Sen. Ted Cruz Leads GOP Lawmakers to Object Presidential Election Results

By Neil P. First Posted: Jan 02, 2021 09:18 PM EST

Republican Senator Ted Cruz led the group of GOP Senators to object next week or on Jan.6 the certification of the presidential elections.

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Numerous allies of Pres. Donald Trump from the House of Senate will object to the certification of the presidential election results next week and will demand a 10-day audit of the results by an electoral commission. The group of Republican Senators to object to the certification is headed by Sen. Ted Cruz.

GOP Senators To Object the Certification of Presidential Results

Just weeks before President-elect Joe Biden enters the White House, a group of Republican Senators headed by Sen. Ted Cruz decided to object to the certification of the Presidential election results. They will attempt to stop the certification next week or on Jan. 6.

According to a published article in FOX News, Cruz and other Republican lawmakers claimed that the recent Presidential election "featured unprecedented allegations of voter fraud and illegal conduct." In fact, Pres. Trump had filed different cases in different states to overturn the result of the election.

Along with Sen. Ted Cruz who are decided to object to the certification are Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wis.; James Lankford, R-Okla.; Steve Daines, R-Mont.; John Kennedy, R-La.; Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Mike Braun, R-Ind.; as well as Sens.-elect Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo.; Roger Marshall, R-Kansas; Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., and Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala.

Moreover, their attempt to stop or to block the certification is separate from a petition that Sen. Josh Hawley announced recently this week and said that he will object to what he claims was the failure of some states most especially Pennsylvania for not following their election laws.

Lawmakers Asserted Fraud During the Election

In the official statement lawmakers released, they said "Voter fraud has posed a persistent challenge in our elections, although its breadth and scope are disputed. By any measure, the allegations of fraud and irregularities in the 2020 election exceed any in our lifetimes."

According to a reliable source, Sen. Ted Cruz orchestrated the push the object to the certification just days before the joint session of Congress on Wednesday to officially approve the Electoral College votes electing former Vice President Joe Biden.

Lawmakers also explained that there was also a time where members of the Democratic Party objected to the Presidential elections. These were in 1969, 2001, 2005, and 2019.

They said, "In both 1969 and 2005, a Democratic Senator joined with a Democratic House Member in forcing votes in both houses on whether to accept the presidential electors being challenged."

Moreover, Sen. Ted Cruz and other lawmakers who joined him are calling for Congress to appoint a commission to conduct a 10-day emergency audit of the election returns in states where the results are disputed.

They gave the 1877 race between Samuel Tilden and Rutherford Hayes in which there were allegations of fraud in multiple states.

Lawmakers explained that Congress did not ignore the allegations in 1877 and instead they appointed members of the Electoral Commission. They are composed of five Senators, five House Members, and five Supreme Court Justices.