A group of Republican senators, led by Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), have officially announced that they will object to the January 6th certification of the presidential election results on Wednesday unless there is an emergency 10-day audit of the results by an electoral commission, as previously reported by The Freedom Times.
The Republican Senators joining Ted Cruz are are Ron Johnson (WI), James Lankford (OK), Steve Daines (MT), John Kennedy (LA), Marsha Blackburn (TN) and Mike Braun (IN), as well as Sens.-elect Cynthia Lummis (WY) Roger Marshall (KS) Bill Hagerty (TN) and Tommy Tuberville (AL).
The senators 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 cite as precedent the 1877 race between Samuel Tilden and Rutherford Hayes in which there were allegations of fraud in multiple states.
“In 1877, Congress did not ignore those allegations, nor did the media simply dismiss those raising them as radicals trying to undermine democracy,” the lawmakers said in the statement. “Instead, Congress appointed an Electoral Commission — consisting of five Senators, five House Members, and five Supreme Court Justices — to consider and resolve the disputed returns.”
“Congress should immediately appoint an Electoral Commission, with full investigatory and fact-finding authority, to conduct an emergency 10-day audit of the election returns in the disputed states,” the Senators said. “Once completed, individual states would evaluate the Commission’s findings and could convene a special legislative session to certify a change in their vote, if needed.
“We should follow that precedent. To wit, Congress should immediately appoint an Electoral Commission, with full investigatory and fact-finding authority, to conduct an emergency 10-day audit of the election returns in the disputed states. Once completed, individual states would evaluate the Commission’s findings and could convene a special legislative session to certify a change in their vote, if needed,” they added. Continued Below
If that doesn’t happen, the Republican senators intend to vote against certification.
“Accordingly, we intend to vote on Jan. 6 to reject the electors from disputed states as not ‘regularly given’ and ‘lawfully certified’ (the statutory requisite), unless and until that emergency 10-day audit is completed,” the GOP Senators said in their joint statement.
Upon seeing that the Republican Senators came forward announcing that they will object on January 6th, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), who sits on the House Intelligence Committee, put his irritation on full display, claiming that the GOP Senators are “enemies of democracy”. Continued Below
“Name & shame these enemies of democracy”, Swalwell tweeted, including the list of GOP Senators who plan to object on January 6th.
Name & shame these enemies of democracy:
Ted Cruz (TX)
Ron Johnson (WI)
James Lankford (OK)
Steve Daines (MT)
John Kennedy (LA)
Marsha Blackburn (TN)
Mike Braun (IN)
Cynthia Lummis (WY)
Roger Marshall (KS)
Bill Hagerty (TN)
Tommy Tuberville (AL) https://t.co/5QNFpHGr7X— Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) January 2, 2021
Following Rep. Swalwell’s tweet, users on Twitter immediately ratioed the California congressman with more comments blasting him, than people actually liking his post.
Twitter users pointed out that Swalwell was targeted by a Chinese national named Fang Fang — aka Christina Fang — an alleged operative for China’s Ministry of State Security, which is the country’s intelligence organization, according to a report by Axios released last month.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) ultimately received a briefing from the FBI in regards to Swalwell’s relationship with the alleged Chinese spy. Meanwhile, a source on Capitol Hill confirmed with The Federalist that Rep. Swalwell did, in fact, have a sexual relationship with Fang Fang, as previously reported by The Freedom Times. Continued Below
Twitterverse reacted to Swalwell’s tweet; we leave you with a few responses:
No one on that list slept with a Chinese spy.
— Catturd ™ (@catturd2) January 2, 2021
Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang Fang
— Cari Kelemen (@KelemenCari) January 2, 2021
I will donate to every single one of them.
Thank you for this list.
— #ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) January 2, 2021
Speaking of enemies to democracy… pic.twitter.com/11nNFQEmPU
— Kerry 🇺🇸 (Parler: k1erry) (@K1erry) January 2, 2021
You’re one to talk about shame.
You slept with a Chinese Communist Spy for years while sitting on the House Intelligence committee divulging Top Secrete info.#FangFang #EricSwalwell #CCP pic.twitter.com/Jl7AwvqTz9
— Darrick Wilkins (@DarrickWilkins) January 2, 2021
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Did Fang Fang tweet this??
— Evan Kilgore 🇺🇸 (@EvanAKilgore) January 2, 2021
We name & shame traitors who sleep with spies.
Like how you screwed Fang. Literally!
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Swalwell (D-CA15)— 𝕊𝕜𝕪 (@SKYRIDER4538) January 2, 2021
https://twitter.com/jaccarp/status/1345467729973825542?s=20
I’ll take $800 for “tone deaf” Alex
— Mike Yoder (@Yoder_Esqq) January 2, 2021
Says the guy who compromised the House Intelligence Committee…
— Salty Major (Medical Type; 1 Each) (@anccpt) January 2, 2021
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Afraid of what might be found during a real audit?🤔
— Kevin Tyson 🇺🇸 (@kevintyson76) January 2, 2021
Eric provides a list of people who did NOT have an affair with a Chinese spy.
— ⚡Meister⚡ (@BrewsterBub) January 2, 2021
Will you also name and shame the Dems who objected in 2000, 2004, and 2016?
— Ross Schumann🇺🇸 (@RossSchumann) January 2, 2021
Lol….fang fang farty boy said something
— enemedia (@Nbell3) January 2, 2021
BREAKING: Rep. Eric Swalwell is calling for people to ‘shame’ Republicans who oppose election fraud. I can’t help but wonder if Eric feels shame for sleeping with a Chinese spy named Fang Fang while he was dating his wife? pic.twitter.com/VVfztN840G
— @amuse (@amuse) January 2, 2021
— 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹 (@NewYearsDani) January 2, 2021
(Related: Caught On Camera: Swalwell Appears To Break Wind On Live TV While On Hardball, Denies It Was Him)