Sen. Lisa Murkowski said it best regarding the certification of the election on Jan. 6 by Congress, “The courts and state Legislatures have all honored their duty to hear legal allegations and have found nothing to warrant overturning the results. I urge my colleagues from both parties to recognize this and to join me in maintaining confidence in the Electoral College and our elections so that we ensure we have the continued trust of the American People.”
Sen. Mitt Romney said that Donald Trump’s call for supporters to converge on the Capitol had “the predictable potential to lead to disruption and worse.”
Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska urged his colleagues to “reject this dangerous ploy,” which he said threatens the nations norms. Sen. Mitch McConnell asked senators not to raise objections to the election. Lawmakers would be forced to choose between the will of the outgoing president and that of the voters.
I am proud of the many elected people of different states and our judicial system which have recognized the legitimacy of this election. If you can, listen to the audio of our president on the phone talking to and trying to convince the Georgia secretary of state to “find” 11,780 votes in the November election so that he could win.
The vote in Congress on Jan. 6 is a simple question: democracy or a banana republic? Stand and be counted.
— Jim Bailey
Anchorage
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