US Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), has filed suit against Vice President Mike Pence that seeks to legally obligate Pence to closely follow the Constitution on January 6.According to the lawsuit, Pence has a constitutional duty as President of the Senate – a role automatically bestowed on him as Vice President of the United States – to tally all 50 states Electoral College votes in the upcoming January 6, 2021, joint session of Congress.Gohmert’s lawsuit asks a federal court to make invalid for the purposes of the 2020 General; Election the 1887 Electoral Count Act, which prescribes “safe harbor” procedures for states to submit and certify their Electoral College votes.
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