Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Boulderish)
A group of Republican Members of Congress on Wednesday will object to efforts to finalize the 2020 election of Democrat Joe Biden as the next President of the United States. These efforts are widely expected to fail, as POLITICO explains:
The Senate Republicans opposed to certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s win are heading toward a hefty defeat on Wednesday. The only remaining question is this: how badly do they lose?
Just 11 GOP senators have joined the effort led by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) to object to Congress’ routine approval of Biden’s Electoral College win. That makes 13 supporters — and many more have come out swinging against it…
…At least 21 GOP senators will vote to certify Biden’s election win, according to a series of interviews and statements. As of midday Tuesday, 17 Republican senators had not said what they would do publicly. With every Senate Democrat also sure to reject the challenge to Biden’s victory, President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign will easily fail even as it succeeds in splitting the GOP.
Wednesday’s last-ditch effort by Trump supporters to somehow keep The Big Orange Guy in the White House won’t be without involvement from Colorado’s Congressional delegation. Freshman Rep. Lauren “Q*Bert” Boebert and longtime Colorado Springs Republican Rep. Doug Lamborn will both oppose certifying Biden’s Electoral College victory. Colorado’s third Republican Member of Congress, Rep. Ken Buck of Greeley, has announced that he will NOT participate in efforts to block Biden’s victory.
On the Democratic side of the aisle, Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Boulderish) is among four members of the House of Representatives who will be responsible for arguing against nonsense claims against decertification. As Kyle Cheney of POLITICO reports:
JUST IN from a senior Democratic aide on tomorrow’s session:
PELOSI plans to preside over all House debates on objections lodged by Republicans.
Reps. Schiff, Lofgren, Raskin and Neguse will lead floor response for Dems, along with members of the challenged delegations.
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) January 5, 2021
Neguse and three other Democratic House Members will lead the debate on Republican objections to certifying Biden’s victory. This is another big moment for a Colorado Democrat; last year Rep. Jason Crow (D-Aurora) was among seven House Members given the task of serving as “impeachment managers” in President Trump’s Senate impeachment trial. Crow earned rave reviews for his steady performance, despite the fact that the Republican-controlled Senate ultimately let Trump off the hook.
We don’t expect to hear much from Lamborn on Wednesday, but Republicans may allow Boebert to be among the GOP House Members who will attempt to make some sort of argument in favor of overturning the will of American voters.
In this debate — or any other, for that matter — we’d gladly put our chips behind Neguse over Boebert.
Please, PLEASE let Boebert make an argument.
Indeed. Real Americans need a voice on the House floor. With any luck Moddy has some influence on the text of the speech, making it one for the ages.
Oh, God, yeah. Please let her speak. Any book on how many times she will use the word "freedom", if she does?
She’ll be concealed carrying her Glock , no doubt. Will she use it for emphasis?
One can only hope.
You know, when men make a big deal out of their guns I always chalk it up as trying to make up for their “shortcomings”. What’s Qbert trying to compensate for-besides I.Q. points?
Pistol envy
She says herself it’s because she is small ( 5’0, 100#), and needs to be able to “defend herself and her family”. It may be that she has some deep-seated inferiority complex overlaid by obnoxious bravado- like her idol , the soon-to-be unemployed Donald Trump.
I think she has just found a schtick and persona appealing to male gun-porn fantasies, and that brand is working well for her so far.
Not every short person seems to feel the need to carry a Glock, nor every woman. Thank Goddess!
Unexpectedly, to me…. Ken Buck gets a chance to explain his position in the Washington Post.
After bashing Democrats, Buck says the Electoral College objections undercut out institutions. A sample: