6 House Republicans join bipartisan commitment to uphold election results

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Hill

09/13/24 11:30 AM ET


Six moderate House Republicans signed on to a bipartisan letter spearheaded by centrists pledging to respect the results of the 2024 election.

The “unity commitment” released Friday is led by Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) and Don Bacon (R-Neb.) and has the support of 32 House members.

By signing the letter, members pledge — after “all legal means to challenge election results in the courts have been exhausted” — to acknowledge the election winner certified at the January 2025 joint meeting of Congress as the legitimate president; to attend the president’s inauguration; and to “[serve] as a voice for calm and reconciliation and [speak] out against those who endorse or engage in violence that harms people, property, or public spaces.”

The Republicans who signed the letter along with Bacon are Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Mike Lawler (N.Y.), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (Ore.), Nick LaLota (N.Y.) and Anthony D’Esposito (N.Y.). Only Bacon and Fitzpatrick were members of Congress on Jan. 6, 2021, and neither supported objections to the 2020 election results that day.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4878373-house-republicans-election-results/

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Link to LETTER (PDF) - https://d12t4t5x3vyizu.cloudfront.net/gottheimer.house.gov/uploads/2024/09/Unity-Commitment-FINAL-.pdf

[montanacowboy]

2. Are cracks appearing in the dam?

do they see the writing on the wall? I think we have reached a turning point and the fever has broken

[BumRushDaShow]

5. No

I think most of this group are part of that "Problem Solver's Caucus" that is made up of moderate Republicans and conservative/moderate Democrats. They tend to be in swing seats too. In the past, they have come up with bipartisan "framework" legislation for various things, for example.

[hibbing]

3. Don Bacon is no moderate

He is all talk, he's just trying to save his seat from becoming the blue dot in Nebraska.

Forward

[ColinC]

4. ONLY 6??

[sakabatou]

10. My thoughts exactly. Only 6?

[RussBLib]

18. Apparently there were only 26 Dems to sign it

...said there were 32 House members signing it, 6 are GOP, leaving 26 Dems. What about the other 180 or so Dems in Congress?

https://russblib.blogspot.com/

[BaronChocula]

6. This same Don Bacon?

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-media-foreign-executive-us-visa-don-bacon

[eppur_se_muova]

7. after "all legal means to challenge election results in the courts have been exhausted" ?? Not much of a concession. nt

[BumRushDaShow]

8. LOL

That was the first thing that came to my mind too (endless court cases and challenges)!

[slightlv]

11. That was my thought, too...

We go through all 60+ cases, and then start all over again on appeals. Then on to the Supreme Court. If we're lucky, we'd have a winner declared before the term ran out!

[ffr]

9. So the majority of republicans don't think the election integrity matters or should matter. Got it!

[llmart]

12. They do march in lockstep, don't they?

The GOP can't win legitimately so the only platform they have is to find ways to delegitimize any election where a Democrat wins.

This better be a blowout for Kamala!

[Roy Rolling]

13. Great News

I recommend this for every candidate who files for office in America.

Peaceful transition of power is essential, threats of violence masquerade the ongoing, daily threat of election ratfucking by Republicans who lack votes.

[Clouds Passing]

14. By signing the letter, members pledge -- after...

“all legal means to challenge election results in the courts have been exhausted.”

There’s their out.

[Akakoji]

17. As I said

All those Republicans are getting voted out anyway.

[Zilli]

19. Yes, please.

[quebedox]

15. Exactly one swing state on that list

Looks like I have some letters to write here in AZ

[Akakoji]

16. All likely to be voted out

We need to register people now and get everyone to the polls.