Paul Ryan condemns party members' plot to reject Biden's election win. - 0 views
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Former House Speaker Paul D. Ryan on Sunday issued a rare statement condemning members of his own party for attempting to overturn President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory in the November election.
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“Efforts to reject the votes of the Electoral College and sow doubt about Joe Biden’s victory strike at the foundation of our republic,” Mr. Ryan wrote. “It is difficult to conceive of a more anti-democratic and anti-conservative act than a federal intervention to overturn the results of state-certified elections and disenfranchise millions of Americans. The fact that this effort will fail does not mean it will not do significant damage to American democracy.”
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The legal process was exhausted, and the results were decisively confirmed. The Department of Justice, too, found no basis for overturning the result. If states wish to reform their processes for future elections, that is their prerogative. But Joe Biden’s victory is entirely legitimate.”
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