Congressman Pete Stauber has violated his oath of office by adding his name to the baseless Texas lawsuit to cancel Biden’s victory in four states and invalidate the votes of millions of voters. By doing so, Stauber has betrayed the trust of his own constituents.
This publicity stunt was a shameless attack on America’s system of free and fair elections. Even more shameful perhaps was the flurry of Republican officials— including Stauber—who tripped over themselves in an opportunistic rush to join in on this act of sedition.
Legal experts around the nation, including Republican elected officials in charge of the election process and almost 60 lower courts, judged the lawsuit meritless. Thankfully, the Supreme Court summarily dismissed the suit without a hearing because of the unconstitutionality of one state interfering with another state’s election process.
Stauber took an oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic . . . ” Any elected official who supported this cynical attack on American voters and our democratic system should have an indelible black mark next to their name in perpetuity. By joining this effort, Pete Stauber has brought shame to himself and all those he purports to represent. His actions have fostered a climate in which ordinary elected officials in many states have been threatened with violence.
After the Electoral College’s December 14 vote, some Republicans (not Stauber) have finally begun to acknowledge that Joe Biden is the president-elect. That is a good sign, though far overdue.
Stauber should apologize to all residents of the 8th District for his role undermining faith in our electoral system and leading us down the path to anarchy.
News outlets have begun to call out the Republicans who attempted to undermine the legitimacy of our system of government and fanned the flames of anarchy.
Congressman Stauber certainly deserves their censure. We all must to protect the constitution from those who, like Pete Stauber, seek to weaken it.
Executive Committee, MN DFL Senate
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