Tom McClintock
Republican Representative Tom McClintock stood with Republicans who oppose overturning the election with the use of Congressional power. However, the California Republican maintained that an investigation into the election is still necessary but that once the Electoral College has cast its votes there is little that can be done. In a series of tweets, Rep. McClintock maintained that Congress is not the body that should responsible for carrying out the will of the people.
There still needs to be an intensive investigation into 2020 voter fraud. Every fraudulent vote disenfranchises an honest citizen. But once the electoral college votes, the question of who actually won the vote passes to historians – and perhaps prosecutors.
— Tom McClintock (@RepMcClintock) January 4, 2021
Does anyone seriously believe that a body of 535 intensely partisan politicians is a safe repository for the power to adjudicate the integrity of the vote?
— Tom McClintock (@RepMcClintock) January 4, 2021
If the Congress can refuse to count electoral votes – for whatever reason – then it has the inherent power to seize the decision for itself and render the Electoral College superfluous.
— Tom McClintock (@RepMcClintock) January 4, 2021
