On the night of 4 January, Luttig received a call from old friend Richard Cullen, who was working as a lawyer for Pence. Cullen explained that John Eastman, who had previously clerked for Luttig, was making the claim that Pence had the constitutional authority to stop certification of the election results.
Luttig told Cullen to advise Pence that this was flat wrong and further set out his views on Twitter: “The only responsibility and power of the Vice-President under the Constitution is to faithfully count the electoral college votes as they have been cast.”
On January 6 a mob of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol and demanded that Pence be hanged, leaving a trail of death, destruction and excrement, but the results got certified all the same.
Sure they’re “worried” but we’ve heard it all before, haven’t we?
I really can’t stand the number of Republicans at every level of government and discourse who are willing to mildly furrow their brows at Trump’s shitty, fascistic authoritarian behavior, only to openly vote for him on election day. They really don’t give a fuck what happens to the country and are just as likely as Trump to sell their soul to the highest bidder in order to grab as much power as possible.
Exactly. It’s still team sports at the end of the day and they’ll fall in line behind whatever wins. And Trump wins for them but sure, a few “adults in the room” make it more palatable
Exactly. If you’re I’m not happy that people in your party are copying Nazis, but refuse to denounce them, guess what? You’re a Nazi also. Maybe you’re a Nazi who is willing to oppose this in as mild a manner as possible that doesn’t lose you political power, but that’s not really a good distinction.
your the following orders type nazi (not you i mean the individual you are hypothetically talking about) in that situation.