Think the battle over the 2016 presidential election is over? Think again.
Now that Democrats are seeing that President-elect Donald J. Trump’s popularity isn’t hurt by their accusations about Russia, they are taking another approach.
Leading Democrat lawmakers in Congress are now considering a move to challenge Trump’s entire victory when Congress meets in joint session to certify the results.
House Democrats leading the charge are Reps. Ed Perlmutter of Colorado, Bobby Scott of Virginia, and Jamie Raskin of Maryland, among others.
As Politico reports, Democrats are unhinged!
Members have the right to lodge those protests when Congress officially counts the electoral votes on Friday. But for the protests to have any effect on the proceedings, they’ll need to secure the backing of at least one senator, and it’s unclear whether any Senate Democrats are weighing a similar challenge.
Either way, there’s effectively no chance the protests will alter the actual election outcome, given Republican control of Congress. Instead, the effort could give Democrats a new venue to protest Trump’s victory. And if the Democrats can secure a senator’s support, the challenges could delay the certification of Trump’s victory for hours while the House and Senate separately debate the merits of each protested electoral college vote.
Perlmutter’s office did not respond to a request for comment, but sources who attended a Democratic whip meeting on Thursday morning said Perlmutter stood up and said he’s weighing a challenge.
A spokeswoman for Scott said “he is reviewing” more information before making a decision on a challenge, but he hasn’t committed to filing one.
These types of challenges have only happened 3 times in history. They are going after individual electors – one by one- claiming they don’t live in the correct Congressional Districts or are disqualified due to currently holding public office:
One of the groups pressing for an Electoral College vote challenge, Unite for America, was also behind unsuccessful efforts to persuade electors to turn on Trump when they cast their votes on Dec. 19. The group is now encouraging lawmakers to disqualify electors on technical grounds.
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This is a clear indication of how difficult it will be for President Trump and his team to enact his bold, conservative platform. Democrats are willing to throw around outrageous accusations and use shameful legal maneuvers, trying to stall and prevent Trump’s success.
This is an insult to the millions of Americans who voted for Trump.
What do you think about this effort to challenge Trump’s electoral college victory? Please leave us a comment (below) and tell us.
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Democrats need to wake up and see the big picture. Most citizens of the USA have been unhappy with our political leadership and their lies for far too long. Trumps win over both the Democrat and the Republican party is the biggest political Revolution ever, in any country. If he had not won the election via the established election route, I believe that our great nation would have shortly found itself involved in a much bloodier revolution! The true American Patriots, far too silent for far too long, have helped to ensure the victory of “a real peoples choice” for President. The sore looser Democrats/Socialists need to accept the fact that they have lost and throw their support behind the Peoples President!
Hil-Liar-y was and is Saudi Arabia’s candidate for Pres of the USA. Saudi and Oman jointly gave her 30 million dollars in support/bribe money. The same Saudi Arabia and Oman who formed and funded Al Quida, Al Nusra, and ISIS to fight in place of the Saudis in the middle east. What is Syria all about? Saudi and Oman wanted to build an oil/gas pipeline through Syria to the Mediterrianian Sea. Syria wouldn’t allow it. Syria gets invaded by ISIS, supported directly by Saudi Arabia. United States directly funds Al Nusra. Al Nusra and ISIS have been shown to fight together. US then bombs Syrian forces. An Accident? Don’t believe it for a moment. Want peace in the Middle East? US should dump Saudi and Oman as “friends” and totally stop sending arms and munitions to them. Also stop supporting them with our personnel as command and control to direct airstrikes on Yemeni schools and funerals.
Just imagine if the shoe was on the other foot. The dems would be crying that the Repiubs don`t like the outcome. The democratic party is looking worse and worse as they go on. This and their utter failure to the Country is why they LOST ! Good bye losers.
DONALD TRUMP WON! HE FILLED FOOT BALL STADIUMS BY THE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS. CORRUPT HILLARY COULDN’T FILL A PHONE BOOTH. GET OVER IT! WE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN. WE LOVE OUR PRESIDENT. GOD ALMIGHTY YAWEH IS ON YOUR SIDE MR.PRESIDENT SIR!
Run a “Back ground check” on all of the people who are bring these charges! Find out just “Who,What,When and Where they are serving! The American Voters or Special Interest ?The “Democrats” are closer to “Socialism” than I’ve seen in my 76 years of living for America! Pray to “God Almighty” we can return America to the Laws of the “Original Constitution” Our forefathers drew up for America’s Foundation!
Since the Saudi’s paid Killary $25 million, and the UAE paid her $5 million, and countless other countries paid her or the ‘Foundation’, they are running scared. Just like the mafia, if you don’t pay them back or give them what you promised, they will come for you. She, Obummer and many many of the Dems ‘owe’ many of these other countries for the $$ they have collected thru the years. The refugees entering into this country unvetted is just one of those gifts for the cash. In addition, I’m sure there is tax money that has been funneled into these countries to help assist some of their leaders.
The influence of the wealthy in America on the political system is the real abuse happening here. They rely on the power of the presidency to gain wealth. This is worse than bonnie and clyde or any criminal activity in history yet they can do this with impunity due to their positions
The time has come around the world to remove the systems of government that do not support the people and are designed to maintain the wealth of the wealthy. Conflict of interest has been prevalent in US Government for so long.
The country is just one big corrupt system, abused by the wealthy and those in power. Forcing people to live in poverty, on the streets, under bridges, in cars, with no health cover.
If a business in the US behaved like the US government it would be shut down.
The USA is one messed up country with its laws. The level of corruption allowed and protected under US law is ridiculous. There is just so much wrong with this. An elected president, elected by the people has the mandate of the people. The senators and congressmen and women represent the people who voted for them.
Taking political sides and using party agenda is why the world would be better off without politicians
They are there to represent the people and to work to improve the lives of the citizens. Their personal agenda is irrelevant and should never be allowed. Any law that gives rise to this level of abuse of the power given to them should be revoked and any senator or Congressman or woman engaging in this should have their position revoked.
The dums cannot accept the fact that their flawed candidate lost and someone from outside the good ol boys network who wasn’t blessed by the establishment won. This is the way the founding fathers wanted it. They never intended for politics to become a career, especially one where the politicians retired wealthy and got cushy well paying jobs outside of government. I knew there was a sound reason why I only voted dem once. I’m no fan of republicans either, but they aren’t the butt-hurt sore losers that the dems are.
IMHO, after residing in Colorado for 21 years and witnessing it’s disintegration from red state to blue and witnessing the advance of the 2 political snarks (perlmutter and bennet), they should be castrated and hung, along with any of the mentally deranged that supported them. These 2 political bigots are still in the US Congress, trying to create more damage and they need to be stopped PERMANENTLY! Yes, I do understand the use of capitalization; however, I always use lower case for “low life’s”!
I cannot believe the crap the DNC and the dumbocrats are pulling. It shows you, or it should show you just how evil, lying and cheating they are. What a bunch of babies. I think it’s time to grow up and accept the fact that Donald Trump won, he won fairly and nothing you can do will change that. Stop playing the blame game and get on with doing what we pay you for….running this country and not into the ground.
i read above article, i find it rather disgusting to see the way the democrat’s are acting, they lost get over it, AND LET’S COME TOGETHER AND STAND UNITED, we are called THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, yet we are divided, TOGETHER WE STAND, DIVIDED WE WILL FALL. together we can all make america great again, so let’s unite in love and respect to each other, GOD BLESS AMERICA
The more hell they raise the more idiotic they look. I’m just going to sit back watch them and laugh. In two years when their re-election comes around, I’ll be waving bye to them as they count the votes and realize that they’ve just been handed a pink slip.
We still have a lot of work to do. There are still way too many Establishment Republicans and Democrats and they need to go.
No American will set still and let this dirty criminal remove Trump as president. Since she with her criminal actions will bleed the nation dry might as well go out fighting for our children than rot under her corruption. The old saying “YA CAN’T LIVE WITH THEM AND YOU CAN’T KILL EM” as far as these wastes of good dirt go is why it will be an old saying.
Sometimes when a spoiled brat throws a big temper tantrum, the best thing to do is to make momentary peace by giving them what they want. But it would be abusive for me to compare a spoiled brat to the far left, because even a spoiled brat isn’t crying and whining about the same toy almost two months later.
If there are any demanding kids reading this, please don’t take offense at my post!
Giving in to a spoiled brat is never going to fix anything. A proper paddling will get their attention. Too bad we can’t do this to dems/libs that will not accept defeat in an honorable fashion.
I was impressed when Biden told them to set down and shut up that Mr Trump had won the election and that was that.
Just remove anyone who has a (D) after their name from office. The country will be better off.
These idiots didn’t even show for the certification-all they do is blow smoke up the rear ends of their Democrat followers! President Trump is now official. God bless America.
These politicians are just making bigger fools of themselves than they already were. They have gone way beyond ridiculous to acting like mentally unstable individuals, who need to be removed from office,and sent somewhere for psychiatric treatment.
I HAVE TO AGREE in all the presidents i have come and go, none has acted like Obama has, they realize the tradition of america, and hand over office with a smooth transition of office done with class, respect and dignity, not Obama, he has showed no class, respect or dignity for our honorable president Donald trump.but we can not expect class, respect, dignity from a Muslim and his followers, so we overlook them go forward, leave them all behind where they belong, goodbye obama and your male wife michael, americas first tranny, first lady, wish you well but you were the worst most unclassy president america has ever had
Too bad, so sad for those democrats. The election is over, the electoral college is over, the inauguration is going to happen. Their actions show their true colors.
this is what common government core math will get you. can’t count, no reasoning…stupid
Oh shut up with this fake news. Trump is going to be our next president so stop with this nonsense.
I saw PJs’ dismal forecast for America, I’m sure glad we don’t to many of those kinds of people here in this great country of ours called; America. It’s people like PJ that would have elected Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders all socialist and all wrong for America.
“The Russians helping Trump get elected my arse” – I cannot even believe they are saying this BS! ….Common sense; Putin would rather sit down with Hillary, that approved the 20% uranium deal for him, AND he can mentally run over her like a Mac truck! ……..Or Trump that will cut him zero slack!
……On a side note, I will scan by MSNBC Morning Joe at 5am or Rachel Maddow and Rach said that there is a 25 page booklet called “Indivisible” to gets groups of people to go against Donald Trump – to where I Tweeted her “Why don’t you start with Hillary supporters and you would automatically have half the USA then PLUS the another 2.8 Million according to your “Popular Vote” accounting? …..So maybe your ‘movement’ is not so popular after all now that they see how Trump has respect from leaders around the world and how he takes action and is creating jobs with the record breaking NASDAQ -S&P – DOW as finally business’s will buy that extra equipment of which equates to “consumer confidence” and that carry overs to the private sector to, and this is all before he is even elected. ……Of course you all do know Obama will be taking credit saying finally HIS strategic tactics are now working us thus saving the USA and the world!
Tantrums by adults are unseemly at the least, asinine at most and inane lmao at the demoncrats who follow the O.MEN who’s hanging on to the Oval Office!!! Sour grapes will give these discombobulated idiots a gut ache.all I can say is ha,ha,ha,ha,ha! This is not a duplicate
Tantrums by adults are unseemly at the least, asinine at most and inane lmao at the demoncrats who follow the O.MEN who’s hanging on to the Oval Office!!! Sour grapes will give these discombobulated idiots a gut ache.all I can say is ha,ha,ha,ha,ha!
I am leary of Trump, but was terrified of Hillary. I say give him a chance.
As for the Trump supporters, why do you let the haters drag you down to their level with the insults and name calling? People (usually children) throw tantrums when things don’t go their way. Best way to end a tantrum is to ignore it. It also maintains your dignity.
They- those miserable democ-rats – will try everything because the know there will be a Man on the wheel who will make an end to their corruption and begin to clean political America. It will not be easy but he will succeed to make an end to those with clinton ideals, the robbing of money and the killing of people.
You Donkeys just can’t accept that an outsider beat you. This outsider is exactly what this country needs. If you would put that much time and energy into working for the American people trying to repair all the damage your outgoing man caused over the last 8 years, you might find out that politicians are all talk and no productivity. Why didn’t you try to take out O? You are supposed to be working for the people but you are only concerned about yourselves. Get a grip and take a lesson from the movie “Frozen” and “LET IT GO.” You are only hurting yourselves. You have lost the respect of the people. So try working with President Trump. At least he is has integrity which most of you don’t seem to have. Doing it your way wasn’t working.
These people are absolutely despicable. Many had to put up with Obama for 8 years without going through these unwarranted actions. Mitt Romney had the popular vote over Obama in 2012. You didn’t see the Republicans acting out. Instead, they acted like Patriots and pulled together for the good of the country. These idiots are not patriots and they only do things hoping it’s good for themselves. They should put their brains in gear before putting their mouths into action. They are what is wrong with this country and should leave the solution to those who have been duly elected and hope for the best.
Everyone please remember these no good politicians when they are up for re-election and vote them out.
I have witnessed the decay for Europe/Canada/United States over 30 or 40 years now. We need change, Trump was the answer to that change. All this self hating and double standards hasn’t gotten any of us anywhere, in fact if anything it was divided us and has made us even more vulnerable to terrorists. I can’t believe that in America that being a Trump supporter/police officer/military/white has become fair game for democrat thugs/supporters to attack murder/kidnap etc.. The media fans continues to fan the flames and as its usual blame Trump or anyone that doesn’t support their agenda. sad state of affairs ! We need to stick together, don’t get baited by liberal trolls by responding in a racist manner but intelligently or not at all. Its going to be a long road up ahead for its been years of brain washing along with blind followers/Universities pumping out in the millions brain washed future democrats/leftists.
Don’t get fooled by the trolls that are posing as Trump supporters, be insightful and intelligent in responding to comments etc.. on facebook or anywhere for that matter.
The Democratic Socialist Party is vile. They are doing this not for the 2016 election; they are vengeful, deceitful, dishonest and corrupt and they plan to us this idea that Trump did not “really” win for the 2018 and 2020 elections. They spend all of their time scheming. How does anyone see any goodness or worth in the Democratic Party? They have to dig down so deep — almost to China — to find party members with some iota of integrity. The Democratic Party is a party of the elite and their behaviors of late — albeit many who are protesting and rioting and destroying property are being paid handsomely for these temper tantrums by Soros — including what elitist Democratic Party politicians and their celebrities are doing to try and do harm to President-elect Trump’s inauguration is something a toddler would do. What a disgrace they are! But do not think for one minute that all of this disgusting posturing to scream and shout about Trump’s election has to do with trying to get him out of office now — they are trying to plant a seed for the 2018 and 2020 elections and just as with Obama, they continue to do things to divide this Nation. I wish we could divide this Nation in half and have these lunatics go have their little Commie Nation but don’t think for a second that those of us on the other side practicing capitalism, having a free market enterprise system, using common sense, supporting a strong military with the respect they deserve and supporting our police and fire fighters with that same strong respect and not having a welfare system for parasites to be enabled to be the sloths that they are — will in anyway allow you to live off of us any longer. The Democratic Socialist Party politicians are mostly a group of vile, lying, self-serving, greedy, conniving people and there are plenty of these types hiding under the Republican Party label as well such as McCain, Graham, McConnell…They are worse because they are trying to pretend to support political conservatives. Hoping that a President Trump opens the drain and drains the swamp, the stench from D.C.
The Democtrats Are So Power Hungry They Will Stoop To Anything To Keep Trump For Being President. Trump Won The Electoral Vote, So He Is My Next President. Period. Get Over It And Move On With Your Lives. When Republicans Lose, They Dont Riot, Damage Property, Whine And Cry For Weeks On End. Grow Up And Accept It. In 4 Years, Vote Trump Out If Yiu Dont Like Him.
IT TAKES. A SORRY SOB,TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
TRUMP IS OUR PRESIDENT AND THOSE OF YOU THAT DON’T LIKE IT,MOVE TO ANOTHER COUNTRY OR STFU.
The demoncrats just can’t accept they put an efn lying crooked britch up as their nominee and they lost.
Dig your hole deeper, demmycrats.
It is ABUNDANTLY CLEAR that the DEMOCRAT/ LEFTISTS are playing into the hands of the DEMOCRAT/COMMUNISTS and fomenting enough hatred and mayhem, as to cause a NATIONAL CRISIS and eventually a CIVIL WAR !!!!!! If nobody can see this eventuality they are STUPID or just whistling as they pass the GRAVEYARD !!!!
It’s time we treat ALL objectors to “TRUMPS” LEGALLY acquired PRESIDENCY as “ENEMY’s of the STATE” and face the consequences.
Liberalism is a mental illness, as these liberals confirm repeatedly.
To all demonCRAPS who are unhappy with the results of this fair election. Do this.
Go, unaccompanied, and be fruitful.
Ben, the election wasn’t “Fair” by a long shot. The Democrat partly has their dishonest members of the Supreme Court disallow honest Voter Identification Laws at the last minute in several states in order to allow the Democrat party to stuff the election box with votes by dead people and non-citizens. The attempted vote recounts by the Green Party began to show how many of the Democrat votes were fraudulent, before being stopped dead by Democrat Judges! Do not forget the electronic voting machines in both Texas and Pennsylvania that would not allow voters to vote anything other than Democrat. Many of these charges were supported by video. While the Mass Media, the Voice of the Democrats, would have us forget these actions, they all mean that the legitimate vote for the Democrat Presidential Candidate was far, far less than the official count states. So when a Democrat states that Hil-liar-y received to majority of votes by 2 million or so, we still are left to wonder how many fraudulent votes they are including in that total. This is the main reason the Democrats are so upset. They thought they had to majority vote in the bag with all the cash they paid out to illegal voters, and to voting officials who tampered with the voting machines.
PERSONAL AGENDAS- are threatened, and much that we are not, aware of. IS- WHo – has so much to lose- it seems- as for ALL of the LET’S TRY ANYTHING TACTICS.WE ARE AT WAR, WITHIN OUR OWN COUNTRY, WHO DOES NOT SEE THIS. MANY of us , do, and there are MANY of us looking closely, at the dems- as well as – who attach to them.
PAY ATTENTION to who are the supporters of the dems, for these are APPROVING of the dems past SELF SERVING- agendas , and achievements, but also- who – all – are, lurking in the shadows. Sure the dems are fighting, as do people fighting for their own reasons/ causes Christians are standing as we need to. and we understand- what is necessary. NOTHING is easy. If we want to survive, it is up to us to make it happen .The choice that we made, was giving Trump a chance, and it is not a wasted effort .He is not perfect, but he is- HIGHLY capable . With ALL of the attacks upon him, he still has focus, and his choices to aide him in his cabinet, he saw the reasons for, and we give him the credit of- his, reason. We trust him. There was nothing lft with the dems- they fell from grace long ago. ONCE they were great, but that died with John F. Kennedy . TRULY, dems must see that, as truth, and they need someone like him. but good luck with that, for they have such deadheads to replace, throughout the dem party. Last good dem that I knew, died years ago, and I miss him. HE was a truly respected leader in Charleston SC. – he was John Chisom. All who knew him, knows- HE- was – TRULY, a honorable self made SUCCESSFUL businessman/ mentor, and asset to his community, TRULY – A DYNAMIC , Democrat- LEADER . I will pray that the dems find more, as John C.
You get a bunch of crooks in one basket and aqn honest man gets elected and they all panic that their lunch ticket was just cancelled.
Why don’t these Dummycrats give it up? It gets them nowhere an insures that they will never when an election for many, many years. Are they truly this stupid?
They are NOT stupid Robert…….They are just PASSIONATELY CONSUMED with the turning of AMERICA into a MARXIST STATE and will do ANYTHING (including a REVOLUTION) to accomplish their MISSION !!!!!!!! Each time we elect a DEMOCRAT controlled Government, we seem to come closer and closer to that end. It is long overdue that we realize what their goal is and STOP THEM COLD IN THEIR TRACKS !!!! NOW IS THAT TIME !!!!!
where these lying fools in congress when Obama and Hilary both committed serial counts of treason. Smuggling Syrian terrorists into America’s heartland to secret location and assisting terrorist nations in getting ICBMs and nuclear weapons just for starters. Obama has done nothing in 8 years that didn’t harm American interest. Releasing terrorist from military and national prisons. Pelosi making insane statements that a bill must be voted into law so they can see what’s in it. That negates the need for congress doesn’t it. This week, now that Obama scare is up for erasing, she is warning repubs to make sure they know what is what BEFORE they vote. Now she is out of her Obama coma. Impeach the entire congressional body.
Patience. It will only take a year or two until Trump does something that leads enough Republicans to join Democrats and impeach him. Trump will be the first president to be impeached AND convicted
In your wildest wet dreams.
Hey, pj, did you have to change your pj’s and sheets after that wet dream?
Not the brightest crayon in the box, are ya? lmfao. And the meltdown continues. Look at all these whiny losers who can’t find the ‘reality’ button to save their own left foot! smh. Trump isn’t going to be impeached, he is going to be a hero. And in case it has escaped your notice, the republicans now have a majority in both the House and the Senate. And if the demonrats keep up with the rhetoric, that majority will only increase. Keep running your mouths, because you are helping our cause and we are LOVING IT!
When the Republicans in Congress wanted to Impeach Obama, for just cause, violating the Constitutional separation of powers, (Numerous counts – nearly all of his Executive Orders created laws, and PTP and the Iran Deal totally bypassed Congress-so by the Constitution, they were never legal) they couldn’t do it because of the Democrat controlled Senate. So, just how do you think that a Republican controlled House and Senate would ever pass a bill of impeachment against Donal Trump? More Importantly, what do you feel he should be charged with? Smacking down Hil-liar-y? PS. You can’t impeach someone until after they have been sworn into office.
They are not going to be happy until sharia law is in force.
The idlers in the slum plantations want to keep voting for the party that put them there. The unemployed / underemployed want to stick with the party whose presidents signed all of the job killing “free trade” agreements into law.
Next election lets make sure we put the democrats on the endangered species list,those dumb ass’s would let Barry stay on forever if given a chance.
The “dumb ass” is YOU for voting for this obviously mentally ill “dumb ass.” How many presidents have you heard say the following: “I grabbed her pussy because I could because I am rich. I can have sex with anyone I please because I am rich.” That is a direct quote from DONALD TRUMP AND WE HAVE THE VIDEO TO PROVE IT. And now you dumb ass, we will not rest until your mentally ill DUMB ASS IS IMPEACHED BEFORE HE BLOWS UP THE WORLD.
He didn’t grab any of that pussy. He said he could but didn’t. Those he were speaking of got their jobs on a casting couch so they did worse.
Marcy, Dahlink, how many times that it was said WITHOUT A TWINKIE THERE TO REPORT IT? You should not imbibe so deeply into your meeeee-sigh-ja’s cup of ever flowing vitriolic lotus blossom leaf tea. Bless your little ol’ pea picking heart, I do believe that there is a tinge of jealousy there, that they were not discussing yours.
And that is the basis of your insanity? I guess you’ve not been following what’s been going on over the past 8 years. I guess you don’t have cable in Mom’s basement.
You want to be crude???? I thought that was slick willie getting a blow job in the oval office and then he stuck his cigar in her pussy and then said it tasted good. And then it is well know the killary likes the same taste. They both have hair on their tongues.
Listen you dumb cvnt, Bill Clinton had sex with several women while in the White House. He testified under oath about that and his inserting a cigar into Monica’s pussy and then inserting into his mouth, while Hillary was upstairs in the White House. And the Kennedy’s both had sex with Marilyn Monroe and had her killed, according to Peter Lawford, Kennedy’s brother-in-law. So take your phony garbage and go fvck yourself because I’m tired of loser like you. Part of me wishes we could have a civil war just to wipe out seditionist like you. I haven’t killed anyone since being in combat. But if turds like you insist on creating problems, be ready, because hell is coming for you. Have you ever seen what a scoped .308 can do from 1,000 ft? You and your stupid loser agitators and seditionists will find out.
My God, what a bunch of shameless sore losers.
Wonder how many of the Democrat’s Electors would be lost if the same rules were applied to THEM…
Poor losers are always poor losers.