

Whereas, The military forces of the United States are now actively engaged in suppressing the said insurrection and rebellion, in various parts of the States where the said rebellion has been successful in obstructing the laws and public authorities, especially in the States of Virginia and Georgia. Whereas, The Congress of the United States, by an act approved on the third day of March, 1863, did enact that during the said rebellion the President of the United States, whenever in his judgment the public safety may require it, is authorized to supend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, in any case throughout the United States, or any part thereof and Whereas, immediately after the issuing of the said proclamation the land and naval forces of the United States were put into activity to suppress the said insurrections and rebellion and Whereas, By a Proclamation which was issued on the 15th day of April, 1861, the President of the United States announced and declared that the laws of the United States had been for some time past, and then were, opposed, and the execution thereof obstructed in certain States therein mentioned by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, or by the power vested in the Marshals by law and, Newsweek reached out to Chase for comment but did not receive a response in time for publication.By the President of the United States of America. It hasn't happened since the 19th century and since Democrats control the House, a challenge is unlikely to garner the support it needs. It's believed to be the long shot of all long-shot attempts at overturning the election results because for the challenge to stand, both chambers of Congress must vote to disqualify a state's votes.


However, for them to bring their challenges, they must be submitted in writing with a senator's signature, and so far no Republican has stepped up to the task. Representative Mo Brooks is leading a group of allies in the House of Representatives to challenge the results in five key states Trump lost-Arizona, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Georgia and Wisconsin. January 6 is when Vice President Mike Pence will preside over the official tallying of the Electoral College votes. Trump Shares Tweet Saying Georgia Governor, Sec.Romney Compares His Loss to Trump's: 'I Didn't Go Out and Say Fraud'.Riggleman Over Officiating Same-Sex Wedding "Asked on a scale of one to 10 who'll be the next president, I'd say 10, Donald Trump," Flynn said. On December 1, Flynn posted on Twitter an ad from the We The People Convention, a Tea Party-affiliated group, that called for Trump to invoke martial law to allow the military to oversee a "new free and fair federal election." The former national security adviser reiterated that Trump has a "number of paths" to the presidency during a Sunday interview with Fox Business, and was confident that he'd be the next president. While some of Trump's closest allies have acknowledged Biden's victory, the president himself has not indicated he has plans to give up the fight to stay in power.Ĭhase, who is looking to garner the Republican nomination for governor, also refuses to accept the results, writing in a Tuesday Facebook post that Biden "is not my president and never will be." She praised Trump for having a "backbone" and advocated for him to declare martial law, a recommendation made by General Michael Flynn, who Trump pardoned on November 25. On Monday, the Electoral College affirmed Biden's victory, prompting more Senate Republicans, including Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, to recognize Trump's challenger as the next president. Virginia state senator Amanda Chase threw her support behind President Donald Trump's refusal to concede to former Vice President Joe Biden, going so far as to say that the commander in chief should declare martial law and let the military oversee another election.
