Could The Political Scene Get Any More Weird?
By: Floyd Mori
Tags: Politics, Congress, Donald Trump, Elections, Republican Party

Could The Political Scene Get Any More Weird?

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The matter of the Texas attorney general and almost twenty other states’ AGs filing a lawsuit to change the votes in four battleground states where Donald Trump lost has been rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court. It was a strange matter.

Michael McGough wrote an article in The Los Angeles Times on December 11, 2020. It was entitled: GOP Support For A Frivolous Lawsuit Shows How Trump Has Corrupted The Party. In describing Trump and the situation with the Texas attorney general and others filing their lawsuit, McGough reported as follows:

Given his narcissism and predilection for lying, it was unseemly but not surprising when Trump, peddling fantastical theories about massive voter fraud, refused to accept defeat, despite a cascade of contrary court decisions. But he isn’t alone in ensuring that the presidency Biden will claim on Jan. 20 is a poisoned chalice. Top congressional Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield, have acquiesced in Trump’s disinformation campaign, hiding behind pious statements about counting every legal vote. Even more offensive, 106 Republican members of the House moved to file a friend-of-the court brief supporting Texas’ attempt to have the Supreme Court thwart the will of voters in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia. They include three Californians: Reps. Ken Calvert of Corona, Doug LaMalfa of Richvale and Tom McClintock of Elk Grove. These members of the “people’s House” argue that the authority of state legislatures to control the selection of presidential electors was “usurped at various times by governors, secretaries of state, election officials, state courts, federal courts and private parties.”

[Since this article was in a California newspaper, the three California Republican members of the House of Representatives who signed the brief are listed. Doug LaMalfa appeared with Chris Cuomo on CNN to discuss the matter. He was the only one who was willing to be on the show out of the 106 Republican lawmakers.]

I was interested in this matter because Utah’s attorney general was one who joined the suit. He is a person who has been a friend of mine for a number of years. He has been a strong supporter of Trump. That was well known because he has been a surrogate for Trump at Asian American events. Utah’s Governor and Lieutenant Governor (who is the Governor-elect) expressed their concern and disfavor with the Utah AG’s action, which apparently was a huge mistake. They said they would not want other states interfering in Utah’s elections. The constant support of Trump by the AG is surprising since he espouses the same values as Senator Mitt Romney, who has shown that he does not condone Trump’s morals and behavior.

Many Republicans have stated that the party has changed under Trump. The Trumpsters have taken over the party. Most of the Republicans in Congress support Trump no matter what he does. The political scene has gotten very weird.

[Source: Los Angles Times, CNN. Portions of this article are from a story which originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times. It was interesting enough to repeat and share in case people missed the story. Check out the full story for more information.]