Pathetic Pence By Charles Taylor (Florida)
Pence is pushing the line that he would have chosen the US president by refusal to certify due to on-going state concerns about electoral fraud. It is not about choosing the US president, but allowing fair scrutiny when issues have been raised. Pence is a disgrace, almost as bad as Trump. How Trump could trust him, shows Trump’s limited intellect, as Pence oozes Democrat Leftism from every one of his slimy pseudo-Republican pores. The talk of something being “American,” is sickening at best now with the country entering cesspool status in record time. And, a while back Trump said he would consider running with Pence again. Talk about plants playing the game given by the elites.
“Former Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday addressed his GOP critics who believe he could have moved to decertify the election results on January 6, stating there is “almost no idea more un-American than the notion that any one person could choose the American President.”
Speaking at the Reagan Library in Southern California as part of “The Time For Choosing” series, Pence laid out a vision for the future of the Republican Party, which he said must be devoted to the Constitution of the United States.
In the years ahead, the American people must know that our Republican Party will always keep our oath to the Constitution; even when it would be politically expedient to do otherwise. That we are the party, that as the Bible says, we will keep our oath, even when it hurts,” he said before bringing up the controversy of January 6.
“January 6 was a dark day in the history of the United States Capitol. But thanks to the swift action of Capitol police and law enforcement, the violence was quelled. Capitol secured,” Pence said, adding that they successfully “reconvened the Congress the very same day to finish the work of counting electoral votes from every state in the union.”
The former vice president then addressed his GOP critics who believe he could have done more to stop the certification of the election.
“Now there are those in our party who believe that in my position as presiding officer over the joint session, that I possess the authority to reject or return electoral votes certified by the states. But the Constitution provides the vice president with no such authority before the joint session of Congress,” Pence said.
“And the truth is, there is almost no idea more un-American than the notion that any one person could choose the American President. The Presidency belongs to the American people, and the American people alone,” he said, defending his role and expressing how “proud” he is that they “did our part on that tragic day when we reconvened the Congress and fulfilled our duty under the Constitution and the laws of the United States.”
“Now I understand the disappointment many feel about the last election. I can relate. I was on the ballot,” he said before pointing to the bigger picture.
“But you know, there’s more at stake than our party and our political fortunes in this moment. If we lose faith in the Constitution, we won’t just lose elections—we’ll lose our country,” he said. “So now more than ever, America needs the Republican Party to be the party of the Constitution of the United States.”
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