GOP representative: Some Republicans voted to challenge election results due to safety concerns

[RandySF]

Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.) said that while some GOP members of Congress "share responsibility" for misleading the supporters of President Trump who stormed the U.S. Capitol last week, others feared physical violence if they opposed objections to the 2020 election results.

"They were being lied to. They were being misled," he said of the demonstrators. "Some of my colleagues in Congress, they share responsibility for that. Many of them were fundraising off of this Stop the Steal grift."

But other Republicans, he argued in an interview with the libertarian magazine Reason, "had legitimate concerns about the safety of their families. They felt that that vote would put their families in danger."

Those lawmakers, he said, knew in their "heart of hearts that they should've voted to certify" but voted to support objections to the results of election results in Pennsylvania and Arizona due to fears that members of their families could face retaliation.




https://thehill.com/homenews/house/533548-gop-representative-some-republicans-voted-to-challenge-election-results-due-to

[RockRaven]

1. That's no excuse for fomenting violence. Resign. Or *don't fucking run in the first place*.

EVERY HOUSE MEMBER WHO DISPUTED THE VOTE WAS ONLY A COUPLE DAYS INTO THEIR TERM. Nobody forced them to be there, and they knew the specific duties AND dangers facing them before the term started.

This explanation/excuse is absolute horse shit. Reason magazine is a shitberg and Republican Congresspersons are assholes, so this was a match destined to happen I suppose.

[iemitsu]

2. Republicans, who voted to reject the certification because they feared for their families

exchanged the lives of 5 people for the perception that their families are safe.
They deserve to be booted from congress.

[Doreen]

3. A bad vote because they are concerned about their families safety?

Makes as much sense as an officer not arresting a criminal because they are worried it would endanger their family.

They endangered their family by voting the way they did. Possibly endangering a few generations of family.

[torius]

4. Just saw an R on CNN

Named I think Mace (how ironic). She said they shouldn’t vote to impeach because she’s scared of “inflaming” Trump supporters.

So give them security guards.

[LisaL]

5. Then they are cowards and should resign.

For the safety of their families, of course.