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2020-12-09 Home Front: Politix
Ga. governor again rejects special session to overturn election results
[NYP] ATLANTA — Georgia’s governor is again telling lawmakers that he won’t call a special session to overturn Georgia’s election results and appoint 16 presidential electors who would support Republican President Donald Trump instead of Democratic president-elect Joe Biden.

Republican Brian Kemp issued a joint statement Sunday with Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, saying it would violate state law for the General Assembly to name electors instead of following the current state law that calls for the governor to certify electors after results are certified.

"Any attempt by the legislature to retroactively change that process for the Nov. 3rd election would be unconstitutional and immediately enjoined by the courts, resulting in a long legal dispute and no short-term resolution," the two said in their statement.

Trump and Kemp spoke by phone hours before Trump held a rally on Saturday in Valdosta. The president asked Kemp to order the legislative session and the governor refused. According to a tweet from the governor, Trump also asked him to order an audit of absentee ballots from the presidential race in his state. Kemp has said he can’t do that because he has no authority to interfere in the electoral process on Trump’s behalf.

Trump on Sunday tweeted more unproven allegations that Georgia’s election was fraudulent, blaming Kemp and Duncan for inaction.
Posted by Besoeker 2020-12-09 03:51|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ]  Top

#1 A bushel of dried Kudzu could defeat Brian Kemp in the next Georgia gubernatorial election. Bringing in an Illinois millionaire to fill a senate seat is one thing, election fraud is yet another. You can stick a fork in Kemp, he's done in Georgia.
Posted by Besoeker 2020-12-09 03:58||   2020-12-09 03:58|| Front Page Top

#2 The problem is with violations of federal law so the Georgia legislature has now been pulled into federal rules since it now has to deal with federal issues, not state issues. The Georgia governor has nothing to say about this.
Posted by gorb 2020-12-09 04:34||   2020-12-09 04:34|| Front Page Top

#3 

I agree Besoeker...
Those of us that spent 100's of hours to help him document the dirty & ILLEGAL tricks of the Stacy Abrams campaign, will not volunteer our IT help in 2022.

He kissed us off and we will do the same.
Posted by NN2N1 2020-12-09 05:52||   2020-12-09 05:52|| Front Page Top

#4 All of this is assuming that election issues will be solved by then. Or ever.
Posted by gorb 2020-12-09 08:03||   2020-12-09 08:03|| Front Page Top

#5 ^ At that point Gorb, he'll be leaving one way or another.
Posted by DarthVader 2020-12-09 09:06||   2020-12-09 09:06|| Front Page Top

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Posted by Ulavirong Omeager2818 2020-12-09 16:29||   2020-12-09 16:29|| Front Page Top

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Posted by Anomalous Sources 2020-12-09 16:59||   2020-12-09 16:59|| Front Page Top

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