That wasn’t going to happen. If he tried it, the resulting riots would have made what actually happened at the Capitol look like a child’s birthday party. The election was a mess, but there weren’t going to be any do-overs and nobody could say with any authority how many votes may have been fraudulent. Trump should have recognized this and he should have done more before and during the election to prevent fraud. Even so, I don’t know if he could have been successful preventing fraud before the election. I do know that he wasn’t going to be able to get the results adjusted afterwards. Pence did more or less what he could have been reasonably expected to do, and if Congress didn’t do more it was because of the riot.
Pence did more or less what he could have been reasonably expected to do, and if Congress didn’t do more it was because of the riot
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Incorrect. Pence did exactly what he wanted to do. He wanted to stab Trump in the back. We must understand that nobody forced Pence to rule as he did. He could’ve done the honorable thing and stepped aside and let Leahy do the backstabbing.
Chief justice Roberts knew better than to preside over a sham impeachment in the Senate. Pence should’ve taken this approach.
Is that you John Roberts? Sometimes you have to make a stand even if it costs you. Now it’s costing us more.
Rolling over to prevent riots just gets you more riots. Better for the rioters to show their true colors. Not to mention the aftermath could include the cleaning up of the election process that will NEVER happen now
Oh, BS, “reasonably expected to do.” When the blather is blown away, the man did not do what he was paid to do, what he swore he would do, defend the constitution of the united states. He is both a coward and a traitor.
He couldn’t “try” anything. He has no power to do that. There were no competing Electors to rule on. The only thing he could do was preside over them being opened and counted. That was and is the only role the Vice President has. If there was an irregularity in the process, he rules per the parliamentary procedure / rules of Congress, and that’s it...and any such rulings are subject being appealed and overturned by vote.
Your post is replete with blathering BeeEss attempting to exonerate and excuse every sort of malfeasance, misfeasance, criminal cowardice and outright knavery perpetrated by Pence, the GOPee congressmen and senators, and just about anyone you can name as somehow unable, incapable, and without any ability to ever do the right things under any circumstances. I hope readers here see your horsedung for the balderdash it is.
“ If he tried it, the resulting riots would have made what actually happened at the Capitol look like a child’s birthday party. The election was a mess,”.
Blaa blaa blaa. That is what is wrong with this. Our side looks at this mess and says, “it will look bad.” The democrats say, “let’s see them stop us.” Nothing has ever been accomplished by people who say “it can’t be done.”
Your post is pure balderdash!......Despicable!
Not a popular opinion around these parts, but I tend to agree with you. The fix was in on this stolen election long before January 6. The Dems, the media, the establishment GOP, the FBI, the DOJ, etc. were never going to accept a 2nd Trump term and all manner of cheating to prevent that would be tolerated and/or encourage. The idea that Mike Pence somehow could have single-handedly saved an election that was already stolen before it even started is a convenient fantasy that some here choose to indulge in.
“Trump should have recognized this and he should have done more before and during the election to prevent fraud.”
An EO forbidding mail in voting, in places where had not been already established. I do not know if that would have passed constitutional muster . But something along those lines. Maybe an EO, “Any changes to voting law/regulations must, as is constitutionally required, come from the legislator not gubernatorial emergency powers.”
Yeah, PDJT could have maybe done more. And I am very much his supporter.
Seriously. I did not want Pence selected. Never a fan, but I acknowledge he did a serviceable job as VP. His ability to act on the electors was arguable at best, and personally I didn’t think he had that authority. If we had sailed into that in chartered territory, I’d bet that both houses would have voted by substantial majorities to overrule him. If we got past that you’re correct. There was no political will to support such an action and it would have failed. All the people here doing the Benedict Arnold analogy are just silly.