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WASHINGTON, D.C., January 4, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — A cohort of Republican senators are taking a stand against the election returns of disputed states by calling for an emergency 10-day congressional audit of the contested returns.
“We intend to vote on January 6 to reject the electors from disputed states as not “regularly given” and “lawfully certified” unless and until that emergency 10-day audit is completed,” Ted Cruz and 10 other senators and senators-elect declared in their letter on Saturday.
CBS News described the move as “more symbolic than practical,” as a majority in both the Senate and the Democrat-controlled House would have to vote to repeal election returns.
The senators themselves acknowledge this in their letter. “We are not naïve. We fully expect most if not all Democrats, and perhaps more than a few Republicans, to vote otherwise,” the statement concedes.
They maintain, however, that they owe the people a “fair and credible audit,” which would “dramatically improve Americans’ faith in our electoral process and would significantly enhance the legitimacy of whoever becomes our next President.”
The senators noted that the 2020 election “featured unprecedented allegations
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