{"id":42750,"date":"2020-12-20T17:20:40","date_gmt":"2020-12-20T21:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=42750"},"modified":"2020-12-20T17:20:40","modified_gmt":"2020-12-20T21:20:40","slug":"florida-rep-will-contest-the-electoral-college-votes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=42750","title":{"rendered":"Florida Rep Will Contest the Electoral College Votes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Rep. Matt Gaetz Announces That He Will Challenge Electoral College Votes<\/h1>\n<p>By Cassandra Fairbanks<br \/>\nGateway Pundit<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-502304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/191024-lewis-gaetz-tease_dj3pdr-2_2_2-600x338.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/191024-lewis-gaetz-tease_dj3pdr-2_2_2-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/191024-lewis-gaetz-tease_dj3pdr-2_2_2-105x59.jpg 105w, https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/191024-lewis-gaetz-tease_dj3pdr-2_2_2.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>Rep. Matt Gaetz announced that he will be challenging the electoral college votes during the Joint Session of Congress on Jan. 6 when votes are counted.<\/h3>\n<p>Rep. Gaetz made the promise during his speech at Turning Point USA\u2019s Student Action Summit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo on January 6, I\u2019m joining with the fighters in the Congress and we are going to object to electors from states that didn\u2019t run clean elections,\u201d Gaetz said.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz joins Rep. Mo Brooks, who previously announced that he will be objecting to the electoral college votes. Alabama senator Tommy Tuberville is also said to be joining the effort.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had a chance to speak to coach Tuberville just moments ago and he says we are done running plays from the establishment\u2019s losing playbook and it\u2019s time to fight,\u201d Gaetz said.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNow coach Tubervillve went for it a lot on fourth down when he was coaching at Auburn. They called him the Mississippi riverboat gambler. The odds may be tough, it may be fourth and long but we\u2019re going for it on January 6.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Epoch Times\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/rep-matt-gaetz-says-he-will-challenge-electoral-college-votes-on-jan-6_3625817.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">explains<\/a>, \u201cobjections during the joint session must be made in writing by at least one House member and senator. If the objection meets requirements, the joint session pauses and each house withdraws to their own chamber to debate the question for a maximum of two hours. The House and Senate will then vote separately to accept or reject the objection, which requires a majority vote from both chambers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf one chamber accepts and the other rejects, then according to federal law the \u2018the votes of the electors whose appointment shall have been certified by the executive of the State, under the seal thereof, shall be counted.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2020\/12\/rep-matt-gaetz-announces-will-challenge-electoral-college-votes\/\">https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2020\/12\/rep-matt-gaetz-announces-will-challenge-electoral-college-votes\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Matt Gaetz Announces That He Will Challenge Electoral College Votes By Cassandra Fairbanks Gateway Pundit Rep. 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