police did DC Runaway
Yes they did yes they did I know I know
I know we all got teargas yeah we can talk to them you can't
Bakam anymore cuz if they don't stand with us then they need to stand aside
They need to stand aside and there are Americans too
I mean I'm out here from Florida for them for them and they did
Back to us. We just broke right through it was wonderful what what's your opinion
The mayor of DC just implementing at 6 p.m. curfew
Bowser at
Mystreet mystreet
My streets I worked my whole life
I think I own a little part of something here
She's going to tell me I'm a grown adult
You're going to tell me I have to be in by 6 okay we'll see how that works
South Bay
World yes you are yeah I stopped you Epoch times
You got it you got it yeah yeah
You want the 6 curfew
She can come out and tuck you each and everyone of us in at 6
What happened thank you and thank you
Gaston Gaston
Today
We're taking it back
Simple
I cannot support Trump cuz he's a real big supporter of the military
What do you think the best outcome
What if what if after all said and done after they go through state-by-state they why
Wind-up certifying Joe Biden is the winner today what what would you say about that
Nothing nothing
America in 4 years
Well one last question for the people at home who might be watching and there might be losing hard
What would you tell them
They're out here to support customer service
The best news we're just talking about some
Driving I got your
All the good stuff to take a picture with you by the way but that's good
Definitely you're going to get it right there
There is
Actually
Is there an art cameras for military
Here today
For president
Country Kitchen
Save the world
How far
You got to come from one of the states in debate
Interstate right now but we are fighting fighting at home today to turn that boat over and make sure it counts
Lockdown in the Longworth house office building near the capitol the protest
They're turning into riots here in Washington DC masses of people broke the barriers around the Capitol building
And protesters have actually gotten inside and it's getting violent some of these people are breaking the windows of
The building and they are getting into confrontations with police there's video of people dressed all in black with red Maga hat
Bring fire extinguishers inside the Capitol and their unconfirmed reports of shots fired
Quite unexpected turn of events Trump supporters have been largely peaceful and all of the previous rallies and even
Trump supporters in organisers of always prided themselves on being peaceful and encourage peace
We're not sure who exactly instigated as part of these right
Supporters but again we don't know for sure this happened at the House and Senate were in the middle of debate
Objections to certify Arizona's results but because of the riots are currently taking a break
Because of what's going on vice president Mike Pence was rushed from the Senate chamber at the riots broke out
And we're not quite sure when they will resume the sessions
President Trump tweeted asking for support for the police and law enforcement and told people to stay peaceful
The brdc just issued a curfew from 6 p.m. until 6 a.m. tomorrow will keep you posted
Learn more this is Ian you collect with ndidi and the epoch times here in Washington DC
Can you can take a look at the Capitol
On our way here we thought we heard that Pence was not going to solidify the
The boat so everybody just kept kept saying push mower push for push forward and we just kept pushing
Then we got all the way up to the front me and big group of guys started busting the door down one guy brings in a
The pole shatters glass doors and we just start yanking and then they start spraying us with pepper spray and a couple of our guys
Size of back one of the sergeants in the Army that's another I've trained within Pennsylvania he got hit Square in the face he's die
I am right now and I don't have my guy fat kit my combat Lifesaver kit and my medic pack where I can take care of him cuz
I have combat Lifesaver training but I can't do anything with him cuz I'm a kid here cuz they wouldn't let us bring back so where is he
He was following me here I hadn't sit down cuz he was dying so he may be up there
He kept putting water on you can't put water on pepper spray it is the worst thing you can put on pepper spray
You either need milk or Dawn dishwashing liquid so anyway I mean
And everybody just started storming at Capitol and we just took it over
So what's the situation right now
Emergency alert that they need to be off the capital by 6 like okay so if we're not how many of us
Are there what you going to do cuz this is our house and they I don't know why they think it's there
Well I do know why but that's a gone on for decades but it's time for the American people to wake back up
And take this back and give this back to the people that's where it belongs these people don't
Because we have lost Civics in school
Contract from a governor
Am I just the people we give him that authority to govern meat and
SEPTA contract cuz they have overstepped that contract thinking that they have the right to squash
Instead of governess and then
And yes us with rubber bullets and canister gas
No that's what we started
We support you we are the tallest players ever
Yes
Yeah don't listen to phone
Nobody
Friends
Videotaping while they were shooting us thought it was cool just leaning on leaning on the
The bench
Thank you sir
I always tell the truth don't listen to fake media we had no weapons we came up there peaceful
They started shooting at us thank you guys
Little girls
Heart surgery
For 10 minutes
Nobody was hitting attacking the police
Send a drawback take care of yourself
I'm freezing
Small number of extremist
Dedicated
This is not the center
It's disorder
It's chaos
Borders on sedition
And it must end
Now
I call this mob
The pullback in a democracy to go forward
Heard me say before in different contexts
The words of a president matter
No matter how good or bad
At their best
The words of a President Kennedy
After work
It can incite
Therefore
I call on President Trump
Go on National Television
And defend the Constitution
And demand an end to this Siege
Storm the capitol
To smash windows
Occupy offices
Does Florida United States
Rummaging through desk
On the capital of the House of Representatives
Threatening the safety of duly elected officials it's not protest
It's insurrection
The world's watching
Like so many other America
I'm genuinely shocked and saddened that our nation
So long Beacon of light
Hope democracy
Has come to such a dark moment
Strife
America's Inn
And we will endure here and we will prevail again and will prevail now
The work of the moment
And the work of the next four years must be the restoration
Democracy
Decency
Honor
Respect
Rule of law
Just playing
Simple
Decency
Renewal politics
It's about solving problems looking out for one another
Not stoking the Flames of hate and chaos
I said America's about honor
Decency respect
Tolerance
That's who we are
Achoo
The certification electrical it the Electoral College vote
Supposed to be a secret ritual
We affirm
Purposes girlfriend the Majesty
American democracy
Today's reminder
Painful one
Democracy is fragile
Preserve it
Requires people of Goodwill
Leaders
The courage to stand up
For devoted not to the pursuit of power
Or the personal interest Pursuits of
Shellfish Pinterest
Is any cost
What are the common good
People are children watching television
Speak with the rest of the world
Fornelli two-and-a-half sensor
We the People
In search of a more perfect union
Ever kept our eyes on that common good
Merrick is so much better
Watching the season the capital
As reminders as I prepared other speeches in
Fast
Words
Abraham Lincoln
This annual message to Congress
Whose work
Has today been interrupted by chaos
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He said we shall nobly save
Or merely lose
The last
Best
Hope on Earth
Went on to say
The way is playing
Peaceful
Generous
Just
Away
Which it followed
The world will forever apply
God must forever bless
The way is playing here too
Actually are
History of democracy
Respect
Decency
Commitment
Patriots to this nation
Notwithstanding what I saw today we're seeing today
I remain optimistic about the
Credible opportunities
There's never been anything we can't do
When we do it together
And this God awful display
Today
Bring it home to Evergreen
Republican Democrat
Independent in the nation
We must Step Up
This Is the End
90
States of America
There's never ever ever ever ever been a thing we've tried to do
Done it together
Enable do it
President-trump
Step Up
The God Bless America
May God protect our troops
All those folks
Capital
Trying to preserve what
Thank you and I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
Remind you of what
That poor woman
Anybody
Woman that got shot
Graduation congratulations
Decide
If you want the Spanish it keep going
Is there going to be the one to slay so everything you're doing that to stand
Nothing right now
Having a wonderful day have a blessed day
We had an election that was stolen from us
It was a landslide election
And everyone knows it
Especially the other side
But you have to go home now
We have to have peace
We have to have Law & Order we have to respect to our grape
People in Law and Order
We don't want anybody hurt it's a very tough period of time
There's never been a time like this where
Such a thing happened where they could take it away from all of us from me from you from our country
This was a fraudulent election
But we can't play into the hands of these people
We have to have peace
So go home
We love you you're very special
You've seen what happens you see the way others are treated that are
So bad and so evil
I know how you feel
But go home and go home and peace
Same time we're not even sure when we're actually going to be able to leave the building
There's a some police have said it could be overnight even so at this point
Basically this whole area
Is very seriously lockdown there's police all over the place he probably saw a few
Walking behind me just now
Now there are reports of more teargas around at the Capitol
Basically amidst the riots that broke out as Trump supporters rallied on Capitol Hill
I'm at this point it's still unclear who all these people were certainly a lot of them were dressed
Trump supporters that the details of who these people actually were
Isn't clear as I said I'm
So now both Democratic presidential candidate Biden and President Trump have issued statements
I'm already I mean roughly speaking Biden said that democracy here is under an
Basalt
He's called it an assault on Capitol Hill Representatives on the police and public servants and
Loft
And on the most sacred of American undertakings the doing of the people's business
And he said events at the Capitol don't reflect quote who we are and that they must ends
Finally he said
Let the words of a president
Matter good or bad they can Inspire their basturk and then they can inspite at their worst
Ansari Insight at their worst
He also called on President Trump to fulfill an oath and demand an end to the situation
Call this a dark moment
Now Trump himself President Trump issued a video statement on Twitter shortly after that
I'm here urged his supporters to go home
Peacefully respect Law and Order
While also talking about the frustration that they might feel he said that we had an
I think that was a direct quote
He also said but you have to go home now we have to have peace
We have to have Law & Order we have to have respect
And you have to respect our people of Law & Order
Finally he was saying this was a frightening election but we can't play into the hands of these people we have to have peace
So go home we love you now it's really curious is but all this is that Trump's tweet
With this infirmity retreat at is actually has been blocked by Twitter at it has a
I guess that tagline on it that says this claim of election front is disputed and the street can't be reply to
Retweeted are lights due to a risk of violence and scariest given the message in the tweet
That is the message that appears on Twitter we will share more updates
As soon as we find out more about the situation as I said at this point everybody that was
In the house buildings is still in the house buildings and appears to remain here until
Until further notice so this is Ian McCulloch for the epoch times and Auntie Dee in Washington DC
Inspired
Policeman and yellow up near the
Capitol building that was full of protesters that was full of protesters
I'm not sure where exactly
The ones that came I'm not sure of any 5/6
Everybody started to you can see the making their way down the stairs that was really where they're coming from
Where you can see everyone coming
The protest looks like
If we look big behind us again there are still a number of people for us for at least the last
Australian yeah
See the people are leaving with some people up on the scaffolding here is
But very hello
2000 people I would ask
Mm
People are still here
I took that happen
Joining us
People are you
You're so quite a number of protesters or protestors
Earlier today
Band of the capitol
See the people mostly in the yellow
The weather
Calm down everybody left my voice a little bit
It was even more difficult than and so a lot of people who started to come down
Even before the teargas I would say that the vast majority there's some more
We could stay over here we can stay over here the police are they doing
They do want to people to disperse from here at the
So
The president
The remaining the remaining protesters
Really really just a fraction of the people
My little by little people we can see the people we can
Removing
Excuse me
Look look to really be interested in in people moving along
Joe Biden and President Trump have released
Statement on the matter
The president President Trump respect
Order they also acknowledged the frustration they're feeling he said we had an election that was stolen from us
We have to have peace
People have to respect our people of Law & Order He also mentioned that this was a fraudulent
Sogo home we love you president
Delete Twitter has President Trump
Disputed Ministry camping reply to retweeted or likes to the risk of violence
Call icon people
Calling on people to see I just bring it up for you
Bear with me
Messages Davidson Capital don't reflect Who We Are
I must end also call this a dark mole
Joe Biden call it and install the Capitol Hill Representatives Capitol Hill Police
Public servants rule of law the most sacred of American undertakings to doing of the people's business
People are remaining
Unperturbed seemingly
People
So people are remaining people are remaining despite the threat of the teargas again the Press
Calling all people
That's another canister of tear gas
So it sounded
More like a little bit more like a smoke bomb or something it didn't really
I taste like tear gas
Not really but not really annoyed by it so
Police gear elimination
The stairs of the Capitol building just about 30 minutes ago 40 minutes ago that was full of protesters
And then the police started a fire teargas people started to come down the stairs it was I was quite worried.
So many people coming down the stairs at one time but I didn't I saw one person who is a little bit
A little bit beat up but I don't think anybody I don't think anybody anybody fell
Not that I saw not that I saw so
Little by little
On the road towards the Capitol building
April funneling funneling out so
I do the DC mayor has said a curfew for this evening from 6 p.m. I believe until 6
Tomorrow morning
Less people here than they were here previously
Handsome guys
Call really
Bessemer Police
Capitol building
Thailand
So the police as you can see guys
Pretty much the remainder of the people who just joined us
Eastside
I just don't
At least ushering people
The protests have any peaceful walking out as well
Some people shouting have nothing really so full from what I've heard so
So coming up to about 30 minutes until
The Capitol Building at least
We can sit up high
Glass for a long time until about 40 minutes ago
Another police
How much did that
So we see a guy being picked up from the ground hey.
So the police as you can see walking us out
Capitol Building from high up for probably last 30
40 minutes
I wouldn't necessarily agree the police
Hey it's been quite reasonable fruit from what I have seen and I think the majority of the people as well the protesters here
You could you could you can hear some
Shouting some vulgar is really from the minority most of the people very very
Moving moving out as well
Close to the mayor's
Is he is coming up in about 25 minutes or so so the police but 40 minutes ago started the fire
Crossy Road
Reasonably
Just quite reasonable from from everything that I
Nobody really knows violin
Three different situations
I think definitely
The mayor's order curfew coming down in about 25 minutes
Very much
Across the grass at the Capitol Building I just got
Ready
Facing the building American flags
Tiny tiny fraction
The number of people who were here earlier I'm sure you guys I saw the footage
100000 lots and lots of people here
Earlier but
Slowly but surely even over the past two hours I would think at least at least what I saw over the pass
Around the time that
At least what I saw started to be talked about
Fraction of people very quite reasonably people
Behind really a minority
Play reasonable
House majority of the problems
Police reasonable
Coming from the top
Was when they fired the teargas that the people
Narrow white narrow staircases and we had a lot of people I didn't see anybody get hurt but
What happens
I believe I heard about it
Facebook so against President Trump
Google home president
I agree with the frustration and sympathize with their frustrations
Neither of the two presidential candidates
So we can say the number of people starting to walk
Have remained what we have seen is
His graduate continued downward so I wouldn't be surprised if the police
Head back towards the road and back towards have
Don't do an interview
Maybe we'll speak it will speak to some some of the protesters
So why did you come here today
Wilmot la republica
Be careful with Representatives that will not represent us
We have law enforcement who let antifa do this for an entire summer and did nothing
Spend an afternoon here and get teargas we have a court system that
Won't even listen to our evidence what's left if somebody can please
Tell me if this isn't what we're supposed to be doing what are we supposed to be doing did you see the president's speech
He laid out quite a bit of evidence in the six disputed
Where were some reason why there's so much fraud
How could you certify the electors they can't tell what happened them dead people voting they have p
People voting twice they changed election laws that not by the legislature but by Fiat
Not how we do it in this country were you disappointed that we didn't get a chance to hear the evidence in the
Dairy and I'm wondering because we were out in the field today I don't know do you know what the outcome
I heard they left they both did they do anything or not
Arizona
Preach
Any state after Arizona but I believe there was objections to to Arizona cuz I mean with the joints
The most part vote Republican in this group
Republicans have sold us out we control the Senate that house
And it kind of sounds like the electric but
To the separate Chambers and debate the issue would they come back with an affirmative rejection
Didn't sound like it was going to go that way even though we control the house you know what and I'll tell you something else
This group is when we'd have our little rallies we chant back the blue
We support the police so what happened tonight like we're the ones that support the police
The antifa and BLM Riot all summer long and have no no consequence and responsibility
Spend an afternoon getting tear-gassed here what is that that is naughty
Equal justice under the law and that's another complaint that if your Hillary Clinton and you keep a server with classified information
Duration in your basement no big deal if I had done that when I had my security clearance you can bet I'd be
Get me to jail cell right now just walk and talk a lot of people here today
Hundreds of people came today how did they feel
General Wicked people who were here are optimistic that the Republicans would do the right thing
I talked to some other people where they're just very disappointed and very upset and they
Cannot have a country if we don't have not fraudulent elections
We have to have elections that we can trust and we don't right now and and buy more
Soaring over the fact that some states elections were stolen
Are you sleeping night you worthless Pacific much thank you
I will never support you again okay guys if you just
DC we can see if you want to come this way a little bit we can see the police
You guys can get out and see the police informed align they're asking people to move
There were people flying across the steps of the Capitol building
Police stop
But we can see the police are asking people to
We can see that the place of formed align even across the grassy area
We see the remainder of the people seem to be leaving the Capitol building
10000 possibly hundreds of thousands of people
Probably at least
Chicago
I would think I would imagine the police orders
People people from the Capitol Building people up in here
This is just a fraction of the people
The people that were left
Reasonable
I reported
Protest in Hong Kong
In comparison
Will be moved to the entrance of the Capitol building we can see the police reform.
A lot of people still waiting
Say bottle of water by someone so I can only
They moved out of the Capitol building
Had a few people mouthing at the police a guy in a hoodie
A guy with a pcap that was a black hood but generally
Play dreezy
Okay
Sinuses
Receive the remainder of the people who are here at the police there that I'm wearing any
Anyone beyond the band I don't know
Holding
In front of it
I think she'll need a ride please
The formation earlier
Is a storm the rafters and they put out Flags
Mostly flag
And even further
Police are using tear gas and rubber bullets as well as several times to push people back
Some people were badly wounded I heard
Unconfirmed young girl died Lancaster
By the way
It was fire before I ask you a question no problem just ask a question
Earlier that you just get here
Pasta
Restaurants are shut down in California
What's this song
People storm the capitol
The last one with the first one
Justice
Nothing
Hundred
I'm at the first two guys in broken they're supposed to bleed
Forehead
Tired of not saying
What time is it in there
Vice president Pence
Tired we're all tired
So there you have it on the front line
Bring up stories to look I'll take a look
Let's go take a look at some of the people who are at the front lines
Heather Heather thank you
Lancaster time
Like about like one my ride bailed on me so I had to have but I had to be here
I I came in I don't know I came in like
Like a bunch of people
Familiar with it
Get done which was not get that bow certified it tomorrow we're going to do exactly the same thing we're all going to be here where to buy
Violating the curfew right now nothing bad is happening to us everybody who's watching this right now
We need you we need the Manpower live Grandma behind unfortunately this is a job for you
Go by the way it's right now 6601
And earlier today the mayor of DC set a curfew for Washington DC for 6 p.m. so this is actually at the Curve
Earlier when the people stormed the capital I've been here all day
Describe what I was like well I wasn't during the actual storming where they were breaking into the place and
Going into the offices I've never made it into the capital personally unfortunately I wish I had but
The objective or disrupt the session and we will continue disrupting the session
Long as we need to that is the bottom line of this whole thing and that is what's going to keep on happening do you think after
Grease gun the capitol walls you think it was an appropriate response that the police have
Or was it excessive I mean they're just doing their job but we got tear gassed some of us
Did not mean but some of us got whiplash by the Baton some of us God they all.
It is what it is we saw someone driving by the way
I was just saying we saw some of what you're describing people getting hit
They're in riot gear but I do know where all civilians were on arms nothing bad is going on here
We're just people wearing Americans just like them AJ ever that was playing Bob Marley he was play
Five minutes ago nothing bad is going to happen here and that's what's up
Most important the only thing that's going to happen to hear something good democracy will be upheld and this election will be
Restored but I would say that
Shot off a cliff
Rumors right now but like yeah we can't really get the news cuz apparently they're using signal jammers
Internet as it comes in now more people have dispersed
Connection so we're getting out as work at 10 we'll find out
They were still like storming I had to like all ass and get out of there but like it while they were running
Like
Like that the cops over there if they if like you know her up
Metropolitan Police are not our friends this back the blue
Nonsense Metropolitan Police are not our friends they are our enemies there
Do not trust them
They are not our friends there are enemies
And that's what I want to make clear but thank you very much
Actually inside of the direct the red
Raiders
Just for clarification the CCP stands for the Chinese Communist Party
Question what people were breaching the the capital of India got interest do you think the police
Excess reactant
Can I call
Thank you very much thank you
More people there and azra walking
If you want to take a look and
The protesters are actually kind of
I just want to show the viewers a little bit of what happened
So right there is
Send that over the course of 30 minutes the police push back
The basically right here do they set up these barricades and The Police Every Buy
It's beyond curfew so let's see what happens
I talked to some people on the front lines
Some people are there
Were you on the friends Library
I was not there we were actually at the bottom of the Capitol building when
When we understand that race we didn't see it happen for there when it happened we are on the bottom of the Capital One to happen
What was their environment like
There's some in and most people we are around just started singing the national anthem
And stuff like that it didn't seem to be any problem to kaapstad up there for a good price without
We're just going to occupy for awhile next thing we know they're starting to shoot tear gas at people
I didn't they got very aggressive started shooting teargas flash grenades people are getting hit with a flash
It was wild
Individual to move below the door
And then it was below the steps and then once it was below the steps it's a second set of steps so they continue to
HDR the capital and in the police to do something in theory
Do you think their actions were excessive about right or it will what do you want me just to just have done
What they had it under control they could have just did let you know what things you don't smooth out
Call Lucas cell the aggressiveness of these officers and the fact I need some
Unfortunately
This is a people found there's no reason why we can't be
So what would you tell people for at home unless they give their following
Comedian area they said like this protest that was here today is like a challenge.
I would say you don't see any buildings burning you don't see any officers
So what will you turn narrative today was mostly peaceful
The cops. Definitely you know where the aggressor
Uncalled for unwarranted thank you guys thank you so much
Rochester more people
Army myself that the coal kept getting in in in and out there about 13 hours it's gone
Anyway no complaints here
Lycium excuse me sir
Gassy gassy.
Your eyes look tearing up the mouth but with what that's your gas
It was all over
And then we could move but they were just shoving us on the stairs cuz ever was on stairs
Can you describe why did you decide to go out to the Capitol rafters
American people in Lyon and we're not here to destroy we're just here to make a statement
We're not going to be pushovers unless the government still an election from us
The median the media will likely spin it as like something like a like an attempt to bring Elena
Is the capital something and that we're out here trying to destroy stuff
We're out here peacefully I haven't seen anyone
We're just out here trying to voice our opinion and I do think that the police actions after people breed
Teresa Capital where they excessive wear their bout right or it will get the tax adjustment
Police are doing their jobs but this has got to be a
They got to stand up for what's right for the American people
Further back
Play supporting us further back it looks like maybe further
Bush Brothers back to that second sidewalk so let's head back
What is the story of the tactic has been used to get people away from the capital of its kind of guy you know what kind of app
If you feed a few feet over the course of an hour ago over here
Yeah either
When they bring the capital
Little girl in the face
Spell straight right up against the front
I've got it all on film I love you guys
It was like an infiltration of the capital America
Second Amendment right here peacefully we didn't burn anything down
Who were peaceful at all
Now after they started killing people that's when they started preaching
Thank you so much thank you man
So we need to
I still can edit edit about anyway
So I'll tell you this over the last year
People chanting USA last year my camera
Across several protests in Hong Kong over in Port
What day is it special US Capitol
Basically America basically the Free World is a totally different feeling
Earlier when they are capital was breached can you describe it a little bit
I was just saying like you've never seen in America the police officers work without us
Until somebody I was really scary I was actually off the stairs and I got here Gaston
A lot of people are stampeding down and on top of each other so it's really scary just like the cops
I don't know
Seems very friendly guy down so
What were you guys trying to achieve by going up there
Back I don't know what P I did not try to break into the capitals but I don't know I don't know what they're trying to see if I think that
Not politicians and that
Congress run by the people they're supposed to represent us and then our that represent us today
African country that one now come the least they could have done was to invest
Navigation like I don't say be violent or anything like that we came here to peacefully protest and we were cheering
Airgas out of here shot at you know it was horrible
Once an investigation and field they feel that on the politicians are traitors Mike Pence is a traitor that's what I'm seeing
It said the mainstream media will probably spinning
In a certain way right everything Jeremy challenge to democracy things I got to tell the people who are watching those reports
It's not a challenge to democracy we all love this country obviously that's why we're here right now peacefully protesting
People who are not being people of the police believe it or not or gassing us throwing bombs at us
And they are the ones who are actually being violent
There you have it yeah so situation here is tense at the tents
Standoff on ya not not something I thought I'd see
That is for sure wow so let's go talk to some more people
Go talk to some more people would you guys mind if I ask you some questions
Earlier when the capitol was breached
Can you describe a situation
The breaking of the window I'm a 16 year old girl got shot and killed
Watching a pull-out stretchers so what were you guys hoping to achieve
Hoverboard
Once you've reached the Capitol Building you think the police's response was
Appropriate excessive or
Here as ugly did they they can't turn around and say no I'm not doing that and then just be done with it
Ask question to the mainstream media probably try to spin a certain way like a people even the whole process came out here
The challenge democracy and things like that would you tell people who are watching those reports
Look further their debate don't trust anything question everything look the answer
Answers are out there people are out here scene
Watch watch the tiktok lives watch Facebook live people are out here posting what's going on thank you so much
Select Sim
DCS protesters storm Capital One person shot Trump urges peace so
Recent news report my one of my editors
Is now blocking engagement with Trump's tweets
So it's quite a quite a serious situation out here take a look
Please
Oh actually saw the National Guard troops here
Wow so basically they're big on some come out and we were we were anticipating them actually
When's the curfew was established we heard reports that they were going to show up supposedly here they are
If you want to
Frontline
Correctly as you see it later
So it looks like there are starting to push back so we'll have to start walking
National Guard troops are now pushing the protesters back
Up the street
Now this is something we did not anticipate
Upon getting here in Singapore significant of the day
Wow
Wow hey there
Thank you bro thank you
What's up hey can I get a quick interview with you
Today I know this didn't
You know the prayer that doesn't doesn't doesn't
Innotv so people don't know most people don't know about
Do we support Trump
Goldenhar
What's the deepest a support Biden Soul you know what I mean they are behind him
So they can that they can
So we have to keep moving back and bad guys at the address interviewing the line of police are moving this way
Police response appropriate
They pushing people live I mean with no reason
Alright thank you thinking
We were to hear that from
I'll look into it as it approached
And I said to them
Real big lips
Because the disease is in your department
Okay so looks like I setup
La protest
National Guardian let's hear let's see what happens here
Thank you thank you yeah this is quite an interesting situation
Police response is inappropriate
Generation American completely crushed these people work for us
House full of crooks
What do you think
Flash bombs and rubber bullets
Yeah so we just keep having to be pushed back here
Aotc issued a curfew earlier today for about 6
If you're just joining in this is
Rally that was scheduled today for January 6th to coincide with the
Joint session of Congress over here in the Capitol building
In front of us here is a National Guard troops
For chicken people away from the capital they were called in from
After the DC mayor establish a curfew today for 6 p.m.
So you're on the one hand you have the National Guard troops and on the other hand you have the protesters here
Going further and further back that support of course the Capitol Building harem
So very very tense situation here it's alright we're here earlier when they breach the capital
He described the situation was awesome
That's all I can say is awesome what do you think of the police response was it excessive or just ride or what
What do you think they should have done instead
I wish you good luck and
The mainstream media will likely spend
Exactly
A version of it at home turn it off
Oh yeah alright thank you
How much further now
Be careful because actually it's the processor setup another kind of barricade behind us so now
And that's how we actually have a barricade
Oh wow
Everywhere we go across the world is protest riots in Portland and Hong Kong here in DC in Georgia ever
This protest what is going on in this world so let's go talk to some more people
Ammo can
Thank you very much
Do you think
What what do you make of the police response was it excessive or what
Pissed off here saying you should stop and
PG to say was that your job in line
This type of aggression was beating the crap all summer long
Empathetic way to look at it so what would you what would you tell people
He'll probably spend this
Astoria at home
Special election
Whether it was stolen or not
Not easy to vote and all you see is anti-trump crap
But
Thank you thanks
Thinking
Who is there
At the breach
I went inside their I wasn't actually happened
Bowers
What was the current engine behind you could have shoe anger
Burn the building down
Just to be heard essentially but once we're in there
Entering the building.
Exercises
Congress goes through joint Action winner reconvenes
What's your opinion on what you think will happen
Going to happen it just this election was rigged with the covid virus husband
Manipulator
System that fixes election to have it or those May
Pandemics
The meteor supposed to be the one to ask the advocate for us are the ones that get the car
What interior is okay cuz other media can spring up like a dungeon
Censorship cuz that works together with the Legacy Media
It's all it's all kind of
Democrats between the media big Tech the Democrats with a manipulating everything now is he
Full circle so what's the answer to all of it
Issue of our lifetimes right now it's me all about it because if they make me laugh every democratic
That narrative people don't pay attention to politics
Know what you're talking about
If you pay attention or educated
Everywhere you go
I understand that
Go-kart
He is suggesting that if there's widespread continuous mail mail-in ballot
People that are brainwashed
I think Brian probably awesome to get more motion Trey probably did with just because it the people that shouldn't be voting
Garden Grove
68%
Brainwash that's a problem
Thank you so much
Okay my my producer wants to chat a little
All right now on the front line
Right here you see the protesters on the other and they've already pushed
The protesters back if you see the capitol that's where it all started over the course of maybe an hour an hour and a half
They force us back to right here which is maybe want a quarter of a mile away
So I'll probably blow freezing with him when it's kind of a over the core
Warm up a little bit and then you can come back and we'll interview
Otherwise
Ojeda
We were in Hong Kong right and when we were there
Oh no actually I was just leaving
When I got here was already for you so
Pushing up the police are right behind us not to anybody
Empire
Capitalism
Right into the engine
Police
I believe
Of the Electoral College vote
Tonight
Is pretty
Whatever a week ago
Come to
Well I mean I thought it was going to go
We were hoping that we would
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Donald Trump
Getting out
Myself included that didn't deserve to be as a result of it
Are you disappointed
Maybe those people who are paying attention to the face
The eventful day how are you
I guess
Assessing what happened here tell me what you're thinking
Oh and look this may be one of those where
It takes a few days to sort of understand everything that just happened around you
But my first reaction is a level of sadness
I'm on the more conservative side
I like to think I live in a world of fidelity to the Constitution
And and in support of the debate today was going to be
That truth debate where you get the exercise sort of hate here's what we see in the Constitution years with Basie
It was to be an intellectually cantankerous
But it's been some ways joyful cuz we don't get to do that a lot around here
And then to see what happened
Where
Almost violence to the Constitution
The people who I think in many ways
It just I was hoping I would never see a day like this so
I mean I was listening to another journalist from a with foreign media near
They were asking this question what does this say to the rest of the world what do you think
How do you how do you assess that what will ultimately say to the wrestler put more so
Do to ourselves is what tonight looks like and tomorrow in the coming weeks after
Is there sort of the outs for the mini moment of
Coming back and saying this is nuts it's one thing for us to have very strong opinion
And belief systems it's another thing to break through the doors of the capital we don't do that
And and I'm hoping just as many religions
Have to go through that their momentum of understanding you help
The course of their belief I think we're going to have to take many of our fellow Americans and once again read the Constitution
Tuition to each other so I understand that you're going to be going back into the house chamber
Or sometime in the near future although I do hear there's another lockdown
How do you expect that this will proceed at this stage given what's happened
It's great question
I'm not sure completely sure
I'm almost positive will be back on the floor tonight
I just actually wondered through the capital and y'all seen the team
Folks trying to clean up the
Fire extinguisher Dustin get things moved around so we can get back to the business of the
I'm so that I'm optimistic that we'll get back to doing our work
And I'm hoping doing that work is the symbolism that
Fidelity to the jobs Fidelity to our obligations
So you're saying let's see if I'm reading you right here you're basically saying and getting back to the work and doing it is
The best response I believe that it is
You know I when we were speaking offline a little bit you were a talking about
The importance of the constitution in
I guess everything that's around us here at 1 give you a chance to speak to that a little bit.
And even
And what we were going through today
What happens if you have a world where
You're trying to do something very difficult
And and we spend days and late in the Night Living on caffeine with
Folks reading the Constitution to each other and looking for historical references and even a couple Supreme Court
But that's actually our job it's not necessarily to act from today's passion
It's actually to show that respect to the document that has met
Made this country stunning a couple centuries now and I'm hoping
All of us are from the activist to the members of Congress take that step backwards and say what do I found
Documents and how would they guide us in moments like this so I'm looking at the
Results early results as far as they've come out now from the Georgia runoffs and Friends
The looks of things it looks like I'm both of the Democratic senators of one I don't know they don't think that's final.
That's what that's what it looks like what are the implications of that why fear both those races have been called
To the left it scares me it's goes me for my 5
But it also means many of those who are on
On the other side in the house right now where the margins are so close we going to have to redouble our efforts
But we're also going to have to make that our arguments understand the rules from when it's
Become cantankerous we have to use procedures and other things but I still think there's a chance to win
Because we have better ideas are you concerned that
You know the constants people have been saying this I've heard this from a number of people that's a constitution or some of these you know
I'm honored principles might be subverted somehow
Attempts to sort of subvert the Constitution since the day was written that's actually the constant friction
That has been part of our American tradition is those who want to pull away from
From it or try to turn it into a document that it says things that it doesn't actually say and
Observe a moral aspect of Defending it in many ways this is nothing new
My fear though is many of the more conservative
Meetings I would go to as a young man we could actually take part of the Constitution read it to each other
Don't talk about it that would be 15-20 minutes of the opening of a meeting
I think it's time to bring that principle back so best case scenario in your
Your mind for your outlook what what's going to happen tonight
It really is that simple I think that's the moral and ethical thing to do
Any final thoughts that's about it that I owe someone a coffee
Many of the people you're off
And I just I just took a dozen-and-a-half to the Capitol Police
Any of them you if you walk to the cap right now we're almost sitting on the floor they're exhausted from today so
Even a little kindness their direction of saying yeah we appreciate them I think is only appropriate
Thank you
That was Congressman Larry schweikart from the Scottsdale Arizona area
Standoff
45 minutes
The police
They're saying that they're going to arrest anybody was due to the curfew
It was pretty much a 45-minute kind of stand-up nobody move for a while
Without everybody is filing down the street here
As are we
We just got word that they're going to continue counting the electoral votes behind us
Indian in the Capitol building
But I can't really do much out of here and maybe tomorrow morning will be back
As you can see everybody's being pushed out. Really many people left
A lot of pressure here from I don't know what Outlook or not wearing flag probably just Independence
Probably or bloggers but as you can see the police have Push everybody further out
And I'm all looks like maybe. Guys getting arrested or something like that until it's going to take a look at guys having some kind of account
Let's take a look here is being taken looks like it's being take
Taken by the police
Alright
So maybe it was due to the S sound
Not not quite sure
We couldn't hear what you have to say
Little perfume
So to reiterate if you're just joining us
We were if you can see that that second line of
Of National Guard troops back there that was sort of the where the line ended and we were kind of in between them
But now they have pushed us back further saying that they will begin arresting people due to the curfew
If they still are
Out here and actually come to think of it
Where are enclosed if you're if you kind of camera that's way
We're sort of in a circle of police I didn't realize that that's interesting
Potentially
I like the dialectical approach that guy took you but it looks like we're in the middle of
Maybe there
Maybe that's the line is like escorting people out
But over the course of several hours kind of step-by-step incrementally got pushed away from the capital
There there you have it
So
Anywhere you want in America
So
Yeah so there you have it now we're further back
And I feel like what
And I feel like whatever your kind of
Push back more people go home and
Got if I'm just the ratio police the protesters just increases towards the police
How long have you been out here today then we're staying here
We're not f****** moving f*** this is unconstitutional we have a right to be
When not moving
Are you cold freezing
Where's my life my friend not f****** cold
Alright well very very very hot very hot
Lot of people filing Alex and people saying do not deny going home but
I mean I don't know where they're going to stay if they're not
So otherwise if anything crazy happens it will tell you about it otherwise
Until next time
Okay
Okay ready
Alright so
This is the conclusion of the police and the National Guard were pushing us further and further away from the capital
Eventually they got into a situation that kind of encircled us so there was a circle of police and National Guard
And outside of the circle people kind of Got Talent with the people were stuck in the circle real including us realize that we couldn't get
And so we asked him what where it where to go wouldn't really get an answer until one guy said okay hear your press
Indicated by the fat guy was holding the unlike and they kind of lettuce permeate through with the barrier as well as it might seem here
However the people who were not with a price who are with the protesters they're actually sort of stuck inside the circle now
What will happen to them I'm not sure they could be
Reprimanded and let go or arrested or held in some kind of detention not not sure exactly
The police are not talking so I'll give you a
Today is of course January 6th 2021
You see this kind of a nevermind on January 6th 2021 the joint
Session of Congress convene in order to count right
Well I thought the violation of curfew didn't apply to essential workers like it like with the price but
No anyway so today was a court January 6th and the joint session of Congress convened in the cap
Building behind us in Orange County electoral votes people can the protesters came here probably number
Bring half a million to a million somewhere in that range in order to support President Trump has it called
Call for an investigation into election fraud and election irregularities and they were hoping for something to have
Happens Pastor Mike Pence to choose from the alternate slate of electors or perhaps for the Congress
Two in the end there I in their process to reject some of the boats so Mike Pence did not do that and Nancy
Pelosi announced that they will be counting both all night however it looks like they will not be rejecting the vote and I mean
I can't tell the future but it looks like Joe Biden will be certified very likely so this was not what most people
Who came down here to protest had in mind they once they reach the capitol they did reach the
The barrier went up to the rafters and there were eventually kicked out and people were pushed back back back in.
We got preliminary report said there was one fatality I can't confirm. But I heard from numerous sources that
That's all I can tell you probably by 10 tomorrow we'll have confirmation on that otherwise I said the situation now there's a
The curb there was a car seat for 6 p.m. it's now
7:40 ish local time and this is the situation on the ground in front of it
Capitol building in the US still have more for you later tonight and tomorrow until next time this is Roman
Signing off
Alright we're actually getting pushed back further
Further and further incremental getting pushed back maybe they'll walk as all the way back to our
Maybe the Walkers all the way back to our hotel looks like people getting those phone alert sedate you know they get when they're some kind of eye nausea
Emergency or something you want to check your phone
So the emergency said mayor Bowser issues a city-wide curfew for DC4
Wednesday starting at 6 p.m. until Thursday essential workers including Healthcare personnel and media are exempt so and so there you have
Avatar the same thing that was issued earlier so
Yes security are pretty much the only people now here are the
Police and the Press with a few sporadic protesters off to the sides maybe number
Bring in the Dozen or maybe two dozen not much which is amazing given the fact that there was maybe 500
Your 700.000 here earlier it's only about 20 maybe 30 and protesters here left mostly
Price
A lot of police
So I'll mention a bit of irony we actually came here with our gas masks and our helmets in intensive
Location of awesome standoff with antifa
However I did not anticipate any kind of standoffs with the American police force and the national
Lagarde however tear gas was deployed rubber bullets are fired flashbangs were death
That's what happened earlier
So
So here's that's the situation is as we currently are seeing it
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Also I mention
It's like it's probably below freezing I think like 31 degrees with the wind makes it like 20 degrees
So cold all day
Adidas
Yeah the cold guy has been sleeping sleeping into everybody I feel
At first it was fine then it got deeper and deeper and then I got into the bones
Yeah
Tulare habit this is the scene in front of the US Capitol building in Washington DC
We still alive
Yeah
Well I'll mention that it's it's again very cold today during one interview I thought I might actually collapsed
Turn the cold but I didn't which is good but if you are if you maybe
Watch that interview my hand is shaking I try to control it but it's a little tough when it so cold
Yeah that's not happening at the moment I mean it's just a kind of a standoff seems like ever
311 Whitehall Avenue just sporadic protests was here and there looks like it's one flag-waving down in that direction but
Yeah I don't know what what does this mean is this the start of a preview for what what the rest of the year is going to be like
I don't know
Only time will tell
Oh okay well I I will mention one thing
Because I mentioned it during one interview we had we had our team here from
That was streaming live to the Hong Kong
Addition of the epoch times
Yeah I try to explain a little bit to them about what was happening here to the Hong Kong people
And in so doing you know it kind of
It made me realize something cuz we were in Hong Kong last year
Write 770 members here and I
Where in Hong Kong
And that's how I quite a bit of similarities between what we saw in Hong Kong and what we're seeing here today
Beyond Hong Kong
The people are protesting against the war against communism
And
They're holding up American flags
Flags that say Trump in flag that Cindy no sign that say down with the CCP down the Chinese Communist Party
And that's a lot of what you see here actually it's pretty much the exact same stuff you see hear it
People waving American flag
People holding up the signs when people holding up signs at 8 down the CCP down with Communism
Went out when I was explaining that to the Hong Kong Edition economy
Wonder whether it's kind of the same ethos the same movement
On both sides of the world
Just a thought
Damn
What's going on tonight
Well I was surprised that you wasn't White
What you meant
Apple watches that indicate that your body temperature still have a few degrees to go so
Careers
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Carroll Hospital
Hotel reservation jobs
Yeah they're really a princess Sofia live
But I'm sure
March but everybody else Overlord
February yeah it's not a good month for social distancing
Tattoo artist
Synchronize
I'm happy with the result
Cheryl and I both think she had it February
My God
Call slates of electors
Can be submitted by the same state that doesn't happen very often
Happened in 1968 happen
In 1876
Let's hope it doesn't ever happen again in those rare moments Congress has to make a choice it has to decide which of the elect
Votes will be counted in which will not that did not happen here
Thank heavens and let's hope that it never does
Many of my colleagues have raised objections or had previously stated therein
Attempt to raise objections with regard to these
I expended enormous time on this issue over the last few weeks
I've met with lawyers
On both sides of the issue met with lawyers representing the Trump campaign
Reading everything I could find about the Constitutional Provisions in question
And I've spent a lot of time on the phone with legislators and other leaders from the contested States
I didn't initially declare my position
Because I didn't get have one
I wanted to get the facts first and I wanted to understand what was happening
I wanted
Give the people
Serving in government
In the contested States
Opportunity to do whatever they felt they needed to do to make sure that their election
Was properly reflected
I spent an enormous amount of time reaching out to state government officials in those States but in none of it
No not even one
Did I discover any indication
That there was any chance that any state legislature or Secretary of State
Or Governor or lieutenant governor
Had any intention
To alter the Slate of electors
That being the case
Our job is a very simple one
This simply isn't how our federal system is supposed to work
That is to say
If you have concerned with the way that an election
In the presidential race was handled in your state
The appropriate responses to approach your state legislators
First and foremost
These protests from hearing from those who have raised concerns
They should have been focused on their state capitals not their Nations pack capital
Because our role is narrow our role is Define our role is limited yes we are the election judges
When it comes to members elected to our own body and yes the House of Representatives they are the judges of Their Own
Races there we also have the authority to prescribe as a congress
Rules governing the time place and manner
Of Elections for senators and representatives
There is no corresponding of 40 with respect to presidential elections none
Whatsoever it doesn't exist our job is to convene
The open the balance and account them
That's it
Thank you Mr President you before
Democratic leader
Colorado Mr Bennett from Colorado thank you
Bishop Rosen College
It's been a terrible day for everybody here and and I and for our country
One of the things I was thinking about today is something I often think about when I'm on this floor which is
That the founders of this country the people that wrote our constitution actually knew our
Our history better than we know our history
But I was thinking about that history today is we saw the mob riot in Washington DC thinking
About what the founders were thinking about when they wrote our Constitution which was
What happened to the Roman Republic
When armed gangs
Doing work for politicians
Prevented Rome from casting their ballots
Proconsul
4 Prater
Four senators
These were the offices in Rome
And these armed gang
Ran through the streets of Rome keeping elections from being started
Keeping elections from ever being called and in the end
Because of that
The Roman Republic fell and a dictator
Took its place
And that was the end of
The Roman Republic or any Republic for that matter
Until this beautiful Constitution
With written
In the United States of America
So it is my fervent hope that the way that we respond to this today my dear College
Is it we give the biggest bipartisan vote we can
In support of our democracy
And in support of our constitution
Edit rejection for what we saw today and what the Roman Republic start in its own time
Is a tenancy around this place I think
To always believe that were the first people to confront something one that seldom the case
Underappreciated
What the effect of our actions will be
We need to deeply appreciate in this moment Our obligation to the Constitution
Obligation to the democracy
Obligation to The Republic
There are people in this chamber that have Twisted the words
Twisted the word
Bubba statue Britain in the 19th century that was meant to actually settle or electoral District
To leave them with the state
As the senator from Utah was safe to give us a ministerial role except
Very rare circumstances that's what's outlaw
Isabel
Did the senator
Texas was talking about
And that's the lord it's leading us to be asked
To overturn the judgments of 60 quarts in America
Many of the courts in Arizona
Some of whom have
Have held the presidents lawyers out of the courtroom because there's no evidence of fraud
And by the way the fact that 37% of 39% of American
Think there's no evidence of fraud or think they're 7 support does not mean there is strong
If you turned a blind eye
2 conspiracy theory you can't now come
To the floor of the Senate and say you're ignoring the people who believe the
The election was stolen
The truth
What is that every single member of this Senate knows this election wasn't stolen
And that we just as in the Roman Republic have a responsibility
To protect the independence of the Judiciary
From politicians who will stop at nothing to hold onto power
There's nothing new about that either
That's been true since the first Republic
What's found
So now we find ourselves in the position just days after many senators Years War
To uphold and defend the Constitution
Every single member of the House of Representatives
For the same old thing as well
I think we got a solemn obligation and responsibility here
To prove once again
That this country
Is a nation of laws
And not of men
And the only result
Then we can reach together
Is one that rejects
The claim of the senator from Texas and the other
Members of the House
In Senate who seek to overturn
The decisions that are made by the states by the voters in the states and by the court if we follow
What day is propose
We will be the ones
It will have disenfranchised every single person
Who casted vote in this election
Weather Whitley voted for the president
Where they didn't
I urge you to reject
This and I deeply appreciate the opportunity to serve with every single one of you
Thank you mister president
Majority leader of the center from Georgia Senator Loeffler
Senator from Georgia
Mr. president
When I arrived in Washington this morning I fully intended to abject to the certification of electoral votes
However the events that have transpired today have forced me to reconsider
But I cannot now in good conscious objector the certification
Of these electors
The violence the lawlessness and seized of the halls of Congress are important and stand is a direct
Direct attack on the very institution my objected my objection was intended to protect
The sanctity of the American Democratic process and I think law enforcement for keeping us safe
I believe that there were last-minute changes to the November 2020 election process and seriously
Irregularities that resulted in too many Americans losing confidence not only in the Integrity of our elections but in the pie
Power of the ballot as a tool of democracy too many Americans are frustrated at what they see
Is an unfair system nevertheless there is no excuse for the events that took place in these Chambers today and
And I pray that America never suffered such a dark day again
Do the fate of this vote is clear the future of the American people's faith in the core Institution
Have this democracy remains uncertain we as a body must turn our Focus to protecting the Integrity of our elections
And restoring every American's faith that their voice their voice and their vote matters
America is a divided country with serious differences but it is still the greatest country on Earth
No disagreement that upholding democracy is the only path to preserving our Republic
I yield the floor
Democratic leader
2
Senator Booker and two-and-a-half minutes to Senator Kaine
University wire
Senator from Virginia
I applied the comments of my colleague from Georgia
Deeply my first job after school was in Macon Georgia
Working for a federal judge Lanier Anderson
And I learned a lot about integrity
And a lot about law from him
I also learned some sad lessons
That in the history of Georgia and indeed Virginia and many states
So many people especially people of color have been disenfranchised over the course of our history
Or like friend John Lewis congressman from Georgia
Was savagely beaten
On Bloody Sunday just for Marching for voting rights
That act of violence inspired this part of the US Senate
To come together in March of 1965 and worked to pass in a bipartisan fashion
The Voting Rights Act
We should be coming together today
After acts of violence
As the United States Senate
To affirm the votes of all who cast
Balance
In November
Instead we're contemplating an unprecedented objection
That would be a massive disenfranchisement
Of American
Folders
The Georgia result was very clear
A 12.000 vote margin
Two certifications by Republican officials
Four separate recounts and canvases
7 lawsuits
As any other states
If we objective results like this the message is so clear
We are staying two states
No matter how secure and accurate your elections are
Will gladly overthrow them if we don't like who you voted for
But more importantly what will be saying
Really what will be doing
Is as the body that acted together to guarantee
Americans the right to vote
We will become the agent
Of one of the most massive
Disenfranchisement
In the history
Largest country
So I urge all of my colleagues
Please oppose these objections
Thank you not yield to my colleague from New Jersey
Senator from New Jersey
Mister vice president
I can only think of two times in American history that
Individuals late fees to our Capital stormed our sacred Civic spaces
And try to over rent on end and overrun
This government one was in the War of 1812
And the other one was today
What's interesting about the parallel between the two is
They both were waving flags
Who was. Born
Twin individual
Surrendering Democratic principles to the cult of personality one with a monarch in England
The other with the flags ice all over our Capital including in the hallways and in this room to AC
Single person named Donald Trump
But that difference between these two times as one was yet another nation in the history of our country that tried to challenge
United States of America
But this time
We brought this hell upon
Ourselves
A colleague from Texas said that this was a moment where
Unprecedented allegations of voter fraud yes
That is true
They were on president when the president before the election even happen said if I lose this election
Then the election was rigged
Unprecedented
Is unprecedented before the knights
Was even done that he called it rigged
And some pressing of the youth Fanning the Flames of conspiracy theory to create a smokescreen in this nation
Cover what he is trying to do which is undermine our Democratic principles but it's not
Just that the shame of this day is it being aided
Embedded
I could Americans who are falling prey
Court ruling Trump over truth
Horse for rendering
The passion
Applies as opposed to standing up and speaking truth
The power who are trying to fundraise
Off of the shame of conspiracy theories as opposed to doing the incalculably
Valuable
Patriotic thing to speak truth to our nation
Our democracy is wounded and I saw it when I saw pictures of yet another Insurgency
Flag of another group of Americans who tried to challenge our nation I saw the flag of the Confederacy there
What will we do how will we confront this shame how will we confront this dark
Second time in American history
I pray
Did we remember a Georgian
His words all I can say is we must inspirit going together like those Georgians
A bridge called The Edmund Pettus who join hands were called threats to our democracy who were called
Outrageous epithets
When they sought to expand our democracy to save it to heal it
When they joined arm and arm and said what we should say now commit ourselves to that ideal
Put together we shall
Overcome
Majority Leader as Fred are you left 5 minutes to senator from Nebraska Senator Sasse
Senator from Nebraska
Mister president thank you and Mister vice president let me just say before begin
Thank you for the way you were fulfilled your constitutional duties in your oath of office today and obviously
Hasn't been easy
Colleagues
Today's been ugly
And when I came to the floor this morning
My plans to talk about the lesson of 1801 cuz I'm kind of a history nerd and I want
Going to celebrate the glories of the peaceful transition of power across our nation's history
Feels a little naive now to talk about ways that Americans Civics might be something that could unite us and bring us back
Back together 1801 blue everybody's mind all over the world by the way John Adams loses to Thomas Jefferson
And
Adams willingly leaves executive mansion and moved back to Massachusetts and Jefferson peacefully
He assumes power and people all over Europe said those must be that must be fake news those must be bad reports
There's no way any executive whenever willingly lay down power
Annette Adams in defeat
Did something glorious to give all of us a gift I wanted to celebrate that and it feels a little bit harder now
This building has been desecrated
Blood has been spilled and always
I was with octogenarian members of this chamber that needed to have troops and pull
Police stabilize them to get down the stairs at a time when a lot of our stabs were panicked and I'm
Under their desks and not knowing what was going to happen to him it was ugly today
But you know what it turns out that when something's ugly talking about beauty isn't just permissible
I'm a beauty it's obligatory in a time like that why
Why would we talk about beauty after the ugliness of today
Because our kids need to know
This isn't what America is
What happened today isn't what America is they've been given a glorious inheritance is the 59th
Presidential election vice president was in the chair and if the president pro temp was out of made some joke that Chuck Grassley
That has voted in two-thirds of those 59 presidential election
He laughing it's not as good as dear dear dead but it still got a Grassley laugh
I think we want to tell the Americans that come after us
But this Republic is broken that this is just a Banana Republic that our institutions can't be trusted
I don't think we want that we don't want that in this body we don't want that in our hometowns I don't think we want to tell our kids that America's Best
What days are behind us because it's not true
That's not Who We Are
America isn't Hatfields and McCoys blood Feud forever
America's Union
There's a lot that's broken in this country
But not anything that's so big that the American people can't rebuild it
But freedom and community and entrepreneurial effort and that neighborhoods can't rebuild nothing that's broken
It is so big that we can't fix it
Generations of our forefathers and foremothers find out a word RNC
Chester's have spilled blood to defend the glories of this Republic
Why would they do that
Because America is the most exceptional nation in the history of the world in because the Constitution is the greatest political
Pickle document that's ever been written
Most governments in the past have said might makes right
And we saw some of that hooligan Metairie today
Might makes right now it doesn't
God gives us rights by nature and government is just our shared project to secure those right
America has always been about what we choose to do together the way we reaffirm our constitutional
System where we got some governmental tasks and we all in this body could do better at those governmental task but the heart of America
Government the Center of America is not Washington DC the center of America's the neighborhoods
For 330 million Americans are raising their kids and trying to put food on the table and trying to love their neighbor that's the Center of America
We're not supposed to be the most important people in America we're supposed to be servant leaders who try to maintain a framework for ordered Liberty
So there's a structure that back home where they live they can get from the silver frame of structure in order
To the Golden Apple at the center as Washington would have said it which is the things that they build together
The places where they coached Little League the places where they invite people to synagogue or church sometimes the big things we do today together
Our governmental like chicken Hitler's a sore leg going to the Moon
There is governmental stuff but the heart of America is about places where moms and dads are raising kids
And we're supposed to serve them by maintaining order and by rejecting violence
You can't do big things like that if you hate your neighbors
You can't do big things
Together As Americans if you think other Americans are the enemy
But there's a lot of uncertainty about the future I can get it there's a lot that does need to be rebuilt
But if you're angry I want to beg you
Don't let the screamers who monetize hate have the final word
Neil has become your drug dealers there are some who want to burn it all down we met some of them today
But they aren't going to win don't let them be your profits instead organized persuade but most
Importantly love your neighbor
Visit the widow or down the street who Lonely No One tell anybody that his wife died and he didn't have a lot of friends shovel somebody's name
Neighbor shovel somebody's driveway you can't hate somebody who just shoveled your driveway
The heart of life is about community and neighborhood and we're supposed to be servant leaders the Constitutional system is still the gray
Greatest order for any government ever and it's our job to Stewart it and protect it let's remember that today when we
Democratic leader
Boy Senator Durbin senator from Illinois
In March of 1861
Lawyer
Call the train to Washington
His name is Abraham Lincoln it wasn't his first trip here it's served as a congressman fifteen years before any return
Turn of the Civil War to serve as president
It was a different place than you knew it is Congressman in 15 years and changed a lot the Springs boarding house across
Street which is now the Library of Congress with gone
And this building was changing
Big changes
They're building a dome on the capitol
But they were also in the earliest days of war and President Lincoln was counseled
Stop building the Dome cost too much money we can't spend any more time on it
And he said no we're going to build that don't we're going to finish it
That dome in this building will be a symbol of this country that will survive the Civil War
And come back strong
So they built the Dome
They won the war and since those days that dome in this building have been assembled to this country
Symbol of unity and of Hope
Tours come through here before covid-19 by the tens of thousands and if you've ever noticed
Star Tours there often shushed people are saying show some respect for this building
We know this building in the Rotunda is a place where some of the Greatest American Heroes of both political parties
Parties
Appliance Tate and we go there to honor them we know this building because we work here
We enact laws here that changed America
We Gather for State of Union
Messages from presidents
A lot of the people in the gallery this is a special place this is a sacred place
But this sacred place was desecrated by a mob today
On our watch
This Temple to democracy was defiled by thugs roam the halls and
Set in that chair Mister vice president the one that you vacated at 2:15 this afternoon
Setting post for pictures those who were roaming around this chamber
What brought this on
Did this mob spring spontaneously from America
No
This mob was invited to come to Washington on this day by this president for one
Reason
Because he knew
The Electoral College vote was going to be counted this day
He wanted this mob to disrupt
The Constitutional process which we are part of
This mom was inspired by a president who cannot accept defeat
If you wonder whether I'm going too far and when I say just read the transcript with the secretary of
Stacy from Georgia and listen to this presidents wild conspiracy theory one after the
The other swatted down by that Republican elected official in his attorney is having no basis in
Back
This President bags
He coaxes
Even threatens
That's Secretary of State to find the boats he needs
In any other venue that would be a simple obvious crime
The links you'll go to her obvious
The Texas senator says to us well many people still agree with him you know when it gets down to the bottom line
Many people have fallen for this presidential position that it must have been a ring
Find election if I lost
Well I would say that after we lost count 57 lawsuits 62
Lawsuits I've read so many numbers after 90 different judges
After this president took his case the best he can put together to the highest court in the land across the sea
Streetwear here personally chosen three justices on the Supreme Court
I seen senator from Texas you know much more about that court than I do I don't believe they let that paper that he said
Turn up there even hit the desk before they laughed and out of the court and that's the best he had to offer
No evidence whatsoever of this rigged election in this fraudulent
Texas says we just want to create a little commission 10 days we're going to audit all the states
In Contention here and find out what actually occurred
And it really draws its parallel n1876 Hayes and Tilden
Don't forget what that commission that so-called political compromise achieved
It was not just some ordinary governmental commission it was a commission that killed
Correction
It established Jim Crow
But even after a Civil War which tore this nation apart itri enslaved African-Americans
It was a commission that invited the voter suppression we're still fighting today in America
Let me close by saying this
We're going to have here is a clear choice
Whether we are going to feed the beast of ignorance
Or we are going to tell the truth to the American people
We saw that piece today roaming the Halls let's not invited back
Majority leader
Present
Are you allowed to 5 minutes center from Kansas Sarah Marshall
Thank you mister president freedom of speech and the freedom to protest are provided in our
Douching
NY share the same frustrations many Americans have over the presidential election
The violence and MOB rule which occurred at the us at Capital today and across the country of the past year Annex
Acceptable and I can them at the highest level
And like all of us in the chamber I'm thankful for the aerobic law enforcement officers who worked feverishly to restore
Order so we get back to the electrical certification process
Bring my 29-year career as an obstetrician and gynecologist too often I had to sit down with patience and
Give them a very bad diagnosis
It might have been a young mother 3 who I delivered all three of her babies now with metastatic breast cancer
Or perhaps another woman with Advanced cervical or ovarian cancer
All with a very challenging prognosis
But before I sit down with each one of those patients I carefully reviewed all their Labs their x-rays in their pathology May
Make sure I have the facts straight
The day my final recommendation was always going to be a recommendation from my heart
I want my pillow kansans an All-American to know that I've given as much consideration and thought surrounding the issue of
Connecting to a state Electoral College votes as I did considering the treatment plan for a serious health concern
And today's decision once again it's from my heart
Mr. president I rise today to restore Integrity to our Republic
Nris are you enjoying the many of our colleagues are all concerned for current and future Generations
We must restore faith and confidence in one of our Republic's most held patriotic duties
Boating
There's no question our US Constitution empowers State legislatures to execute free League
Eagle and fair elections
Unfortunately in several States the clear authority of those state legislature to determine the rules for voting
Where we were usurped by Governor's secretaries of States and activist courts
Our laws and Constitution should always be followed especially in a time of crisis
I don't rise and do a States legally obtained Electoral College votes rather irise in hopes of improving the entire
Tegrity of the ballot to hold States accountable to the time proven constitutional system of the Electoral
College
This is why I reduce the formation of electoral commission to give constructive suggestions and recommendations that safe
Jamaica elections once again safe free and fair after a year of Jar
Irregularities
We must have will have a peaceful transition to power
Do my fellow Americans I have no doubt that our Republican go stronger through this difficult day and God
God bless this great Republic thank you mr. president you'll back
We must and we will
Show to the country
And it did to the world
That we will not be diverted for my duty
That we will respect our responsibility to the Constitution
Add to the American people
One Sunday was great my great honor
To be sworn in as speaker and to preside over sacred ritual of renewal
As we gathered under the Stone Temple of democracy to open the 100
17th Congress
I said that was who as we were sworn in
Then
We accept the responsibility as daunting and demanding as any previous
Generation of leadership
Has ever faced
We know that we're in difficult times
But little could we have imagined
The assault that was made on our democracy today
To those who struggle to Georgia Terrace
For my responsibility
You have fails
To those who engaged in the gleeful desecration of this art sample of democracy
American democracy
Justice will be done
Today January 6th
Is the Feast of the Epiphany
On this day of Revelation
Let us pray that this instigation to violence
Will provide an epiphany
For a country to heal
And that Spirit of healing I vote the song of Saint Francis I usually do Saint Francis is the patron saint of
My city of San Francisco and she is song St Francis is our anthem
Lord Make Me a Channel of thy peace
Where there is Darkness may I bring light
Weathers
Hatred that is spring love
Where there is despair
Let us bring hope
You know that we would be part of history in a positive way today
Every four years when we
Demonstrate again the peaceful transfer of power
Someone president to the next
And despite the shameful actions of today we still will do so
We will be part
Of a history that shows the world
What America is made of
That these
This is salt
This is salt is just that it shows
The weakness of those who had to show through violence
What their message was
My colleagues it's time to move on I wear this 10 quite frequently actually I gave
Up2us
Beloved John Lewis just a weekend before he
Weekend or so before he left us
And it's a flag of our country
A flag of the United States of America
I want on it it says
One country one destiny
One country
One destiny
Sitting on the flag
That was also what was embroidered
And Abraham Lincoln's
Coat
That he had on that fateful night
Lincoln's party
Lincoln's message
One country one destiny
Someone this holiday of epiphany
Let us pray
I'm a big believer in pair
Let us pray that they will be peace on Earth
And that it will begin with us
Let us pray
That God will continue to bless America
But that let us proceed with our responsibilities to the Constitution to which way
We have just within 72 hours taken the oath to uphold
But what purpose does the gentleman from Maryland Seacrest recognition
Is in opposition to the objection
Bottom speaker it is a sad day in America
It is a wrenching
Stay in America
See the day it is today and which are words
Interactions
Have I consequences
Of a very very negative nature
We are watch our words
And think
What it may mean to some
My remarks were written
Before
The tragic
Dangerous
An unacceptable actions
Unacceptable such a
Team word
My remark started with Madam speaker
The American people today are witnessing one of the greatest challenges to our democracy
And it's 20
244 year history
Little did I know
That this capital
Would be attacked
By the Enemy Within
I was here on 9/11
When were young we were attacked
By the enemy without
We need to all work together
To tame
And reduce the anger
And yes the hate
Let some stoke
What's some not all Madam speaker but some in this house and in this Senator do
Doing today will not change
The outcome of the election
Which is the clear and insurmountable victory of President like Biden and vice president like Tyrus
Instead
All they will accomplish is to further
The dangerous
Divisions
This was written before this Capital was assaulted
Before this democracy
Was put aside
But thousands
Encouraged
By the commander and chief
Said all they will accomplish is to further the dangerous divisions as I said among our people and energize conspiracy
Chrissy theories
Stoked by Foreign adversaries which seek to a road America's confidence in our democracy and our system of
Free and fair elections
I was here
Mm
I was strongly in favor of Al Gore for president
Am I candidate got more votes than the other candidate
His name was George Bush of course
I'm one of the saddest days was January 20th of 2001 when
The our candidates who won the election in my view was not elected
But it was also one of the proudest moments of my career
Because the greatest power on Earth passed peacefully
From Bill Clinton
The George W bush
Not a shot was fired nobody assaulted this caucus
Or this Congress or this chamber
Because we were not disappointed no
Because we were not angry no
Because
We believe in democracy
We believe in We the People
And the way the people one of the speakers I think it was the senator from Texas Express we're here
For the people
If those were the people
We are in a lot of trouble
Our electoral system or democratic system however it did not break
Under the strains
Of the misinformation
The claims of fraud
Which court after court after court have dismissed out-of-hand
Not because there was a little Evans because there was no evidence
That's why were the longest lasting constitutional democracy in the world
I hope all of us in this body are proud of that
And understand why that's the case
Because
Azteca part sit on this floor many years ago
Democracy is a substitute for war to resolve differences
Approve wants more than ever beating strongheart that gives life to our Republic and are free
Freedom's
That strength Madam speaker is derived in part from our Institution
And our laws
But most importantly it is powered by citizens and leaders commitment to our constitution
Not just us we swear an oath
But it's all of America
Barack Obama spoke from that chamber and he said I'm going to be
Take another title next year
Citizen
He was proud to take that and every citizen needs to protect preserve and uplift order
Democracy
Some today did not do that
Many
Today
68 years ago in Springfield Illinois governor Adlai Stevenson
Gracefully conceded his loss to General Dwight Eisenhower he said there's in traditionally
It is traditionally American
He told his deeply disappointed supporters to fight hard before an election
But then he added it is equally
Traditional
To close ranks as soon as the people
Have spoken that the Congress
Lectors
People smoking
That what unites us as American citizens is far greater than that which divides us as political
Parties it was another man from Springfield
Four score and eight years earlier
Who won re-election to the presidency and the national crisis that tested our country and its Democratic institutions hoopla
Even in his hour of victory
For The Same Spirit of reconciliation
That was the party of Lincoln
That hasn't happened to this hour
Lincoln said now that the election is over
He asked me not all
Having a common interest
Reunite in a common effort
To save our common country
Such as the duty of American who stands for elections
Or participate in our politics to be there humble
In Triumph or gracious in defeat
I've lost them elections
Not too many
And I hope that I've been gracious in defeat
And humble in Victory
I hope that I put my state and my country first
I myself
It is cleared all that the outgoing president is not followed the path that Stevenson
And Lincoln
Urged
So we the funk people
Each one of us represents about 750 to 800 thousand people some a few less
The people
And I've spoken in the way that our constitution
Set for them to be heard by us and by the country they voted
And they voted pretty decisively we the people together must turn away from division
And it's dangerous
The senior member of our
Body
Don Young from Alaska
Spoke the other day
When we were sworn in and said
Ladies and gentlemen of this house we are so divisive
That it's going to destroy our country we need to reach out and hold one another's hands
We all have a tail that we honor more than any other
Transparent Labs husband but
We are all Americans
Not Americans are not Americans d
We are Americans
Let us hope today that
Tonight
So we act like
Americans
Not as Dee's and ours but his Americans Justice algor Just as
Hillary Clinton
Justice Adlai Stevenson Justice Abraham Lincoln who had won that election of course
But he defeated people he said that's not the issue the issue is to reunite
We the people must again be the strong heart of American democracy
We the people on this day in Congress must be agents of unity and constructive action to face the grave threats that can
And tell those who insult our Capital that is not the American way
And we the members of Congress
Who swore an oath
Before God
To preserve and protect the Constitution of the United States and our democracy must do so now I don't usually read
Read Senator McConnell speeches
But I'm not speaking as a Democrat nor was he speaking as a Republican
Just a few hours ago
We're debating a step that has never been taken
In American history
Whether Congress should overrule the voters and overturn a presidential election
He went on to say
That he supports a strong state-led voting reform
The Constitutional said gives us here in Congress
A limited role
We cannot simply declare ourselves a national Board of Elections on steroids
The boaters the courts and the states
The voters the courts and the states have all spoken
5 people
Said the election of 2000 was over
We didn't agree with them
But outdoor said
We are a nation of laws
5 people
Yes they were members the Supreme Court but they were five people said the election is over
And I sat on that Podium install that power transfer to George W bush
What kind of wine undersea
If we over real then overrule them
It would damage
Republic
Forever
He said that McConnell the Republican leader of the Senate
About two hours ago 3 hours ago now for hours
He went on to say if this election were overturned by a mere allegations
From the losing side
Our democracy would enter
A death
Spiral
He can put it it would be unfair and wrong to disenfranchise American voters and over will the courts and states on the 6th
Jordan Earley thin bases
And I will not pretend such a vote would be a harmless protest gesture
How
Presently he spoke
People who think they say election has been stolen there's some fraud why didn't think it was the commander-in-chief
Said so
And they respect him and they follow him
And words matter
Psen did I will not pretend such a boat would be harmless protester
While relying on others to do the right thing
I will vote to respect the people's decision and defend our system of government as we
You know it
High arch my colleagues
Debono
Under subjection
Has McConnell said
A danger to our democracy
And I yield back the balance of my time
Republican Bel-Air song
For what purpose does the gentleman from California seek recognition
Address of house in 5 minutes recognized for 5 minutes
Arise to address
What happened in this chamber today
Where do we go from here
The violence
Destruction
The cast we saw earlier was unacceptable
Undemocratic America
It was the saddest day
I've ever had is serving as a member of this institution
The capital was in chaos
Police officers were attacked
Guns were drawn on this very floor
A woman tragically lost her life
No one wins when this building and what it stands for destroyed
America in this institution is better than this
We saw the worst of America this afternoon
Yet in the midst
Violence and fear
We also saw the best of America
It starts with our law enforcement
The Capitol Police
The National Guard
The FBI the Secret Service who face the most
Cool challenges
But did their Duty with confidence and strength
Many of them are injured right now
And it also extends to this chamber
We're both Democrats and Republicans
Showed courage
Calm
Resolve
I'd like to recognize the members now who helped Hold the Line
Markwayne Mullin
Tony Gonzalez
Jason Crow
Pat Fallon
Controller nails
Working with the Capitol Police to ensure the floor this chamber was never breached
These are the heroes Among Us
Thank you for this.
Looking back on the past few hours
It is clear
This Congress will not be the same after today
And I hope
It will be the better
I hope not just this institution but I hope every American
Pauses for that moment
And thanks among themselves
The we can disagree with one another
But not dislike each other we can respect the voices of others
There's many times we debate on this body and we should
There's many times we can get heated
I still consider
Steny Hoyer a very good friend
There's times I get upset
I'll call him at home
To express the things I may not see Fair
Or just
But that's the way we should handle things
The majority leader is right we are all Americans first
What should we also think for a moment
What do we put on social media
What are we convey to one another
Just because you have a personal opinion different than mine
You have a right to say it
But nobody has a right to become a mop
And we all should Stand United
Condemning the mob together
We solve problems before a nation not through destruction
But through debate
That is the heart of this democracy
I know what we debate today is tough
But it's just
It's right
This isn't the first side of the aisle
It's ever debated this issue
I thought would Madam speaker said back in 2005
This is democracy at its best
When they talked about a presidential election
In Ohio
These are the moments
Do we should raise the issue about integrity and accountability
And accuracy in our elections
But you know what we should do the next difference
Not just raised the issue but work together to solve the problems
Now is the moment
Now is the moment to show America
We can work best together
I will tell you
Size of the majority of slim
So gives us the opportunity to make that happen
The only thing that can hold us back
Is the we love one another to do it
The side of the aisle always believes
The working with anybody who wants to move it forward
That does not mean that we're going to agree a hundred percent of the time that does not mean or voice cannot be heard that does
Not mean we cannot be treated fairly we should be
That may mean on the size of committees that means our ability to offer an amendment
It means that our ability to have our voice
But the end of the day it helps us come to a better conclusion
Returning
Curative complete the work we are sent to do we are proving that our democracy cannot be disrupted by criminal be
Behavior
We will not falter we will not Bend and we will not shrink from our duty
Be very clear
Mobs don't rule America laws rules America
It was true when RC
Cities were burning the summer and it's true now
OneAmerica
Romaric has go to bed tonight their lasting memory should not be a congress overrun by rioters
It must be a Resolute Congress conducting healthy debate
We may not disagree on a lot in America but tonight we must show the world
Then we will respectfully but thoroughly carry out the most basic duties of democracy
We will continue with the task that we have been sent here to do
We will follow the Constitution and the law in the process for hearing valid concerns about election integrity
We'll do it with respect
We will respect your opinion
Respect what you say
And we're willing to listen to it
I think the nation will be better for it
On both sides of the aisle
Let's show the country
The mob did not win
We have a job to do it
Let's do it with pride
Must be better when the Sun rises tomorrow
With that I owe back Madam speaker
This is the gentleman from Arizona seek recognition
Opposition to the objection
Over the last two hours
We have seen the consequences of
Dangerous on American rhetoric
An armed insurrection
Against the seat of government
Of the most powerful country on Earth
A breach of his Capitol building
To attack Congress
Something that has not taken place
Since the British occupied this building
During the War of 1812
Attempted coup
Spurred by rhetoric coming from those who are looking out for themselves
Not country
It is stunning Madam speaker
But there are some in this house with voice support for what happened
It was not a protest
It was treason
It was sedition
HEB prosecuted as
Such
Addis roof at its root is a disease that is
Infected R politics
One that will make some political leaders do anything including lie and incite violence
To hold onto power
That's what we're seeing before our very eyes
In contesting the outcome of this election
My Republican colleagues make
Contradictory argument
Netflix party
Empower before country
They argue the election results were valid when it showed they won their races
But the same ballot we're somehow fraudulent
When It produced a result President Trump
Did not like
Keep the results we like they demand
Cancel the 1
We don't
That's not how democracy works
And neither is armed insurrection
Here's the truth
Arizona
Has a long bipartisan record
A conducting safe secure and fair elections
And I say that as someone
Whose party has more often than not
Been on the losing end of those elections
This last election
Was once again safe and secure
And I commend our state and County election officials public servants on both sides of the aisle
For making Arizona proud once again
We are here
Because the case that Republicans have brought before us
Has failed in court
Over
And over and over again
My colleagues say let's go back to the state
Let them decide
My friends
Arizona has spoken
They have sent
The correct electors
Arizona's Republican Attorney General
One of the most partisan in the country
Said quote
There is no evidence there are no facts that would lead anyone to believe
The election results will change
Unquote
The Republican speaker of our state house
Has told us
He doesn't like the results of the election
But they are the right result Joe Biden has won Arizona
The state supreme court
Made up entirely of justices appointed by Republican governors
They have spoken to
The court said the President's challenge quote
Fails to present any evidence of misconduct illegal votes for that the Bible lectures did not infect
Received the highest numbers of vote
For office
Ankle
Look to the words of one of President the president's own campaign shares in my state
Our governor
Doug Ducey
Our governor seal of the president
He's been so loyal
He made sure the president could hold large rallies and our state in the middle of a pandemic
The governor personally attended them
Facebook so often that the governor gave the president a special Hail to the Chief ringtone
On his phone
After election day
Has the legal challenges played out the governor kept quiet
But when the truth became clear
Even he acknowledged quote
Joe Biden did win Arizona unquote and I'm grateful that
In this instance the governor put law not partisan politics first
Andirons my colleagues in the house
To follow his lead
Each and everyone of us in this house
The people's house
Swore an oath to preserve protect and defend our constitution against all enemies
Foreign and domestic
Over the last few hours
We have gained a better understanding
Of what that means
The future of the Constitution the most precious of the founding documents of the greatest democracy humankind is
Never known is in our hands
Defending democracy is not
And should not be a partisan tasks
It is a sacred one
Right here
Right now we must recognize that Fidelity to the founding principles of our nation or not about loyalty to one
But rather to assure
That government of the people
By the people and for the people shall not perish
From the Earth
The world is watching us all right now
We must must get it right rejected ill-conceived attacking our democracy I yield back
Document
Does the gentleman from gentlewoman from New York City's recognition speaker I rise to the 4th of June
Action
Gentlewoman is recognized for 5 minutes
Madam speaker I Rise with a heavy heart this has been a truly tragic day for
America and we all join together in fully condemning the dangerous violence and destruction
Actions that occurred today in our nation's capital
Americans will always have the freedom of speech and the constitutional right to protest but vile
Violence in any form is absolutely unacceptable
It is anti-American
It must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law
Thank you to the heroic United States Capitol Police
And thank you to the bipartisan professional staff of the United States capital for protecting the people
House and the American people
This hollow Temple of democracy
She is where generations of Americans have peacefully come together to face our nation's greatest challenges
Bridge our deepest fissures and create a more perfect system of government this is the appropriate
Place we stand to respectfully and peacefully give voice to the people we represent across our diverse
First country
The representatives of the American people in this house are standing up for three fundamental America
Beliefs
The right to vote is sacred
The representative has a duty to represent his or her constituents
And that the rule of law
Is a Hallmark of our nation
And in the spirit of healing those are not my words
Those are the words of you madam speaker
From this very chamber
When some of my colleagues and friends across the aisle objected to the 2005 Electoral College started
Application
In fact there were objections on this floor to the certification of nearly every Republican president in my life
Time
In 1989
In 2001
In 2005
And in 2017
So history is our guide that the people sacred house is the appropriate venue for a peaceful
Full debate
And this peaceful debate serves as a powerful condemnation to the violence that perpetrated Ark
Capitol grounds today
The violence that was truly an American
Today's discussion is about the Constitution
And it is about the American people
But it must also be about clearly and resolutely condemning the violence that occurred today
I am honored each and every day to represent New York's 21st congressional district and I believe it is my solemn and
Sacred duty to serve as their voice and their vote in the people's house tens millions of them
Americans are concerned that the 2020 election
Featured unconstitutional overreach by unelected state officials and judges
Ignoring state election laws we can and we should peacefully and respectfully
Discuss teeth concerns
In Pennsylvania the state supreme court in Secretary of State unilaterally and unconstitutionally rewrote a
Election law eliminating signature matching requirements
In Georgia there was constitutional overreach when the Secretary of State
Unilaterally and unconstitutionally gutted signature matching for absentee ballots and in SC
Eliminated voter verification required by state election law
In Wisconsin
Officials issued illegal rules to circumvent a state law passed by the legislature as the concert
The tution requires
Step required absentee voters to provide photo identification before obtaining a ballot
Ended Michigan
Signed affidavits document numerous unconstitutional irregularities officials physics
Play blocking the legal right of poll Watchers to observe vote counts
The illegal counting of late ballots and hand stamping ballots with the previous day's date
My North Country constituents and the American people terrorists the Constitution and they know according to
Constitution elected officials closest to the people
In state legislatures have the power of the pens to write election law not unelected bureaucrats
Judges Governors or secretaries of state to the tens of thousands of constituents who have reached out to me thank you
Please know that I'm listening and I hear you both those who agree and those who disagree
Our constitutional republic will endure this tragic day because the founding fathers understood Congress
The American people
Would face unprecedented and historic challenges by debating them on this very floor
I believe that the most precious foundation and the Covenant of our Republic is the right to vote and the faith in the same
Sanctity of our nation's free and fair elections and we must work together in this house to rebuild that Faith soda
Federal elections are free Fair secure and safe and most importantly that they are according to
Constitution and I yelled back thank you
Boy
For what purpose does the gentleman from Texas seek recognition
Without objection to gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes at Act
Which is an attack on the Republic itself
There is no excuse for it
A woman died
And people need to go to jail
And the President should never
How to spawn up certain Americans to believe something that simply cannot be
IPod
Ipawn house leadership
Both parties for bringing us back to do our job which is to count the electors and no more
The problem we Face though is even bigger
We are deeply divided
We are divided about even life liberty and the pursuit of happiness the word which used to bind us together
Maritime Terrace Apartments we disagree about what they even mean
My constituents at home in Texas or genuinely upset I say to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle
OD constant barrage of those who wish to remake America into a socialist welfare state
Efforts to attack our institutions tear down statues
Erase our history defund our police
We've seen the debasing of our language we teach our children that America is evil
We destroy our sovereignty and power cartels we attack or second amendment
We destroyed small businesses
Through lockdowns we divide ourselves by race
We can't even agree that there was man and woman
And we extinguish The Unborn before they even have a chance to see daylight
But it's a heart
A bar path forward lies the essence of our Republic
It's Cornerstone that we are a union of States bound together for common defense and economic strength
And more so bound together through federalism which one they live together peaceably and citizens in his vassal and agreeing to just
Degree
Free to live according to your own beliefs and according to the dictates of our conscience
How many of my colleagues are poisonous afternoon to vote to insert Congress
End of the constitutionally prescribed decision-making of the states
By rejecting a soul official elector sent To Us by each of the states of the Union
I hope they will reconsider
I can tell you that I was not going to and I will not be voting to reject the electors
And that both may well signed my political death warrant
But so be it
I swore an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States and I will not Bend its word to the contortions for personal political
Expediency
Number one rejecting the Electra certified to Carver's by sovereign state violates the 12th Amendment of the entirety of the
Little man
Notwithstanding claims that you must read certain sections first it is clear it is black-and-white we count it
Ministerial
And our only job is to count the electors before us
We have only one slave electors First Aid Center was under color of Law and no more
Number to to the extent you believe we do have constitutional authority to reject
We are arguing using incomplete and often misleading data points to prove it
I'm not afforded time to go point-by-point but there are more misleading claims than legitimate one
Three rejecting the electors ignores the founders specific admonition that congress not choose the president
As articulated in Federalist 68
Indeed number for Northpointe the founders drafted the inclusion of a phrase pacifically put in Congress into the manor
Election process been specifically rejected it
Block of this body Burns to projected sovereign states electric irrevocably empower
Congress to take over the selection of presidential electors
And doing so almost certainly guarantee future houses will vote to reject the electors of Texas
Or any of our state's
For whatever reason
6 voting to reject the electrician's not remotely consistent with our vote on Sunday at Bow Tie for
Forced to highlight the very hypocrisy
To accept the outcome of the election of ourselves
Through election conducted under the same rules by procedures put in place by the same executive branch officials
Impacted by ruling from the same judges state and federal
To do so is entirely inexplicable on its face
The argument for rejection was given by my colleagues as based on the allegations of systemic collection of used by executive order
The legislature has an article too many states made poor policy decisions
Whether these poor policy decisions violate state laws a contested matter-antimatter for the stage to resolve for themselves
More five of the six legislatures are controlled by Republicans
Not one body is sent supper to likers not one body scent is even a blood or by a majority of its full body
The only body the Pennsylvania Senate who managed to come up with a majority of Republicans to complain only did so yesterday and it'll
11th Hour face-saving political statement not one Gob Statewide official is formally called in his to change
Enforcement organization state or federal is presented a case of malfeasance
History will judge this moment let us not turn the last firewall for Liberty we have remaining on its head and it fit a pop
For political expediency when there's plenty of looking for Republicans to do for destroying our life
Text assistant expansion the mail-in ballots this but I will not abandon my own photography
Expire and I will make clear that I'm standing up a defensive that Constitution to protect our Federalist order in the Electoral College
The powers of Ares States we represent the same as for the long arm of the federal government
Emma
Different
What purpose does the gentleman from Alabama seek recognition
Verizon support of the objection
Without objection that gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes
Madam speaker for years Democrats and their media allies deceived America about Trump Russian collusion in the
Extent of foreign interference in the 2016 election
Yet in 2020 Democrats promoted massive foreign interference in American elections by
Helping illegal aliens and other non-citizens vote in American elections
Thereby canceling the votes of and stealing elections from American citizens
What evidence exhibit a in 1993 Democrats ran through Congress the national
Voter registration Act
Making it illegal
Illegal
To require proof of citizenship
That prevents illegal aliens and non-citizens from registering to vote
Why did Democrats do that
Simple
Just steal elections of course
Exhibit B how bad is the non-citizen voting problem
In 2005 Democrat President Jimmy Carter's Commission
On federal election reform horn that quote
Non-citizens have register to vote in several recent elections in quote
And recommended that quote
Allstate should use their best efforts to obtain proof of citizenship before registering voters in quote
Exhibit C A June 2005 General accountability office report discovered that up
3% of people on voter registration list are not US citizens
Exhibit d
In 2008
Electro study surveyed 339 non-citizens
8% admitted voting
In American elections
As an aside I have seen higher percentages in other studies
Exhibit e
The 2010 census counted 11 million illegal aliens in America
Exhibit f
A 2018 Yale study estimated as many as 22 million illegal aliens in America
Exhibit G
The math means between 880000 and 1.72 million illegal alien
Illegally voted in the 2020 election
Exhibit
H
In 2014 Old Dominion University and George Mason University professors
Surveyed non-citizens
And a legal alien and found a vote Democrat roughly 80% of the time
Exhibit I
The math is again straightforward
The 60% Vine Advantage times it illegal alien alien voting number
Means Joe Biden gained roughly 1 million 32 thousand votes from Italy
Eagle
Alien voting that's the high number
Exhibit J
Well no one knows for sure how massive
The illegal alien voting block is
We dunno
Joe Biden and his campaign believed it large enough
And critical enough to winning the presidential race that at the October 22nd presidential the
Debate Joe Biden publicly soliciting
The illegal alien black vote by promising quote
Within 100 days I'm going to send to the United States Congress
A pathway to citizenship
4 / 11 million undocumented people
Ladies and gentlemen Madame speaker
That is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for illegal aliens
Joe Budden exactly what he was doing by
Seeking the illegal alien block vote
Afterall on May 11th 1993
Then-senator Joe Biden voted for the national voter registration Act
That makes it illegal to require proof of citizenship
Premier legal aliens another nine citizens when they seek to register to vote
Manspeaker the evidence is compelling and irrefutable
Non-citizens overwhelmingly voted
For Joe Biden in exchange for the promise and Dusty and citizenship
And in so doing help steal the election from Donald Trump Republican candidates
An American citizens across America
Madam speaker in my judgment
If only lawful votes cast by eligible American citizens are counted
Joe Biden lost and President Trump won the Electoral College
That sucks
It is my constitutional Duty
To promote honest and accurate election
By rejecting Electoral College votes emissions
From States whose
Electro systems
Are so badly flawed as to render their votes submissions
Unreliable untrustworthy and Unworthy of acceptance
Mana speaker I yield the remainder of my time to the opposition
Show me is that
What purpose does the gentleman from New York State seek recognition as Speaker as a proud Republican
Can I rise in opposition to the objection to the electors
Without
And the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes
Madam speaker I come to this side of the aisle
As a proud Republican
But most importantly
As a proud American
Today we saw an assault
On our democracy
I love this institution
I love the United States Congress
And I love the United States of America
And what I saw today
Was mob rule
That's patapon
The blood of my father
That is in the soil of Europe and in the soil of Korea
Who gave us
Do that blood
This sacred Constitution
And the sacred ability
To lead this world
Is a power
That says
We settle our differences
Not with mob rule
We settle our differences
Through elections
And when those elections are over
We have a peaceful
Transition of power
No make no mistake to my colleagues on the Democratic side of the aisle
I will be passionate in my disagreement with you
I will be passionate
You're my ideas for the future of this country
And I will fight for my Republican ideas that I hear he hold near and dear
But I will stand with you tonight
And send a message to the nation in All American
What we saw today was not American
What we see tonight in this body shall be what we do
In America
And that is the transfer power in a peaceful way
Hi yield to my best friend in Congress
Are they Democrats
Josh gottheimer mycoach are the problem solvers caucus
I think my friend for yielding and for standing with me and with all of us
Tom Reed is my co-chair of the problem solvers caucus he's Republican and I'm a Democrat
When it comes to policy views we often disagree
But at the end of the day we are united As Americans
My good friend like me always puts
Country first
Today group of Lawless Thug saw table and the Constitution and a peaceful transition of power
Because they didn't like the outcome of the presidential election
Play try to know if I it using improvised explosive shattering Windows breaking down doors and ring law enforcement even
Tearing down
American flag that Rise Above This Beacon of democracy
But they're tentative obstruct democracy failed
The resurrection was foiled
The American people and the greatest democracy the world has ever known one
Abraham Lincoln who served in this very body famously said A house divided against itself cannot stand
That's why for the sake of this country we must stand together
United
And celebrate a peaceful
Transition of power
In 14 days present elect final be sworn in
Despite all of our differences I have faith that for the American people
We will come together
Democrats and Republicans
Committed to Unity Civility and Truth
We will recognize a higher purpose to help America
Through these dark days
That is the only way we will beat covid
Rebuild our economy and stand up the threats at home and abroad
Working together
As Democrats and Republicans
I know our best days will always be ahead of us
Are y'all back
Madam speaker
Encourage my colleagues to always search their conscience
And their souls
And I respect my Republican colleagues and my Democratic colleagues but today
Let us pause
I remember what happened here today
But his paws that are tenure in this Congress
Will far surpass the time that we stay here
Let us pass and cast our votes today
Recognizing that what we do here today
We'll set the course of this institution
For years to come
And this institution
Madam speaker
Shall not fail
Because the United States of America shall forever be the Beacon of Hope
The inspiration to all
And may God bless
Our great country
What purpose does the gentleman from New York recognition
Madam speaker I rise in support of the objection
Barrett-Jackson the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes
Constitutional oath is sacred and I have a duty to speak out about confirmed
Evidence field issues with the administration of the 2020 presidential election
Inserting Battleground States
Signature verification valid observations voter roll Integrity voter ID requirements in Bali collection
Protections were weekend
On top of the millions of mailboxes that were flooded with unrequested mail-in ballots
Many of my constituents have been outraged
And demanding that I voiced their objections here today
This debate is necessary
Because Rogue election official secretaries of state and courts
Circumvented state election laws
They made massive changes to other states election would be wrong
These acts among other issues were unlawful
An unconstitutional
Congress has the duty to defend the Constitution and any powers of state legislatures that were usurped
Some claim today's objections set a new precedent by challenging State electors
The claim of course ignores that Democrats have objected every time
A Republican presidential candidate has won an election over the past generation
If you don't have any objections today that's your call
But Don't lecture about president
Over the past 4 years
Democrats boycotted President Trump's inauguration and stay the union addresses
Push the Trump Russia collusion conspiracies
Investigations and knowingly lied about it voted to impeach the president before even knowing what to impeach him for
It actually passed articles of impeachment before Senate Democrats voted to remove him from office
Please The Beatles necessary
Especially because of the insistence that everything President Trump and his supporters say about
About the 2020 election is evidence free
It's simply not true
No one can honestly claim it as evidence free when I say that Aaron Arizona courts unilaterally
Extended
The legislatively set deadline to register to vote
The Arizona State Senate issue subpoenas post-election to get information from the Maricopa County Board
On various election matters
But the board and the courts refused to help at all
What does State Senate complete its constitutional duties
In Pennsylvania where state legislators wrote us about their powers being usurped
The Democratic majority on the state supreme court
Change signature signature matching impulso marking requirements
The date to submit mail-in ballots was extended
Contradictory to the date set by state law
The state legislature expanded no excuse mail-in ballot in without a constitutional amendment
Constitutions applied to the acts of all branches of government
The issue is magnified by the voter rolls being so inaccurate there more voters submitted ballots than they were ready
Registered voters
Signature authentication rules for absentee and mail-in ballots were weekend
By the Democrats Secretary of the Commonwealth without authorization
Bella defects were allowed to be short in some counties but not others
Liverpool Watchers denied the ability to closely observe ballot-counting operations
In Georgia the Secretary of State unilaterally entered into a settlement agreement with the Democratic Party
Changing statutory requirements for confirming voter identity
Challenging effective signatures was made far more difficult
And the settlement even required election officials
To consider issuing training materials drafted by an expert retained
The Democratic Party
In Wisconsin election officials assisted voters and how to circumvent the state's voter ID laws
And signature verification laws while also placing unmanned drop boxes and locations picked
Democrat turnout
The Democracy in the Park event in Wisconsin head over 17.000 balance transfer to Trinidad
These are all facts
And certainly not evidence free
Americans deserve nothing less
Then Full Faith and confidence in their elections
Any guarantee that their vote
Your voice counts
And it's our concerns
Or being hurt
That's why we need to have this debate today
Whether you like it or not
This isn't about us
This is about our constitution
Are elections
This is about our people
And now Republic
Dial back
Does the gentleman from Arizona seek recognition opposition to the objection
The gentleman is recognized for five minutes I'm the proud son of immigrants
Growing up I heard stories about parties politicians and presidents
Invalidating elections
From the people
That took
Power for themselves
That's why when I join the Marine Corps the most sacred part of my old
What's the protect the Constitution of the United States
I never thought I would have to do that on the floor of Congress
But here we are
The people have spoken and the power of the people
The Constitution will be preserved
Manspeaker I left my youth
I left my sanity
I left it all in Iraq for this country
Because there was just one precious idea that we all had
And we all believed
That this country was going to protect everyone's individual rights
So you're going to be able to vote that you're going to be able to preserve
Democracy and pass it on as a legacy as inheritance to every American
But today
Today was treason in this house
Today there was traders in this house
So I'm not asking my Republican colleagues does help me and stop this objection to Arizona
I'm asking you to get
Off
All these objections it is time for you to save your soul
It's time for you to save your country
Batman
It's 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue will forget you
He will use you and he will dump you to the side
What would be left will be the sting
The Sting of democracy that you are engaging in right now
Listen to yourselves
I consider most of you very smart believe it or not
But the idea that we would rig an election
For the president but not preserve
The congressional seat for all the friends that we just lost the last election it's absurd
The idea that we would help
Prison fight and win
I wouldn't make sure that we got enough senators in the senate for us to pass a full agenda
Is absurd
The idea that there is somehow nefarious voter registration in Arizona tipped the scale
Went because during that same time of voter registration there were more registered voters that were Republican
The Democrats
You are better than this
Many of you did serve
Man you have never served
But there is an opportunity at a time for courage
I hope you never have to face
Fire bullets
Or bombs for your country
But right now
Right now this country is asking you to be better
Ask me to show courage
Believe
Your soul will stay with you for the rest of your life
You owe me to democracy
You all went to the hundreds of thousands of men and women that have sacrificed their life
You can do better you are better
Be the good American
Be there making you want
Preserve this democracy reject this movement
And stop
This terrorism that is happening from the White House are you about my time
Members are reminded to redirect their remarks to the chair
What purpose is the gentleman from North Carolina seek recognition
Thank you madam speaker to speak in favor of the objection
Jeremy's recognized for 5 minutes
Speakers Ben fly today
And in contrast to the Jones comments just now
Can't get over this text that I received from the mayor of Charlotte
Vials about 30 minutes ago
She is a progressive Democrat
Political opponent for years
Tremendously grateful person he said representative Bishop I hope you are safe and well
It must have been a day of Anguish for the world to see our capital buildings Under Siege
I know you have a long night ahead
And want you to know I was thinking about you your family and staff
God bless
VY
Back home the generosity of spirit still exists
And I understand
The sharp words and feelings on the other side
Tonight
But they're also good people.com
And I've heard from many many many of them and
News would suggest or millions of Americans that's a big number Millions tens of millions who believe
Something went awry
In this election
And they aren't dumb
They aren't mindless
They don't
Believe things simply because the President says them
There were problems
I know that
Joe Biden will be president
But I don't know that it hurts
Or would hurt any of us to have the generosity of spirit
Continue to reflect on what might
Be better or what might seriously have gone wrong here
Even if
You reject the notion that the result was wrong
I'd like to offer a slightly different perspective
A distinct perspective perhaps it will be rejected I think if I were sitting on the other side of the island be very difficult for me to listen to tonight but
You all heard it said and it certainly is true that many executive branch officials around the nation
Deported from State
Legislators enacted laws
How to use less understood how this came to pass
It was not a spontaneous independent decision-making
But it resulted I would argue from a coordinated Nationwide partisan plan
And the fact in scope of the plan it really isn't disputed
If you go to democracy docket.com
It is the website of Mark Elias
The national democratic
Election lawyer
Who appeared in
Hundreds of cases across the country in the course of the election year
This plan was not a response to covid by the way it pre-existed that in his website shows that as well he
Twilight in January 2020
It was a
Chaos strategy
I plan to flood state and federal courts with hundreds of simultaneous election your lawsuits and it displacing stay
Legislative control
As I seen it only the most experienced and independent judges appear to have recognized
What was afoot
In the fourth circuit dissenting judges Wilkinson and AG said this
Let's understand the strategy that is being deployed here
Our country is now plagued with a proliferation of pre-election litigation as they put it
385
Election-year cases
To that point on October 20th
And they referred to the election Duty website healthy elections. Org to verify that
Around the country they wrote
Courts are changing the rules of the upcoming elections at the last minute
It makes the promise of the Constitution selections and electors Clauses into a farce
This was a political operation masquerading as a Judicial one
And in keeping with that it featured gross breaches of litigation ethics Forum Shopping
Repetitive suits after losses and
Collusive settlements with cooperating Democratic officials of state and local government
That
Ladies and gentleman is what led to officials changing rules in state after State mainly through cancer
Central Waters
Or the preliminary unreviewed decisions of State
And federal trial judges
Implying bipartisanship or having limited experience with the electric claws
Intern the displacement of rules set by state legislatures led the chaotic conditions on the ground
About which so many Americans are angry
And dishearten
I think we can do better
I think that strategy was unwise
And I think
Particularly in light of what's happened here today we should
Think Ministry has expired for the gentleman from Arizona
Speak recognition arrives tonight in opposition to the objection
Extra 5 minutes
As a nation we have endured trying times and overcome any challenges
And now we Face an unprecedented effort
To ignore the will of the American people
And the people of Arizona
Given the facts
The unprecedented events of tonight
This road must be finished
In America have pecan be United again
That is going to take leadership
We are all leaders
We are elected to be leaders
And if we're going to do that we have to do it
From the respect to others
The idea the truth is important
The factual content is important
We're going to tell the American people
What is going on in this country and that what we hope to hear
From a 30-second sound bite
I used to be a homicide investigator
My job was to follow the facts develop a case
Make decisions and recommendations based on where those facts LED be
Following the process means that decision cannot be made
On Winton rumors
Innuendos alone
I am proud
To say that Arizona has used mail-in voting for over two decades
Both Republicans and Democrats have long been proud
Help our state has administered elections
In 2020 over 65% of eligible Arizona's voted in record number
Our Republican governor Republican Attorney General
Democratic Secretary of State and our state's election
Administrators and volunteers
Worked with integrity
To administer a fair election
We saw a turnout increase in both Republican and Democratic areas
In fact more Republicans registered this election than any other party
I'm proud
That many of our tribal Rural and underserved communities voted in record numbers
All during a pandemic
In 2020 Arizona's made their voices heard
The fact is
Multiple federal state judges
Agencies
State elected officials concluded
The winner was Joe Biden
In Arizona this process was administered and overseen by officials
From both parties
Elections officials conducted random
Hand counted audits
Of many precincts
They confirmed there were no errors
That would change the result
Of the election
The factors that the Republican chairman of Maricopa County the largest
Republican county in the state the biggest population County
He stated more than two million ballots were cast
And there was no evidence of fraud or misconduct
Or malfunction
He concluded no matter how you voted
This election was administered with integrity
Transparency
In accordance with state laws
The fact is the president whose campaign and shovel Republicans like groups
Filed eight election lawsuits
All of which were dismissed Arizona Supreme Court
Abadi were all justices have been appointed by Republican governors
Unanimously dismissed the case
Justices found that the party had failed
To present any evidence
Misconduct
Or illegal votes
Let alone establish any degree of fraud
Or significant air rate
That would undermine the certainty of the election results
Cassidy's judicial rulings
The governor said I trust our election system
First integrity
In our election system
The fact is Jill Biden is a certified winner
Of Arizona's 11 electoral votes
Arizona's elected appointed officials from both parties
Follow the facts and came to this include conclusion
Irish my colleagues to do the same
To my colleagues across the aisle I know we may disagree on who we want as president
But what we personally want is not what matters here
Rather the people's influence
As reflected in the certified Electoral College results
Is what matters
Facts matter
Undermining faith in our election process by attempting to mislead the American public
Only serves to weaken us
And make us vulnerable
Before and afters
Who do us harm
For the good of our country
This must stop
Now is the time to come together
Preserve our democracy
Interprotect
Our national security I know my constituents are looking to Congress to move past its division
Find common ground
And passed legislation to improve the lives of struggling families
We must stay focused
I'm fighting the pandemic
We must work to ensure all Americans can be vaccinated as soon as possible so we can save American Life
Safety safely reopen schools get people back to work and visit loved ones again
Alex to follow this and that have speaker ideal
Germantown it expires
Does the gentleman from Florida seek recognition
Gentleman is recognized for five minutes without objection
Madam speaker one of the first things we did when the house convene today
What's to join together to extend our Grace
And our kindness and our concern for a colleague who has experienced just an inch
Insurmountable amount of grief with his family and I want all of our fellow Americans watching to know that we did that
Because we care about each other and we don't want bad things to happen to each other and our heart hurts when they're due
I'm sure they're playing folks over there don't like me too much nephew you that I don't care for too much but if
Anybody have been hurt today
It would have been even more of a catastrophe
Then we already saw and I think that's an important point for the country
Another important point to the country is that this morning President Trump explicitly called for
Demonstrations and protests to be peaceful
He was far more you can moan and groan but he was far more explicit about his calls for peace
Then some of the BLM and left-wing Riders were this summer when we saw violence sweep across the
This nation now we came here today to debate
Follow regular order to offer an objection to follow a process that is expressly
Contemplated in our constitution
Traders
Not since 1985 has a Republican president been sworn in absent some democratic
It is the new violation of all Norms in with those things are
Merced
People get angry
Now I know there are many countries were political violence may be necessary but America is not one such country
Speaker
It was wrong when people vandalized in two-faced your home it was wrong when thugs went to Senator Hawley
Home
And I don't know if the reports are true
The Washington times has just reported
Some pretty compelling evidence from a facial recognition company
We're not Trump supporters
They were masquerading As Trump supporters were members of the violent terrorist group and
Antifa America not tear her down and Destroy her
I'm sure glad at least for one day I didn't hear my Democratic colleagues calling too deep
Defund the police
No I appreciate all the time
No I appreciate all the talk of coming together but let us not pretend that I
Some anti-democratic impulses
Briefs
And ask courts to resolve disputes
We should not even be seated in the
Steven jailed
Those arguments anger people but people do understand the concept of basic fare
Earnest
And no competition contest or election
Can be deemed fair if the participants are subject to different rules
Baseball teams that cheat and steal signs
Should be stripped of their championships
Russian Olympians who cheat and use steroids and states that do not run clean
Elections should be stripped of their electors was systemic
It was repeated it was the same system and I daresay it was effective
We saw circumstances where when Democrat operatives couldn't get the outcomes they wanted in state legislators
When they couldn't get the job done there they went in pressured and litigated and usurp the Constitution
With extra constitutional action of some officials in some states they fraudulently lat-lon
Balance
Voter registration forms
They limited review
In 2016 Democrats found out that
They couldn't beat Donald Trump at The Ballot Box with voters who actually show up
Impeachment
In the witness box
And when that failed they ran to the mailbox where this elections on unprecedented
They could not be authenticated with true ID with two signatures match and with true confidence
Thanks for the American people
Or article three courts have failed by not holding evidentiary hearings to weigh the evidence
We should not join in that fit failure we should vindicate the rights of States we should vindicate
Hit the subpoenas in Arizona that have been issued to get a hold of these voting machines and we should reject
These electors are y'all back
Colorado State recognition
Arise an opposition to the objection
Tell Jackson to gentleman is recognized for five minutes to yield my time to the D
Dean of the Arizona delegation mr. Grijalva
I can't recognize thank you madam speaker and thank the lady from Colorado freely time
I'll be very brief speaker there's really nothing left to say
This challenge brought by
Members of this house
Republican members from this house from Arizona
And a senator from Texas
The whole discussion today
The challenge
To the electro 11 electoral votes.
Designated for
President Biden and vice president Harris
The discussion today prove there is no merit
Did the nine those electoral votes
There's no legal standing in the Court's approval not in Arizona time and time again
There is no precedent
There is no constitutional violation
But we're here today Madam speaker
Because of the yard because of one man
And those who
Are desperate to please him
So what do we have to show for this process today
Fear
A lockdown
Violence
And regrettably and sadly death
The rest
Present
And real Danger
Threats
And assault
On our Institution
This house this Congress
And the Very democracy that we practice here
And to what end
What we accomplished
The reality is that
The challenge will be defeated
Come January 20th
President Biden and president Harris
Will be the president vice president of the United States
So what are we accomplished
To further divide this nation
To continue to Fan the same rhetoric of division
An us-versus-them
To paralyze and dismantle our democracy
Is that what we're attempting to accomplish today
The mob
That attacked this institution
I hold no member specifically responsible for that Madness it was around us
But we do share a responsibility by friends
The end it
It's past time to accept reality
Do we affirm our democracy
And move on
I would urge my colleagues from Arizona
Who filed the challenge
Who would rather challenge
Do this
To Arizona into the electric
That have been chosen
To give their 11 boats
To the winners in that election
But if that doesn't happen
Then I would urge my colleagues
To reject this challenge
And defend all voters
Defend the borders of Arizona
And
That democracy that we
Practice daily
In the representation of our constituents that's what the state today
And with that
Are you back to the gentlelady from Colorado
And thank you for the time
I think the gentleman Madam speaker on Sunday every member in this chamber took an oath to uphold the class
Constitution
And there's only one vote tonight
For those who took that oath
And that vote is to reject this challenge ideal back
All the time for debate has expired
The question is
Shelly objection to the Arizona Electoral College vote count
Submitted by the gentleman from Arizona
Mister gozar and the senator from Texas mr. Cruz
Be agreed to
Those in favor say aye
Those opposed know then you know the chair the nose have it
Bakersfield from Ohio seek recognition
The athanasius have been requested for someone to section 3 S of house resolution 8 the yeas and nays
Are ordered members will record their votes five electronic device device and her two free
Reminder to vote when their group is called
Interest
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And 3 the noes have it the objection is not agree to and without it
Objection a motion to reconsider is laid upon the table the clerk
Will Now notify the Senate of the action of this house and for me that body that the house is now ready
To proceed in joint session with the further counting of the electoral vote for the
President and the vice president to remind both sides of the aisle during the joint
Joint session there 11 House Republicans 11 house Democrats 11
House senate Democrats 11 Senate Republicans 44 members on the floor
Floor please use the proceedings from your offices thank you
Sample to the public of how seriously we take the coronavirus threat
And it's need for social distancing please my colleagues
If you are not having a participating in the next part of this
Please return to your offices
To march on state capitals or to descend on Waze
Washington we accepted the will of the voters and it's not
Just us it's everyone who has run for president since the beginning
Of America only once once in America's history have the people who lost
Tried to burn down our democracy on the way out they cause a civil war
That nearly destroyed our nation make no mistake the violence
We witnessed in this chamber today with the direct result of the poisonous
Why's Donald Trump repeated again and again for more than 2 months
His words have consequences our democracy has been grieved
Asleep injured by this lying coward this effort to subvert our two
Democracy is not merely one last presidential tantrum this effort is
Is designed to knock out the basic error receive from which the marshalsea is bounded
Boaters not sitting president
Me to send it to inform the house that the Senate is ready to proceed and Joint session with the House of Representatives
Madam speaker the vice president and the United States Senate
The Joint session of Congress to count the electoral vote will resume
The tellers having taken their seats the two houses retired to consider separate
And decide upon the vote of the State of Arizona Tuition of objection has been filed
Secretary of the Senate will report the action
Of the Senate
In the Senate of the United States ordered
That the Senate by a vote of six eyes 293 Nays rejects the objection
Electoral votes cast in the state of Arizona for Joseph R Biden for president and Kamala.
Harris for vice president
The clerk of the house will report the action of the house
Ordered
Got the House of Representatives reject the objections to the electoral vote of the state
Of Arizona
Pursuant to the Law chapter 1 of title 3 the United States code because the two houses Have Nots
Sustain the objection the original certificate submitted by the state of Arizona will be counted as provided there in
The tellers will now record and announce the vote of the state of Arkansas for President and Vice President in
Accordance with the action of the two houses this certificate from
Arkansas the parliamentarians advise me is the only certificate a boat from the state that purports to be a return from
The state that is annexed to it a certificate from an authority of the state reporting to appoint or
14 electors
Mr. president of the electoral vote of the state of Arkansas seems
To be in regular seems to be regular in form and authentic
It appears they're from the donaldjtrump of the State of Florida receive six vote for
And Michael R Pence of the state of Indiana received six votes for vice president
Are there any objections to counting the certificate of vote of the state of Arkansas that the tellers verified app
Be regular informant authentic
Hearing none
This certificate from California the parliamentarians advise me is the only certificate a boat from the state that supports to be returned
The state that is annexed to it a certificate from an authority of that state reporting to a point
Or ascertain electors
Mr. president of the electoral vote of the State of California I would say that
The great state of California seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears they're from
The Joseph R Biden Jr the state of Delaware received 55 votes for president
And Kamala D Harris the state of California receive 55 votes for Vice
President are there any objections to counting the certificate of the vote of the State of California that the teller has Vera
Provide appears to be regular in form and authentic
Hearing none
This certificate from Colorado the parliamentarians advise me as the only certificate of vote from the state that purports to be average
Turn from the state that is annexed to it a certificate from an authority of the state reporting to a point and ascertain
Electors
Mr. president the certificate of the electoral vote in the state of Colorado
Battle seems to be regular and form and authentic and it appears there from that Joseph R Biden Jr
Junior the state of Delaware received nine votes for president and Kamala D Harris of the state of
Received nine votes for Vice President are there any objections to counting the 6th
Typical of the vote in the state of Colorado that the Taylor is verified appears to be regular informing authentic
. hearing on this certificate from Connecticut the parliamentarians advise me is he
The only certificate of vote in the state that purports to be returned from the state and that has an ax to it a certificate
Authority that stayed for porting to a point or ascertain electors
Mr. president the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of Connecticut
Seems to be regular and for Amanda centek and it appears there from that Joseph R Biden Jr of the sea
State of Delaware received seven votes for president and Kamala D Harris of the State of California
Received seven votes for Vice President are there any objections to counting the certificate of the vote of the state
Play the Connecticut the teller is verified appears to be regular in form in a fennec
Hearing on this certificate from Delhi
Where are the parliamentarians advise meters the only certificate of vote from the state that purports to be returned from the state
And then has annexed to it a certificate from an authority the state before Nick to a point and ascertain electors
Mister president. certificate of the electoral vote of the state of Delaware seems to be regular and form and offset
Appears there from the Joseph R Biden Jr of the state of Delaware receive three
Votes for president and Kamala D Harris of the State of California received three votes for Vice
President are there any objections to counting the certificate of the vote of the state of Delaware that the Taylor's verified appears to be
Regular informant authentic
Terri Nunn
This certificate from the District of Columbia the parliamentarians advise me as the only certificate of vote from the
District that purports to be returned from the district and has an ax to it a certificate authority of the district reporting to Apple
Pointer ascertain electors
President the certificate of the electoral vote of the District of Columbia seems to be regular in form and
An authentic and it appears there from that Joseph R Biden Jr of the state of Delaware received three votes
For president and Kamala D Harris from the state of California received three votes for vice president
Are there any objections to counting the certificate of boat of the District of Columbia that the Taylor is verified appear
Appears to be regular Norman authentic
Hearing none this certificate from Florida parliamentarians advise me as the only shirt
Certificate of both not state that purports to be returned from the state and then a Xanax to it a certificate from an authority the state
442 a point or ascertain electors
Mr. president the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Florida seems to be
Regular inform and authentic that appears there from the Donald J Trump of the State of Florida
Received 29 votes for president and Michael R Pence of the state of Indiana received
29 votes for vice president
Are there any objections to counting the certificate of vote of the State of Florida that the Taylor's verified appears to be regular in form
Inauthentic
Terri Nunn this certificate from Georgia the parliamentarians
Advise me as the only certificate of vote from that state that purports to be returned from the state and that has annexed
Do it a certificate from an authority the state reporting to a pointer ascertain electors
Mr. president the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of Georgia
Seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears there from that Joseph Barb
Byedon Jr of the state of Delaware received 16 votes for president and Kamala D Harris
Price of the State of California received 16 votes for vice president
For what purpose does the gentleman from Georgia rise Mr President myself members of the
Georgia delegation and some 74 of my Republican colleagues and I object
The electoral votes from the state of Georgia on the grounds that the election conducted from November 3rd was faulting and
Fraudulent do-do-do-do unilateral actions by the Secretary of State
To unlawfully change the state selection process without approval from The General
Family and thereby setting the stage for an unprecedented amount of Prague and irregularities
And I have signed the objection myself
The sections 15 and 17 of title three of the United States code require that any objection be presented in writing
And signed by member of the House of Representatives and a senator
Is the objection in writing and signed by a member and a senator
Mr. president prior to the actions and events of today we did but following the events of today at
It appears
That some Senators have withdrawn their objection
In that case the objection cannot be
Section 18 with title 3 the United States code
This certificate from Hawaii the Parliamentary
Advise me as the only certificate of vote from the state that purports to be returned from the state and that has an ax to it
Certificate from an authority that's tape reporting to a point or ascertain electors
Mr. president of the electoral vote of the state of Hawaii seems to be
Regular in form and authentic
And it appears there from that Joseph R Biden Jr of the state of Delaware received four votes
For president and Kamala D Harris of the State of California received four votes for Vice
Are there any objections to Counting this certificate to vote from the state of Hawaii that the Taylor is verified appears to be regular in form
Terri Nunn this certificate from Idaho the parliamentarians advise me is the only certificate of vote from the state
Skip reports to be returned from the state that is annexed to it a certificate from an authority the state reporting to a point
Or ascertain electors
Mr. president the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of Idaho seems to be regular in four-man.
Authentic and it appears they're from that Donald J Trump of the State of Florida receive for votes for president
And Michael R Pence of the state of Indiana receive for votes for vice president
The certificate of both in the state of Idaho at the teller has verified appear to be regular form inauthentic
Very nice hearing on this certificate from Illinois the parliamentarian
Advise me as the only certificate of both not state that reports to be returned from the state and that is annexed to it a certificate
From an authority that stayed 442 appoint and ascertain electors
Mr. president of the electoral vote of the state of Illinois
Seems to be regular in form and authentic
And it appears there from that Joseph R Biden Jr of the state of Delaware received 20 votes
For president and Kamala D Harris
Of the State of California received 20 votes for vice president
Are there any objections to counting the certificate of the vote of the state of Illinois that the Taylor is verified
Pierce to be in regular form an authentic earring gun
This certificate from Indiana the parliamentarians advise me is the only certificate about from that state that purports to be returned
Turn from the state and that is annexed to it a certificate from an authority that state reporting to a point and a sorte
Chain Electric
Mr. president the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of Indiana seems to be regular
Inform anaesthetic and it appears they're from that Donald J Trump of the State of Florida
Received 11 votes for president and Michael are pants of the state of Indiana received 11
Votes for Vice President are there
Objections to County birth certificate of the vote in the state of Indiana that the teller is verified. To be regular in 4 minutes
Hearing gun certificate from Iowa to parliamentarians advise
This is the only certificate about from the state that reports to be returned from the state that is annexed to it a certificate from an authority
Interstate 440 to a point or ascertain electors
Electoral vote of the state of Iowa seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears they're from
The Donald J Trump of the State of Florida receive six vote for president and Michael are pain
What's the state of Indiana received six votes for Vice President are there any objections to counting the certificate Abode of the state
I was at the teller is verified appears to be regular inauthentic
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This certificate from Kansas the parliamentarians advise me as the only certificate of both in that state that purports to be returned from
The state that is annexed to it a certificate of authority the state reporting to a point or ascertain electors
Mister president the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of Kansas seems
To be regular inform and authentic it appears there from that Donald J Trump in the State of Florida receive sick
6 votes for president and Michael are pensive the state of Indiana receive six votes for vice president
Are there any objections to counting the certificate to vote of the state of Kansas at the teller is verified appears to be regular
Informant
Terri Nunn
This certificate from the Commonwealth of Kentucky the parliamentarians advise me as the only certificate of boat from the
Let's take the proposed to be returned from the state as Annex to get a certificate of authority of the state 442
Appoint or ascertain electors
Mr. president there's certificate of the electoral vote of the Commonwealth of Kentucky seems to be
Irregular inform and authentic and it appears they're from that Donald J Trump at the state of
Order received April's for president and Michael are pants of the state of Indiana received April
For vice-president are there any objections to counting the certificate of the vote of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
At the teller is verified appears to be regular informant authentic
Hearing done
This certificate from Louisiana the parliamentarians advise me as the only certificate of votes and that state if reports to be
Return from the state has annexed to it a certificate of authority from the state reporting to a pointer ascertain electors
Mr. president the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of Louisiana seems to be right
Regular informant eccentric and appeared there from that Donald J Trump of the State of Florida received eight votes
Look for president and Michael are Pence of the state of Indiana received eight votes for vice president
Are there any objections to counting the certificate of the vote of the state of Louisiana that the tellers verified to be
Dealer inform in athletic
Hearing on this certificate from Maine the parliamentarians advise is the
The only certificate of votes from that state that purports to be returned from the state that is annexed to it a certificate of authority from
State performing to a pointer ascertain electors
Rebuild of the state of Maine seems to be regular and form and authentic
And it appears there from that Joseph R Biden Jr of the state of Delaware received three votes for president
And Donald J Trump of the State of Florida receive one vote for president and Cumberland
Paris of the State of California received three votes for vice president and Michael are Pence
Of the state of Indiana received one vote for vice president
Are there any objections to counting the certificate of vote of the state of Maine that the teller is verified appear
To be regular informant authentic
Hearing on this certificate from Maryland the parliamentarians advise me as the
The only certificate of vote from that state reports to be returned from the state as annexed to it a certificate
From an authority of the state according to a pointer ascertained electors
This President the certificate of the electoral vote in the state of Maryland seems to be regular and form and authent
And it appears there from that Joseph R Biden Jr of the state of Delaware received 10 votes for president
And Kamala D Harris of the State of California received 10 votes for vice president
Accounting certificate of the vote of the state of Maryland but the teller has verified appears to be regular inform inauthentic
Terri Nunn
This certificate from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts the parliamentarians advise is the only certificate of votes in that state
Forced to be a return from the state and has annexed to it a certificate from an authority to State reporting to Apple
Point or ascertain electors
Wealth of Massachusetts seems to be regular in form and authentic it appears there from the
Joseph R Biden Jr of the state of Delaware received 11 votes for president and.
Cody Harris of the State of California received 11 votes for vice president
Are there any objections to counting the certificate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts the tellers advised appear to be regular
Hearing done this certificate from Michigan the parliamentarians advises the only should figure to vote and that's
State reports to be returned from the state and his Antics to a certificate of authority of the state
According to a pointer ascertain electors
Mr. president this certificate of the electoral vote of the state of Michigan
Seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears there from the Joseph R Biden Jr of the
The state of Delaware received 16 votes for president and comedy Harris of the State of California
Received 16 votes for vice president
What reason does the gentlelady from Georgia rice
Mr. president I along with 70 of my Republican colleagues subject to the counting of the Electoral
Votes for the state of Michigan on the grounds that the error rate precedes the SEC
Rate allowed at .000 8% and that the people who sign.
Affidavits at risk of perjury their voices have not been heard in a court of law
A section 15 and 17 of title 3 of the US code require that any objection be presented
Writing and signed by a member of the House of Representatives and the senator is the objection in writing and signed by
Remember and the senator
The objection is riding
Not signed by a senator
In that case the objection cannot be entertained
Are there any further objections to counting the certificate of the vote for the state of Michigan
Certificate the tailor his verified appears to be regular informing authentic
Harry no further objections this certificate from Minnesota the parliament
Ariens advise me is the only certificate of vote from that state that the ports to be returned from the state Annex to its
Authority from the state reporting to a point and ascertain electors
Ticket of the electoral vote of the state of Minnesota seems to be regular in form and 2/5
And it appears there from that Joseph R Biden Jr of the state of Delaware received 10 votes for president
And Kamala D Harris of the State of California received 10 votes for vice president
Directions to counting the certificate of the vote of the state of Minnesota that the tellers verified appears to be regular in form and authentic
Hearing none this certificate from Mississippi the parliamentarians advises the only certificate of votes in that state
Forced to be returned from the state as an extended a certificate of authority of the state reporting to a point
And ascertain electors president certificate of the electoral vote of the
State of Mississippi seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears they're from that Donald J Trump
Trump of the State of Florida received six votes for president and Michael are Pence of the state of Indiana
Received six votes for Vice President are there any objections to counting the certificate of both in the state of Mississippi
The tellers verified appears to be regular informant authentic
Hearing none
This certificate from Missouri the parliamentarians advises the only certificate of vote from the state it purports to be returned
From the state that is annexed to it a certificate from an authority the state reporting to a point or ascertain
Electors
Miss president the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of Missouri Sims 3 regular inform and authentic
It appears there from that Donald J Trump of the State of Florida received 10 votes for president and Michael Arpin
Dance of the state of Indiana received 10 votes for vice president
Certificate of the vote of the state of Missouri that the tellers verified appears to be regular and authentic
Hearing none
This certificate from Montana the parliamentarians advisors the only certificate of both from the state that purports to be
Be returned from the state
And that his Antics to a certificate of authority of the state reporting to a pointer ascertain electors
Mr. president the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of Montana seems to be regular in for
And authentic and it appears they're from that Donald J Trump the State of Florida received three votes for
President and Michael R Pence the state of Indiana received three votes for vice president
Accounting the certificate of the boat of the state of Montana
But the teller verified appears to be regular informant authentic
Hearing on this certificate from Nebraska the parliamentarians advisors the only certificate about from the sea
SATA ports to be returned from the state
That is an extruded a certificate of Authority for the state
40 to a point or ascertain electors
Mr. president the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of Nebraska seems to
To be regular inform and authentic and it appears they're from that Donald J Trump of the state
The Florida received four votes for president and Joseph R Biden Jr of the state of Delaware
Received one vote for president and Michael are pants of the state of Indiana receive for
Votes for vice president and Kamala D Harris of the State of California received one vote for by
As president are there any objections to counting the certificate to vote from the state of Nebraska
The tellers verified regular informant authentic
Hearing none
This certificate from Nevada the parliamentarian advises it's the only certificate above from the state that reports to be returned
From the state and that has nx2 it a certificate of authority from the state 42a pointer ascertained Electra
President certificate of the electoral vote of the state of Nevada seems to be regular in form and
And it appears there from the Joseph R Biden Jr of the state of Delaware received six
For president
And Kamala D Harris of the State of California received six votes
For vice president
For what reason does the gentleman from Alabama rise
Mr. president I am 55 other members of the United States House of Representatives
Objective electoral votes of the state of Nevada in order to protect the lawful votes of Nevada
And all other American citizens
Section 15 and 17 of title three of the United States code requires that any objection be presented
Writing and signed by a member of the House of Representatives and a senator
Is the objection in writing and signed by a member and a senator
Mr. president is in writing but unfortunately no United States Senator has joined in this effort
In that case the objection cannot be entertained
Are there any further objections to counting the certificate of vote of the state of Nevada that the tellers verified appears to be regular
Informant authentic
This certificate from New Hampshire the parliamentarians advise me is the only certificate of vote from that state
If we're forced to be a return from the state has annexed to it a certificate of authority the state reporting to a point or a
Ascertain electors
Miss president the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of New Hampshire seems to be regular
Informant authentic and it appears there from that Joseph R Biden Jr of the state of Delaware receive
The four votes for president and Kamala D Harris of the State of California receive for votes for Vice
Are there any objections to counting the certificate Abode of the State of New Hampshire
But the teller is verified appears to be regular informant authentic
This certificate from New Jersey the parliamentarians advises the only certificate a vote from the state that purports to be
He returned from the state has annexed to it a certificate of authority in the state reporting to a point and ascertain Ally
Directors mr. president and certificate of the electoral vote of the state of New Jersey seems to be
Irregular inform and authentic and it appears there from the Joseph R Biden Jr the state of jail
Delaware received 14 votes for president and Kamala D Harris of the State of California receive 14
Votes for vice president of the state of New Jersey
Tillers verified appears to be regular in forming authentic
This certificate from New Mexico the parliamentarians advises the only certificate of boat from the state report
Words to be returned from the state
And that is a next to it a certificate of authority of the state reporting to appoint or ascertain electors president
Certificate of the electoral vote of the state of New Mexico seems to be regular in form and a
Romantic and it appears there from that Joseph R Biden Jr the state of Delaware receive five outs for
President and Kamala D Harris of the State of California received five votes for vice president
Any objections to counting the certificate of the state of New Mexico that the teller
Has verified appears to be regular informing authentic
Hearing none
This certificate from New York
The parliamentarians advise me is the only certificate about from the state that purports to be returned from the state as Annex to
Go to certificate of authority from the state reporting to a point and ascertain electors
Mr. president is certificate of the electoral vote of the state of New York seems to be regular in form and authentic
And it appears there from the Joseph R Biden Jr
For the state of Delaware
Received 29 votes for president and Kamala D Harris of the State of California receive 29
For Vice President are there any objections to counting the certificates vote of the state of New York that the tellers verified appears
Crispy regular informant authentic
Hearing on this certificate from North Carolina to parliamentarians advise me as the only certificate evolve from
Estate it purports to be a return from the state
Has annexed to it a certificate from the state reporting to a point in ascertain electors
Does President the certificate of the Electoral voter the state of North Carolina seems to be regular in four-man.
Authentic it appears they're from the donaldjtrump of the State of Florida received 15 votes for president
And Michael R Pence of the state of Indiana received 15 votes for vice president
Accounting the certificate a vote of the state of North Carolina
Tellers verified appears to be regular informant authentic
This certificate for North Dakota the parliamentarians advise me as the only certificate of votes in the state and proportions
To be returned from the state that is annexed to it a certificate of authority of the state reporting to a point in ascertain electors
Mr. president and certificate of the electoral vote of the state of North Dakota CNC regular inform
And authentic and it appears they're from that Donald J Trump at the State of Florida received three votes for president
And Michael R Pence of the state of Indiana received three votes for vice president
County the certificate above the state of North Dakota at the Taylor is verified as regular inauthentic
Hearing on this certificate from Ohio the parliamentarians advises the only certificate to vote from the state
The reports to be returned from the state as annexed to it a certificate of authority of the state reporting to a pointer asset
Chain electors mr. president the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of Ohio seems to be
Regular inform and authentic and it appears they're from that Donald J Trump of the State of Florida
Received 18 votes for president and Michael are pensive the state of Indiana received 18 votes
For Vice President are there any objections to counting the certificate of votes in the state of Ohio
But the teller is verified as regular inform Anna fennig
Hearing none
This certificate from Oklahoma the parliamentarians advises the only certificate of open that state
Forced to be returned from the state
Has annexed to it a certificate of authority of the state reporting to a point or ascertain electors
Mr. president is certificate of the electoral vote of the state of Oklahoma seems to be regular in form and also
And it appears they're from the donaldjtrump of the State of Florida received seven votes for
And Michael R Pence of the state of Indiana receive seven votes for vice president
Are there any objections to counting the certificate of vote of the state of Oklahoma that the teller has verify to be regular informant authentic
Hearing on this certificate from Oregon the parliamentarians advises the only certificate of vote
From the state that purports to be returned from the state
Has a certificate of authority from the state and its to it
Two-point and ascertain electors
This present the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of Oregon seems to be regular in form and often
It appears there from that Joseph R Biden Jr of the state of Delaware receive seven votes for president
And Kamala D Harris of the State of California receive seven votes for vice president
Objections to counting the certificate
502 the state of Oregon
But the teller has verified as regular informant authentic
Hearing none
This certificate from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania the parliamentarians advisors the only certificate
A vote from the state that purports to be returned to the state as an extended certificate from Authority in the state
Affording to a point and ascertain electors mr. president
The electoral vote of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania seems to be regular in form and authentic
And it appears there from the Joseph R Biden Jr of the state of Delaware
Received 20 votes for president and Kamala D Harris of the State of California received
Funny votes for vice president from Pennsylvania rise
Mr. president sadly but resolutely I object to the electoral votes of my beloved Commonwealth of 10
Pennsylvania on the grounds of multiple constitutional infractions that they were not under all of the
No circumstances regularly given and on this occasion I have a written objection signed by a senator
80 members of the House of Representatives is
City of Jackson in writing and signed by a senator
Interjection presented in writing and signed by both a representative and a senator complies
With the law
Chapter 1 title 3 of the United States code the clerk will report the objection
We a United States Senator and members of the House of Representatives object
To the counting of the electoral votes of the state of Pennsylvania on the ground that they
They were not under all of the known circumstances regularly given
Sign Josh Hawley United States Senator Scott Perry member of Congress
Are there further objections to the certificates from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The chair hears none
The two houses will withdraw from joint session
Each house will deliberate separately on the pending objection and report its decision back to the Joint session
It will now retire to his chamber
The house will be in order pursuant to send it
Concurrent resolution one
Thank you for so much second send it to concur
Current resolution 1 and section 17 of title 3 United
Dates code when the two houses withdraw from The Joint Center
Session to count the electoral votes for separate consideration of an objection a represent
It may speak to the objection for 5 minutes and not more than once
Debate shall not exceed two hours after which the chair shall put the question
Show the objection be agreed to the clerk will report the objection
Made in joint session we are United States Senator and members of the House of Representatives
Adjusted accounting of the electoral votes of the state of Pennsylvania on the ground that they were not under all
All of the known circumstances regularly given signed Josh Hawley and Scott Perry
The chair will Endeavour to alternate recognition between member speak
Can support of the objection and member speaking in opposition to the objection
Before I recognize the gentleman from Pennsylvania to be in order
The chair recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania mr. Perry for 5 minutes
Thank you madam speaker this is a somber day for the defense of the Constitution
To the Constitution is just a piece of paper it cannot defend itself that is why our
Our leaders swear an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution
And that's what I'm doing here this evening
The Constitution states the times place and manner of holding elections shall be prescribed by
Why the legislature not the courts
Not the governor not the Secretary of State or other bureaucrats are elected officials the legislature
In Pennsylvania the Supreme Court unilaterally extended the deadline for ballots the three days after the election
That she wanted 10
The Supreme Court is not the legislature
The Supreme Court mandated on postmark
Ballots to be received destroying the validity of all the votes that were cast Timely
The Supreme Court action defied the law
The legislature and the will of the people
The Supreme Court authorizes use of drop boxes where ballot harvesting could occur
The legislature never authorized that form of boating and the court had absolutely no right to do so
Responding to the Secretary of State Cathy book for the Supreme Court ruled that mail-in ballots need not off
Authenticate signatures
What's the Gap the court not only defy the constitution in the wilderpeople but by so doing they create
I need a separate class of Voters
Thereby violating the equal protection Clause prescribed in the Constitution
How can we have
Legally separate classes of Voters yet the court made it so
Not the legislature
The Constitution does it mention the court when determining the time place and manner of Elections because they're not authorized
Try to make those decisions and yet they did it
And the US Supreme Court has refused to hear the case the 9th the evidence and denying the demands for Justice from
From the people of Pennsylvania and America these aren't my opinions
These aren't partisan viewpoints these are irrefutable facts
6 days before the election guidance email from the secretary of state required that County shall not Creek
Canvasser canvas any mail-in or civilian absentee ballots received between
8 Tuesday and 5 Friday and that they must be kept separately that was six days before the election
2 days before the election County received new guidance from the Secretary of State in farming counties that they
Canvas segregated absentee and mail in about as soon as possible
Upon receipt
The secretary of state is Not Elected by the people she is not a member of the legislature yet she
Is she alone
Determine the time and manner of Elections
Unconstitutional ladies and gentlemen
In defiance of a US Supreme Court order that all ballots received after election day be segregated II
Terry of State knew what they were canvas that is
Open intermingled with all the other balance
They would be counted with all the rest
And what's the remedy for this defiant
For this law-breaking
So far the court has decided there is no remedy
There is no penalty for this lawlessness this dilution of Lawless of lawfully cast votes
This Defiance of the Constitution
No remedy
When the state legislature requested the governor can Venus special session to address the unanswered question
And try and provide a remedy
He refused
What votes are accepted under unconstitutional means without fair and equal protection for all
The only result can be an illegitimate outcome illegitimate
The voters did not create this mess
But the will of the people is absolutely being subverted by the deliberate and willful actions of
Define oath
The law and the Constitution
In Pennsylvania we use the Statewide uniform registry of electors or the shore system as the bases
Of determining who can vote
Unfortunately a recent attempted audit by the Democrat state auditor general
Concluded that he was unable unable to establish with any degree of reasonable assurance
That's a sure system is secure and that Pennsylvania voter registration records are complete and accurate
That's what we rely on ladies and gentlemen that right there this is the very same system used to certify the
Election in the contest for president of the United States
This is the very same system that the state used to certify the 2020 election
Even though it's figures do not match more than half of Pennsylvania's 67 counties
This day
Right now are we staying here
How can this election be certified using a system that after two months still displays that / 2
205000 more votes were cast in Pennsylvania
10 people who voted in the November election let me say that again
205.000 more votes
Benvo Taurus
Time is expired for what purpose does the gentleman from Colorado seek recognition
Metal speaker speaker
Objection
How to manage dresses knobs for 5 minutes matter speaker to my colleague from Pennsylvania I will say this
I carry the same Constitution that you do
And the Constitution sir
Does not allow
You me or any member of this body The Substitute our judgment
Forgot of the American people it does not allow us
To disregard the will of the American people because under this Constitution under our constitution
Congress doesn't choose the president
The American people do
And they have chosen in resulting numbers as every single member of this body
Well understand at a loss about a speaker
Explain what happened today but
Is a statement that I found it
Largely summarized my thoughts on the matter
The scenes of Mayhem unfolding at the seat of our nation's government or a sickening and heartbreaking sight
This is how election results are disputed in a Banana Republic
Not our Democratic Republic
I'm appalled by The Reckless Behavior of some political leaders since the election and by the lack of respect shown today
Dates for our institutions
Our traditions
And our law enforcement
The violent assault on the capital in the disruption of a constitutionally mandated meeting of Congress
Was undertaken by people whose passions have been inflamed
My falsehoods and false hopes
Insurrection could do great damage to our nation and our reputation
In the United States of America it is the fundamental responsibility of every patriotic citizen to support
The rule of law
Tuvo sport disappointed in the results of the election our country is more important than the politics of the
The moment those are not my words
Those are the words of former Republican President George W bush
To my colleagues
It is after midnight tonight
It's been a long day for our country
A long day for our Republic
Let us dispense with this
What's do-the-right-thing let's honor our oath let's certify the results and let's get back to the work of the
American people in with that
I yield to this thing as chairwoman
Speaker art duty today is significant but straightforward we must count the votes of the electors as
Cast in the Electoral College and announce the results
As discussed our roles and responsibilities are established by the Constitution and federal law and they're clear
The facts before us are also clear
Pennsylvania submitted one slate of electors is chosen by the voters of the state
The flight was certified according to state law
Now those waffle results must be counted in and out despite this information and any number
False claims that you may have heard including here today as former Attorney General Barr said
Quotes we've not seen fraud on the scale that could infected a different outcome in the election
This is not simply a conclusion restatement the results of the election have been litigated the record
What is clear
The lawsuits challenging the election results failed
They failed because there's simply no evidence to support these baseless claims
So it's one thing to tweet a belief
Quite another to provide actual evidence
These cases fail because there is no evidence judges ruled in the lawsuit that the 2020 election
What sound should come as no surprise that Republican office holders
I recognize the election results
As legitimate and actually determined in an election that was conducted safely securely and within
Integrity
We all take an oath to support and defend the Constitution and as we near the end of the Taos be
For us let's remember the beginning of the Constitution before Article 2 and the 12th Amendment
Would spell out the Electoral College and before Article 1 which creates Congress the Constitution
Begins with the Preamble The Preamble is short and Bowl
We the People
The people spoke in historic numbers their votes have been counted their choice is clear it's time
Time is the law requires to announce the state of the people's vote
The violence and disorder inflicted our democracy by seditious rioters
Today is an indication
Why adherence to our constitution
Is so vital
I ordered all of us to stand up for law
For democracy
For our Constitution and a stand up for America
And reject this objection and are you back
What purpose does the gentleman from Pennsylvania
Seek recognition
Madam speaker I Rise to support the injection
Rejection the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes
Thank you madam speaker day that was intended to debate the importance of election integrity and the rule of law
Magically became a day that will be a black mark on our nation's history nevertheless the work of this house must go on as
America will go on we must all sincerely thank the Capitol Police and Metro Police with a selfless action
Today putting their safety and lives on the line to protect protect this house the lawlessness and violence of today
They must be condemned just as full violent protest must be condemned nevertheless the fact remains a large
Number of pennsylvanians are enormously frustrated with actions taken by elected and appointed officials
In Pennsylvania which have led to a high level of distrust
For this past election
We have the United States Constitution which is the reason we have been will continue to be a great country
And a country of laws
The US Constitution is unambitious madam speaker and declaring that state legislators are the entity with you
Sorry to set election procedures and to enact any changes to election law Article 1 Section 4
4 + 1 States the time places and manner of holding elections she'll be prescribed in each state by the
The legislative are rub the authority of election procedures lies with the state legislator.
Pennsylvania this Authority was indisputable usurped by the Pennsylvania Governor's office by the Pennsylvania sex
3 states and by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court these are full actions include but are not limited to
Accepting ballot past 8 p.m. election day in consistent application of verified signature requirements for in-person
Invalids versus Maryland ballot
Authorizing the curing a mail-in ballots with less than 24 hours notice leading to inconsistent preparedness between count
Authorizing the use of unsecured drop boxes which is not permitted in statute
It's such a lawful action that the be accepted why do we what we have to look forward to next year
The Pennsylvania Secretary of State allowing online voting because it may be raining in Philadelphia
It was a free-for-all
Better speaker it was back in 2005 when then minority leader Pelosi
While leading 31 Democrats as they objected to the presidential elector certification as they
They didn't the last three
Presidential elections when Republican won
Stated quite well actually that the members of Congress have brought this challenge
And are speaking up for their aggrieved constituents
Many of whom have been disenfranchised in this process
This is their only opportunity to have this debate while the country is listening and is it appropriate to do so
Thank you for those words manspeaker they were appropriate then as they are now
If there is an American idea that all citizens regardless of party affiliation can agree upon is that we
Must-have election Integrity integrity
We should not certify these electors which were
Derive by unlawful actions and a result of inaccurate vote tallies
A yield remainder of my time to representative Joyce
Space Dandy
Speaker
High-rise in support of the objection
Tonight
My heart is heavy
As we consider the Dark Axe
The transpired in this chamber today
But Madam speaker the American people can be assured that violent in your rationale attacks
On this body
Can not derail the Constitutional responsibility that lies in front of us
This is always been about upholding the law
It's always been about protecting government of by and for the people preserving the
Rule of law
Is more important than ever
We must acknowledge it unconstitutional acts unduly impacted the presidential election in Pennsylvania
Contrary to law
The Supreme Court extended the deadline for mail-in ballots for 3 Days beyond the election
Contrary to law the secretary of the Commonwealth discarded mail-in ballot signature verification
Safeguards
These leaders
Took advantage of a deadly pandemic
And sees the state's legislature is rightful authority
I took an oath to uphold the law
And defend the Constitution
I pledged to protect free
And fair elections
I cannot in good faith certify electors that were selected
Android unlawful process
I will objective Electoral College certification to protect the will
A Pennsylvania voters
To uphold the law to restore trust in our electoral system
And ultimately
To save our Constitution and Gettysburg which is in my district President Abraham Lincoln spoke about
The great task Evans of insuring government by of and for the people shall
Will not perish from the earth thank you and I yield
What purpose does the gentleman from Pennsylvania seek recognition
Opposition
The gentlemen's recognized for five minutes without objection
Thank you madam speaker
Nearly seven million pennsylvanians showed up to vote in the 2020 elections
They cast their votes for Democrats and Republicans up and down the ballot
Including the entire US House delegation
The entire state house and half of the state senate
And other state and local races
Since the election
There have been allegations of widespread election fraud in Pennsylvania
Remarkably the 20 suits filed by the Trump campaign
Pennsylvania Republicans and others
Challenging the results in Pennsylvania have never claimed that there was voter fraud
Perhaps that's because it tourneys can lose their license when they make unsubstantial instantiate
Burlington Court
That's where the rubber really meets the road so
If these lawsuits didn't claim election fraud
What did they claim
Most of the legal challenges to the presidential election in Pennsylvania question relatively small
Small numbers of ballots
It were allegedly painted by technical violations
Even assuming that all these ballots have been cast for Joe Biden throwing them out wouldn't have changed the reefs
Salted the election
Now what exception is the lawsuit filed by one of our colleagues from Pennsylvania
Kelly vs Commonwealth
Which would have thrown up all the mail-in votes cast in the 2020 general election on the grounds that
Next 77 the state law allowing those votes was unconstitutional
That soup would have disenfranchised two-and-a-half million pennsylvanians
Let's let that sink in two and a half million pennsylvanians would have had their votes nullified
Not want to provide my colleagues with some background
About the state law at the heart of this challenge
In 2019
The republican-controlled state legislature approved ab77 a Viper
Partisan Bill to reform the state's election laws which instituted no excuse mail balloting
X77 was supported almost unanimously by Republicans in the state house and stay
State Senate in fact it was unanimous in the state senate and all the two Republicans in the State House
Moreover against this up with past
X77 had a hundred twenty day. We're challenges could be filed against the ACT
If people thought it was unconstitutional well for months went by nobody Falls it challenge
In June 3rd Pennsylvania had their primary under this new system
Nobody challenged the primary election
It was only challenged in November
When Republicans didn't get the result they wanted
At the top of the ticket
Not surprisingly this case was dismissed
By the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in an appeal to the US Supreme Court was denied
Another exception is Texas versus Pennsylvania
They asked the court to reject the results of the Pennsylvania contest
The presidential contest in Pennsylvania and several other states
Disenfranchising tens of millions of Voters
Seven Republican members of the Pennsylvania US House delegation
Song the US House Republican brief in support of Texas versus Pennsylvania
Why feel compelled to point out to my colleagues that the same voters who sent them to the one
117th Congress cast their votes for the president by Morgan the very same ballot
Which were read by the very same ballot scanners and monitored by the very same election work
Yet our colleagues who signed the brief only want to invalidate the presidential votes
This is illogical and inconsistent colleagues
And I'm pleased to note that the Supreme Court rejected as well
The fact is
The election has received unprecedented scrutiny in the courts
I believe it's irresponsible and undemocratic to argue today
That the US Congress Auto re-litigate the 2020 presidential election and second-guess
What's the weather voters in multiple States
The decisions of numerous state and federal courts including the Supreme Court and the counts
Recount conducted by state election officials
There were 20 lawsuits filed in Pennsylvania challenging aspects of the Pennsylvania presidential
Central election
And 19 of them you got laughed out of court
The one case you won
Affected roughly a hundred volts
Joe Biden Kamala Harris won by over 80000
Are you back from Pennsylvania
Seek recognition
Thank you madam speaker I Rise this evening with a heavy heart
The violence that occurred today at the US Capitol was senseless destructive and
Counter to our American values
This past Sunday each member this party took knows the polls United States Constitution
Why the path of least resistance particularly following today's events would be remaining silent
Biostar pull the Constitution does not permit me to maintain silence
What's this with systemic voter fraud was not something proven
We witness a systemic failure in the application of Pennsylvania's voting law when it comes to the 2020 general election
In late 2019 to Commonwealth Revisited modernize his election law with the bipartisan ax7
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Granted in late 2019 the Commonwealth legislature did not have the foresight to anticipate
How covid-19 represent challenges to voting
Despite that is not up to the governor the secretary of the Commonwealth nor the state supreme court the unilaterally create
Law
The election of uses to Pennsylvania tax 77 taken by the Pennsylvania executive branch and upheld by the Pennsylvania
Judicial branch were clearly unconstitutional and had an obvious if not major impact on the 20
20 election protectli when it comes to the citizens faith in the electoral process
Irregularities in Pennsylvania included on even application of the law during ignoring sick
Signature validation requirements
Using unsecured dropboxes accepting balance beyond the deadlines and interfering with certified pool watch Iraq
Among others
These actions were taken by the Commonwealth governor and Secretary of State
For the Pennsylvania Supreme Court circumvented the authority of the state legislature furthermore the chief law officer
Serve the Commonwealth set idly while this process when folded
Many of my colleagues in Pennsylvania requesting the legislators and Harrisburg conduct
Investigation and audit
The shore such negligence will be prevented in future elections I serious concerns about how these regularity
Navigation to Commonwealth election laws will play
In future elections
Only with equal application along with the voters of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania have certainty and their election processes
I remain committed to ensuring the voters received an electoral system they deserve and where
Equal application of the law is guaranteed
If our election Integrity is compromised
We have failed the very voters who sent us here
To defend the Constitution I yield remaining
By remaining time to the gentleman from Maryland mr. Harris
Thank you very much I asked thank the gentleman for yielding
The oath I took is very simple
Madam speaker you administer it
It's to support and defend
The Constitution
Now she walk back to the office buildings
You walked by that wall
But has when the various States accepted that Constitution
And remember when it states except the Constitution it agrees to accept every part of the cons
Get to pick and choose
Pennsylvania was there when it was written
They were so enthusiastic about the Constitution they approved in 1787 my state Maryland is little further down the wall seven
1488
They were there when it was written
The Clause that gave the legislature the power over the elections was there when they accepted his
It's been there since how dare
The judicial branch
Or the executive branch of that state
Usurped the legislative Authority
That's a clear violation of the Constitution that we heard there's no evidence
Evidence
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court you know how to Extended the deadline to receive absentee in the mail in ballots
Does anybody can test that over here
Does it say the legislature did that no it doesn't it says but court in it
That's a violation that's what the Texas lawsuit was all about
We disadvantaged other states from States like Pennsylvania
Executive branch judicial branch
She on the Constitution and that's what they did here but there's more evidence but wait there's more
The Democrat Secretary of the Commonwealth eroded integrity
By dismissing signature Authentication
Anabolic
Does anyone here believe the Pennsylvania legislature would have agreed to create a separate system for mail-in ballots and in-person ballet
But if you mail it in you don't need a signature
Voting person to do and have to be authenticated of course not
The legislature clearly wouldn't have agreed to that
But that didn't stop the usurpation of constitutional Authority
Madam chair vigorously support this objection and I asked unanimous consent to enter to the record the objection to count
Dermatologist salary
Thank you
What purpose does the gentleman from Pennsylvania speak recognition opposition
Bo Jackson the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes
Madam speaker
Tonight we will not be picking the president
For the people did that on November 3rd
Weather tonight in this house
We will decide whether American democracy survive
Let us be under No Illusion
These are the stakes
If this objection succeeds
And the wheel of 7000000 Pennsylvania voters is cast aside
It will be the end of our representative democracy
Now
There is no reasonable debate
About what happened in this election
In Pennsylvania
7 million pennsylvanians voted
Joe Biden won by over 81000 votes
This was certified in 67 counties by Bart bipartisan local elected officials
Including Republicans
And every single Court
Whether the judge is a Democrat or a Republican
Has reaffirmed this outcome
The objectors however claim we do not know the will of the people
Because the election in Pennsylvania was somehow conducted correctly
Much of their objection centers around the state law passed in 2019
Notice Zach 77
That gives voters the option of expanded mail-in voting
Objectors are alleging
That this law was somehow a brilliant plot by democrats
The disadvantaged Republicans
AndroGel actions
This is laughable
Here are the facts
Act 77 was a republican-led effort
In A republican-controlled legislature
Literally every single Republican in the Pennsylvania Senate
Voted for it
Enema State House
The vote among Republicans was 105
Tutu
Here is what the Republican speaker of the Pennsylvania house
Had to say about x77
Quote
This bill does not benefit one party or the other
Or anyone candidate or single action
It serves to preserve the Integrity of every election and lift the voice of every vote
Motor in the Commonwealth
So there is no question as to the facts surrounding this election
They are as clear as they are overwhelming
The only question that remains is this
Will this house reaffirm our Fidelity to our democracy
Or will we end
I must confess I must concede Madam speaker
I have been naive
About one subject
I always just assumed our democracy would naturally indoor
Almost as if it was
Predestined
I never even questioned it until the last several years
Two centuries ago
One of our founding fathers cautioned against this notion
John Adams wrote remember
Democracy never lasts long
It's soon wastes exhausts and murders itself
There was never a democracy yet
That did not commit suicide
I now realize the wisdom of his words
Never again will I take for granted our democracy
It must be jealously defended by every generation
Always
Banana speaker despite the alarm I feel
That our democracy has been brought to this Breaking Point as we seen today
Nonetheless I still maintain hope
Growing up in Philadelphia raised in an immigrant family
I was often brought down to visit the historic sites
Every summer without fail
We would spend the day seeing Independence Hall
Congress Hall the Liberty Bell
It was at Independence Hall
Where nation was declared free and our constitution born
At the Constitutional Convention
The oldest and most widely accomplished delegate was Benjamin Franklin
One of my greatest founding fathers and my City's greatest citizen
On the final day as the last delegates were signing the Constitution
Franklin pointed to the painted Sun
On the back of the convention chair
Observing the painters and found it difficult to distinguish between a Rising Sun from a Setting Sun
Franklin went on to say
Quote
I have often during the course of this session
Looked at that sun
Without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting
But now at length I have the happiness to know
It is a rising sun
Madam speaker
On a day like today
What a mob has storm the capital
And some members are threatening the core of our democracy
It can be hard to tell
Weather for American democracy
The sun is rising or setting
But I maintain my faith
Vet tonight
By an overwhelming bipartisan majority in Congress
We will uphold the will of we the people and our democracy will live Idol back
Enchanted Forest
What purpose does the gentleman from Georgia seek recognition
Madam speaker I Rise to support the objection I'd like to point out that all of the cases that have been thrown out
I've been thrown out on standing
Not the evidence of voter fraud
I'd also like to point out the same people
Hooper for years
Have failed to find a shred of evidence to convict President Trump of Russian collusion
Are the same people trying to discredit hard-working American poll Watchers
Who are risking perjury by signing affidavits confirming massive voter fraud in Multan
Purple States
The same fake news who took the word of Christine blasey Ford
Against Justice Kavanaugh
Who her own friends denied happened
Also dismissed the sworn under penalty of perjury accounts
From people who witnessed the election fraud
The same fact-checkers who told you that Dominion machines weren't connected to the internet and cut
Couldn't be hat are the same people telling you that there's been no voter fraud and no violations
Election law
But it's been proven
That these machines are connected and that they can be hacked
We have heard repeatedly argued that objecting to these ballots is unconstitutional and violates the rights of
State legislators
They would rather us a firm fraud and pass the buck
Back to States rather than following the process Madison Hamilton Jefferson and the framers of the Constitution
Constitution designed
When States fail to do their job we are the last line of defense
Congress
Is here for this exact situation
We are here to be the failsafe when States refused to protect the people's boats
By injecting today we are telling thousands of witnesses who signed affidavits
That we have their back
And we will not allow local officials who violate their own
Election laws
To steal this election from those who lawfully voted
I yield the remainder of my time to the member of North Carolina
Arise today to support the foundation of our democracy the Constitution of the United States of America
Is the fabric in the solid foundation of a Nation we call America which is been a Beacon of Hope
Shining City on the hill for over 230 years the words of our constitution as spelled out in Article 2