There is a constitutional inference that the federal legislature (i.e. Congress) is a natural final check for the actions or integrity of the processes at the state legislative levels. Our entire federal republic is based on a system of checks and balances.
While I am a federalist, I do believe there is enough evidence of compromised processes and break downs in election integrity by certain state legislatures that do in fact warrant a closer examination. We need a full forensic audit of several states to ensure all Americans have confidence in our elections.
The events leading up to and the events in the wake of the 2020 election were some of the most divisive and polarizing moments in our Nation’s brief history. As we reach the final step in a constitutional process to certify the Presidential election, I have decided to vote to reject some of the states’ electoral votes.
This decision is not one that I take lightly. I have examined all available evidence in several states currently being disputed, and I have digested the constitutional arguments from both sides of this discussion. We are clearly in the midst of a constitutional collision.
In at least six consequential swing states, state election laws were fundamentally altered by bureaucrats outside of the state legislatures and in contravention of the explicit power granted to those state legislatures by the Federal Constitution.
This is in violation of the Article II, Section 1, Clause 2 and Article 1, section 4 of the Federal Constitution and the processes set forth for directing the selection of electors and managing elections. There is no grey area in this regard.
In this case, the respective state legislatures and attorneys general have failed the nation by allowing such porous and compromised processes and so much doubt to prevail and be left unchecked.
These doubts now fall in the lap of Congress to adjudicate. The dereliction of duty by 6 states was a disservice to both Presidential candidates. And it was an affront on our entire national pride and our founding documents.
I have no blind loyalties to any individuals or political parties. My intent of objecting is not to change the outcome of the election. Fraud needs to be eradicated and is unacceptable regardless of whether it affects the outcome of the election.
I serve and fight for the Constitution. In this case, this means ensuring the integrity of our processes and ensuring that the elections of officials within our Federal Republic remain unassailable and pure. Where there is doubt in the process or in the integrity thereof, we as elected officials and representatives at all levels of government have a moral imperative and, in fact, a constitutional and legal obligation, to demand that we slow down and examine exactly what happened. We must have assurances of election security, and in the end, we may see there was no fraud or at least not enough fraud to affect the outcome. This is also good to know. Right now, we know nothing.
The vote on 6 January is not about Trump versus Biden or left versus right. It is about seeking assured security. Assured security not only for the last election but more importantly for future elections. Assured security in knowing that not only will every legitimate vote be counted, but also that every illegitimate and fraudulent vote will NOT be counted.
Just as we have invested time ensuring foreign actors do not mettle in our elections, it is just as important to ensure we have trust and legitimacy in our systems within our own borders.
Nana says
For shame!!! What Trump has unleashed today at the US Capitol is sedition!! Garcia is a fool.
Bellringer says
Yep, lock Obama up.
blablabla says
plinger sounds very triggered.
Heartbroken American says
Garcia, Trump and their ilk are a DISGRACE!!!! Look at the shame that they have unleashed today!!! Traitors, not Patriots the lot of them.
I Love My Country says
They wrap themselves in the flag.
They thump their bibles.
They are unpatriotic traitors.
There are more Democrats and we simply have to vote every time, every election and throw them out starting with Garcia.
Nikki says
Great news! It appears the great people of the State of Georgia are sending two Democratic Senators to DC. The swamp is being cleaned, hallelujah!
Stinger says
I have been wrestling with the implications of prosecuting a former president for actions taken while in office. I tend to be hesitant to set a precedent of going after the prior office holder. HOWEVER: I have come to the conclusion that we must prosecute this one. If we do not, it will set a precedent that will allow for some other president down the line to make a less ham-handed attempt at destroying our democracy with an argument for impunity. THIS, we cannot allow. Additionally, any member of our government who has chosen to support Trump’s ham-handed coup, needs to be investigated and possibly removed from office with no opportunity to ever run again!
I don’t like it, but the egregiousness is too much to let go.
plingersfinger says
I have been wrestling with the implications of prosecuting a former president for actions taken while in office< You don't matter lint ball. Learn that.
Stinger says
Your opinion matters less. Learn that.
Dave says
Precedents???
Presidents have been assassinated.
Presidents have resigned(Nixon).
Presidents have been unelected (Ford).
Presidents have been impeached.
A vice president went to prison (Agnew) He wasn’t a former VP either.
Sending a convicted former president to prison is perfectly appropriate if he committed the crimes. Other politicians have gone to prison.
I have no problem with that.
Stinger says
Although I agree with you, Dave, I am very concerned about a slippery slope of every new president trying to go after the previous one for some political reason, as opposed to a legitimate criminal reason.
Fortunately, in this case, the crimes are so obvious as to alleviate that concern for me.
Bellringer says
Yep, lock Obama up
Dave says
Making America Great is happening and will be complete January 20, 2021.
Trump will be indicted shortly thereafter and no pardons for him.
Carol says
Communist China, taking their Walmart profit, buying out American newsies, buying up American democrats, rigging our elections, swiping America’s technology, right out from under our nose.
Stinger says
They only bought your orange baboon and apparently you, along with him.
Go learn to read… something other than trumplican pop up books, maybe.
ed says
Who owns majority of Walmart stocks? Americans my friend, democrats and republicans alike. What is the reason why Walmart is successful in their business ? The American consumers patronize and like Walmart , their merchandise are cheap and readily available .. Most Americans are cheap and they are to blame nobody else for what is happening now. Solution to the problem, buy more US made products and be willing to pay a little bit more . Overall we come out ahead with Americans having jobs, a better quality products , the workers and company pay more taxes here in the US. Less unemployed, less welfare cost and less social problems and less cost to tax payers. And maybe less waste and pollution is created in the process and the world is a little bit less polluted.
Tim Scott says
No surprise here. Garcia is, and always has been, nothing but a chump for Trump. I hope two years from now the voters of this district will remember what they accomplished by putting him in office.
Yvonne says
More loyal to communist China than America, the democrat party is now the Wuhan party. Which was why Representative Garcia was elected –
Mike says
You claim the “democratic” party is loyal to communist China, yet Trump’s lip prints are all over Putin’s behind, but you have no problem with that? Keep in mind the Russians continue to hack into our energy grids. Do you realize how stupid you sound? Really, do you?
Dave says
Putin must be smiling right now.
He wanted Trump to be president to do his bidding.
Whether Trump won or lost this time workks for Putin. Look at the mayhem at the Capitol today with Trump’s fired up people.
Stinger says
Yvonne is a traitor, along with her orange baboon of a god.
Mike says
She’s also a woefully uninformed parrot. Just repeating what she hears. No thought process.
tim snot says
We will remember, be grateful and vote him in again, tim snot
Dave says
I don’t believe anything Garcia says.
He’s just copied and pasted what someone else wrote.
He needs to be rejected like the fraud he is.
Republicans like Garcia give SORE LOSERS a bad name.
He will do nothing for 2 years but what Kevin McCarthy tells him and collect an undeserved paycheck.
The grief-stricken Trumpers on this thread are a joy to behold. Their whining is like music. I’ll give it a 75 cause you can’t really dance to it.
Ruby says
… proud Nancy Pelosi jock sniffer, everyone say hello to democrat Dave!
Mike says
Proud Donald Trump skidmark sniffer, everyone say hello to cult member Ruby.
Clark says
Great news! It’s now three things Democrats and Republicans overwhelmingly agree:
1). communist China has a whole lot more say who sits in the White House, than we do –
2) communist China loves Joe Biden, a whole lot more than they do, President Trump –
3). it’s a whole lot easier rigging elections here in America, than it is, Somalia –
Stinger says
Another trumplican liar, spreading bullschnit to the masses.
Mike says
Unfortunately, they don’t agree on coups to overtake the government.
Mrs. Ethyl says
It’s not just Nancy Pelosi’s people caught red handed, having rigged the November 3rd election. It’s the both of them, high ranking Republicans and Democrats (e.g., demo-publicans) with big political favors to repay, acting in collusion to insert Biden, sack president Trump.
Mike says
What were they “caught” doing? What is your source of information? I dare you to answer.
Stinger says
There will not be a cognizant answer. Traitorous trumplicans have no usable brains, only ingrained nazi-like tendencies to prefer a fuhrer to a democratic republic.
Tom says
Do you think that changing election rules by state governors and attornies general, not state legislatures, is consistent with the U.S. Constitution?
Seriously says
Elections clause covers Senators and Representatives.
Congress has final say.
Guess what they approved, the changes people are upset about.
So there it is.
Stinger says
Rep. Mike Garcia is a traitor to his oaths, both his military and his oath of office, as well as to over half of his constituents.
RECALL THE TRAITOR IMMEDIATELY!
sally says
The Nancy Pelosi people, blowing a fuse!
Stinger says
Not a big fan of Pelosi’s, nor traitors who support ignoring the Constitution of the United States, traitor.
Don't fall for it says
This is a perfect example of the resident Communist bots spreading Chinese propaganda to weaken and divide us.
DON’T FALL FOR IT
Stinger says
bot yourself, bot.
Barton says
America’s democrat party having sold out to communist China, the only crime Representative Mike Garcia’s can be accused of is, his loyalty to America, first.
Mike says
Exactly how did they sell out to communist China? What’s your source of information? I dare you to answer.
Stinger says
You are a liar, Barton. Pure and simple.
Chase says
Agreed, what happened to Republicans upholding States rights? This attempt to disenfranchise voters from having their voices heard and counted is abominable! For shame, Representative Garcia.
Dave says
Just like the parrots they are, suddenly the Trumpers are all spouting the “China Syndrome”.
No crimes alleged for any Democrats re:China while Mueller found 5-10 cases of obstruction of justice. Oh, well. Trumpers are blind, deaf and dumb.
They forget that Trump has had dealings with China as did his weird daughter Ivanka.
They forget that Trump was bending over for Vlad the Impaler Putin and never said an unkind word about him lest he pull the plug on Trump.
Didn’t have to.
We did that.
Mike says
Next, they will be running around screaming “the sky is falling”. What a bunch of uninformed idiots.
Hard Rain says
You are a disgrace to the Constitution, to democracy and to the Hispanic community as a whole. You do not belong in congress. You belong in a 72hour hold. I hope Pelosi doesn’t seat you.
Buddah boy says
Somebody! Quick! Call the whaaambulance!
Vinny says
He’s a hero. The guy’s doing the right thing, overturning a rigged election.
Stinger says
Budday boy (or is it, Proud boy?) and Vinny are traitors. Period. Go back to China and Russia, along with your baboon leader.
Sanford says
Painfully obvious, Pelosi, McConnell, McCarthy and Schumer got together for a little horse trading, repaying political favors to communist China, pulling a few strings at Dominion dealing President Trump out.
Brian says
You say painfully obvious, but do you have any actual evidence? 60+ lawsuits have been rejected due to utter lack of evidence. Giuliani said the courts should “consider the possibility” of fraud — without actually presenting any evidence (which is generally required in court). If it’s so obvious to you, what actual evidence can you provide that it’s true?
Mike says
None of them do. They are like frigging parrots. They just repeat what they’ve been fed. No thought process happening. What a bunch of idiots.
Lawrence says
Crime of the century, greatest heist in the annals of western civilization, evidence on election rigging is overwhelming. Your mainstream media caught, red handed, complicit in affecting the greatest coverup in world history, indeed America’s legislature is not the Lone Ranger with regard to behemoth political favors to repay, to communist China. Most everything (e.g., Yahoo, Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Twitter, Facebook) in the Santa Clara Valley, hopelessly subverted, things are so bad here in America, the NBA is more loyal to communist China than they are, America. America’s democrat party sold out to communist China, not a gosh darned thing anyone can do about it…
Mike says
If things are so friggin bad here in Amerika, move the frank somewhere else. No one is twisting your arm to stay.
Stinger says
If there is soooo much evidence, how come you failed to present even one tiny shred of evidence to anybody to prove it? Even trump appointed judges are kicking his cases out for failure to present anything but the same bullschnit you are trying to peddle here.
Start thinking like an American, and stop acting like a little traitorous trumplican nazi, Lawrence.
Mike says
It’s “painfully obvious, you don’t know what you are talking about. What’s your source of information? I’d like to verify what you are saying.
Stinger says
You are a liar and a traitor, Sanford.
Joyce says
… things are so bad here in America, the United States legislature prefers certifying a rigged election, than bother themselves exerting the physical energy sufficient, doing the right thing, overturning it –
Lori says
Crime of the century, the greatest heist in human history, the most extensive, complex cover-up since the JFK assassination, could never have happened, Pelosi, McConnell, McCarthy and Schumer not having had their arms elbow deep in this thing.
Mike says
Where’s your proof? You just can’t make accusations like that without any proof. I could say you are a klan member; does that make it true? With normal folks, you have to bring the receipts when you make statements like that. Tell us your source of information so we can verify what you are saying or are you just being a parrot?
Orange Man Bad Demented Joe says
It is in the interest of every citizen of this nation that election laws and rules are followed IAW the constitution of the United States of America. No matter who is running for office.
Belinda says
My fellow democrats have buried their heads in the sand, in abject denial, over this election rigging business. That political party no longer represents any main street, here in America.
Babe says
I don’t know what’s happened to those people. Believe it or not, American Democrats were once the most sober, objective, free-thinking people on this planet.
Connie says
I remember, fairness was particularly important to the democrats. They used to be fair.
Rudy says
It isn’t their fault. Democrat people have been brainwashed, by mainstream and social media.
Mike says
And who have you been brainwashed by? What’s your source of information?
Bonnie says
This Republican Mike Garcia fellow seemed like decent, trustworthy, sensible guy most anybody could get behind. Just looking what’s happened to current face of the Democratic party — Pelosi, the Obamas, the Clinton’s, Schiff, Waters, Newsom, Garcetti, Schumer, Biden, Feinstein, Harris? Career politicians, the most of them corrupt, incompetent, whom no objective, free thinking individual could possibly relate. What happened to the Democratic Party?
Stinger says
You are not a democrat… Nor are you an American, Belinda. Go back to China.
Jorge says
This guy is saying this *after* Trump’s tape? Unbelievable.
He doesn’t even represent a ruby-red degenerate district. So this is all his natural inner degenerate.
Victor says
Absolutely disgusting. First and foremost he’s a CA congressman and should be focused on CA constituents, not worrying about the charade playing out with Trump and his attempt to become dictator. 60+ lawsuits have been filed and ejected due to an absolute lack of evidence. Now Trump gets caught threatening the Georgia Secretary of State if he didn’t “find” votes (resorting to literally begging toward the end of the call). Garcia is just playing games and not looking out for the interests of his constituents.
LISA says
Victor is correct. Thankfully this charade will be over by January 20, 2021, when Joseph R. Biden is sworn in as POTUS. The votes of 81 million patriots determined the outcome of the presidential election in a fair election. I didn’t cast my vote for Garcia and this is a reminder why.
Left California says
Are you part of the same group who believes that hundreds upon hundreds of thousand of maskless protesters and rioters in CA don’t spread covid and that only trump supporters in conservative states spread covid ? Did you get that same news from the people telling you there was no election fraud ? My guess is yes. If you believe there was no fraud than you do not understand how democracy works. Our system is built for the best cheaters to get the best results, Dur. Your team just cheated better than the other team , I mean it should have been a no brainer with 5 liberal news channels vs 1 conservative news channel. I thought y’all would have one by way more but it goes to show , America still wants to be America not amerikastan!
Brian says
COVID spreaders at protests is a completely separate issue from voter fraud and Trump trying to overturn a valid election. Whataboutism has nothing to do with this. All Trump’s lawsuits have been tossed because of an utter lack of evidence. Just because Trump said there was fraud doesn’t make it true. Did you not hear his call with Raffensperger begging for him to “find” the votes? Where do you think the attempted fraud actually lies? He was literally threatening Raffensperger, in what will likely result in even more charges against him. Wake up and stop supporting this conman!
Sammy boy says
You’d have to be drop dead stupid, your head buried mighty deep in mainstream media’s sandbox to delude yourselves to such extent, someone would had to have tossed your remote, yanked your modems, pinned that television of yours, 24/7-365, to CNN or MSNBC, to ever believe America would actually vote, Joseph Biden for president. Much less Kamala Harris.
Big Joe says
Don’t worry, Sammy boy. We voted for Biden and he won in a landslide
Claire says
Don’t be so hard on yourself Sammy. If you have a car, you can drive around and practice “primal scream” therapy. That’s President Biden and Vice President Harris to you, so respect the vote.
Alfredo says
The number 1 problem here in America: communist China’s subversion of America’s mainstream media –
America’s number 2 problem: communist China’s subversion of America’s legislature –
America’s number 3 problem: communist China’s subversion of America’s social media –
America’s most immediate area of concern: communist China’s subversion of election integrity here in America –
The question of the day: have you been brainwashed to such extent, you are no longer capable of basic, fundamental pattern recognition?
Lilly says
No matter how theoretically impeccable you may be? No matter how airtight, bulletproofed solid your evidence? Brainwashed beyond reason, by mainstream media, you will make no impression upon the Democrat people, whatsoever. They believe what they believe. Period. That’s that.
Dave says
How did you get everything so backward Lilly.
It’s called projection. You are the one who believes the fact-free tweets of Trump and Fox News lies but you point your widdle finger at Democrats.
How precious you are.
The only fraud this election has been Trump and his inept lawyer Giuliani successfully losing 60+ lawsuits because they COULDN’T SAY TO THE JUDGES THEY WERE CLAIMING FRAUD.
Did you get that Lillykins? The judge would have sanctioned Rudy for lying if he did do that without any evidence. Do you have evidence?
Let’s see it Liily. Otherwise, you are just being silly. Real silly.
Well, you guys lost so it doesn’t matter. It’s all over but the whining.
Claire says
“Theoretically impeccable?” “Brainwashed beyond reason by mainstream media?” Where do you get your information? QAnon conspiracy theories are never impeccable; they are theories and theories are not facts.
Stinger says
Number 1 problem is idiot scumbag trumplicans who actually believe this orange baboon over objective reality.
Augustine says
Have you seen exactly who in America communist China has, on its payroll? Communist China effectively owns Joseph Biden, his family, and Americas Democrat political party. Every major television news outlet in America takes millions in goodwill money, under-the-table, from Communist China. Much like the National Basketball Association, Santa Clara technology and social media firms are more loyal to communist China than they ever were, America.
Mike says
Well Sammy boy, since mainstream media can’t be trusted, what source should we turn to? What’s your source of information? Please share it with us. Maybe the rest of us can take a look.
Dave says
Hey, Mike
It’s fun picking on the sniveling Trumpers here. Millions of their ilk are what cost Trump the election. But, they don’t seem to realize that repeating and believing Trump’s lies make them look like fools to the 81 million that voted for Biden.
Yeah. We voted for Biden/Harris and against the Trump voters in our midst. Someone had to do it. Can’t let crazy people decide who runs the country. They end up picking crazy people.
They are now simply parroting the “China” thingy or “Gina” like Trump calls it. Remember when Trump was kissy poo with China’s Xi Jinping and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un who played him like a fiddle.
They knew he’d be gone so they just blew air up his skirt waiting for his exit.
The Trumpers can’t even admit they were gullible suckers who bought the snake oil that musta come from the big snake himself “The Great Orange Mamba” of South Florida. You knew he was a snake but you kissed him anyway.
Trump would throw all of you under the bus if he could. He’s gone mad you know.
Now, how does it feel to be losers like Trump, Loeffler and Purdue? Garcia will be even more impotent in the House minority with the Senate also in Democratic hands. The 25th district is his to lose in 2022 and this stunt plus voting against funding for the post office last summer show how clueless he is.
Maybe Trump will give Garcia the Medal of Freedom like he did with Devin Nunes, the dumbest boy in D.C. along with malcontent Jim Jordan who was part of a sleazy s-e-x scandal at college and he looks like the type. He looks like he smells bad.
The pilots in Airplane! were smarter than Garcia. Just wait and see.
I don’t pity the fool. Move over Steve Knight. You’ll have company soon. LOL
Well, that was fun. It feels good to know that the Trumpers will be have sleepless nights the next 4 years fussing and bedwetting. Right Rudy? Right. Right Alfredo, Alby, Bonnie and Sammy Boy. And, then there’s Lilly who has it all upside down and backward. She believes Trump lies and not the facts. The rest all sound like they were written on the same keyboard.
Lisa says
Dave, you get a big thumbs up from me. Well put.
Stinger says
Spoke like a true American, sir. Thank you.
Stinger says
Gee, Mike. Haven’t you heard? The good little nazi trumplicans all listen to ‘trump media!’ He said it himself, so it must be truuuuueee. Just ask Rudy, I’m sure he’ll agree to anything the orange baboon says!