by WorldTribune Staff, January 5, 2021 Vice President Mike Pence could delay certifying the 2020 election results when Congress convenes Wednesday and instead ask legislatures in six contested states to clarify which candidate’s slate of electors should be approved, a lawyer for President Donald Trump’s legal team said on Monday. “What Mike Pence could do, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 15, 2020 Saying he will not give in to the GOP “surrender caucus,” Alabama Republican Rep. Mo Brooks on Monday vowed to contest Electoral College votes from states whose 2020 results are in dispute. “The law is very clear, the House of Representatives in combination with the United States Senate has […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 7, 2020 There is only one Electoral College deadline in the U.S. Constitution — noon on Jan. 20. The “safe harbor” deadline of Dec. 8, the Electoral College voting on Dec. 14, and the congressional vote count on Jan. 6 are dates set by federal law, said a group that is […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 12, 2020 Having already used their newly gained power to launch assaults on the First and Second Amendments, the Democratic majority in Virginia now has its sights set on helping to essentially eliminate the Electoral College. The Virginia House of Delegates on Tuesday approved a bill to join the National Popular […]
FPI /September 17, 2019 Analysis by James Fite, LibertyNation.com On this day in 1787, 39 men signed a document that changed the world. They and their contemporaries had only recently won a hard-fought war of independence, breaking free of the tyranny of a monarch across the sea. While a replacement crown was the last thing […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 8, 2019 The Left has its sights set on eliminating the Electoral College and, if successful, the Senate could be the next U.S. institution to fall, a political analyst wrote. “Constitutionalists need a defensive strategy; they need to batten down the political hatches to be prepared for the storm that’s coming,” […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 31, 2019 Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak on May 30 vetoed legislation that was intended to commit Nevada’s six electoral votes to the winner of the popular vote. Sisolak, a Democrat, vetoed Assembly Bill 186, under which Nevada would have joined the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. “Once effective, the National Popular […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 4, 2019 New Mexico and Delaware are the latest to join the pact which aims to pool states’ Electoral College votes and give them to the winner of the national popular vote. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation on April 3 to include the state in the National Popular […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 14, 2019 President Donald Trump is taunting the bevy of Democrats lining up to challenge him in 2020. Following acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Feb. 8, Trump tweeted: “The Democrats in Congress yesterday were vicious and totally showed their cards for everyone to see. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 20, 2016 The Electoral College’s vote on Dec. 19 to confirm Donald Trump’s election victory over Hillary Clinton came 18 years to the day after President Bill Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives. Trump and running mate Mike Pence won 304 electoral votes, surpassing the needed 270 to beat Clinton. […]