GOP Sen. Cramer: Decision To Certify Electoral College Votes A Matter Of Conscience & Constitution

Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) discusses the "brutal" decision-making process around tomorrow's Electoral College vote certification. He says he won't object to the Electoral College votes because, in his view on the Constitution, "there is no role for the Congress to object to the electors." Aired on 01/05/2021.
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GOP Sen. Cramer: Decision To Certify Electoral College Votes A Matter Of Conscience & Constitution

94 comments

    1. @Joachim K why? Because they got caught this time and confronted? It’s a known fact they have cheated for years but Zuckerberg millions took it to a whole higher level.

    2. So….you’re calling for Nadler and Pelosi to lose their jobs?

      Or only patriots who object in good faith?

    1. Ted Cruz sold his soul years and years ago…as did small hands Marco Rubio who according to Trump had ties to Lee Harvard Oswald

  1. I’m surprised that Senator Cramer’s decision didn’t come easily to him. The correct decision is a no-brainer for people of conventional intelligence. tRump LOST! Game, Set, Match. Enough said!!

    1. Especially after his whole constitutional speech he gives here. It sounds like he’s suffering more from constipational pains than constitutional ones. 😂

    1. Lol…thanks for the laugh…more than 4 years of tears and sleepless nights…I’m ready for a real American President

    1. Please, she’s not divorcing that clown. I wouldn’t be surprised if it turns out that she’s not in his will. And he probably made her sign a prenup.

    2. @Annie wow you are a loser with a lot of opinions about somone else’s personal matters. Lol. Let me gues, your husband is broke. Or you’re single. Which would not be surprising.

    3. I am sure she is held by an NDA from Trump…write a book and you will be broke, and perhaps knee capped

    1. He has two responsibilities that are in conflict: representing the will of his constituents and performing his Constitutional duties. That makes the decision hard because he should care what the people of his state want. Instead of attacking a reasonable person who chose the Constitution over their voters, you should ask how we got so polarized that this conflict even exists.

  2. wow he finally found a line he wouldn’t cross for political expedience, I didn’t think he had it in him

    1. How can you admit a rigged election and we all know it has fraud. Is this still America? As long as this guy also is controlled by the gang party.

    2. Dems objected to certification in 2001, 2005, and 2017 because they (wait for it!) didn’t like losing. The GOP is doing it here because states blatantly violated their state constitution’s AND at least 10% of the votes in swing states can’t be verified for various reasons (no address, fake address, fake signatures, fake ballots filled out by machines)

  3. anyone else BOTHERED by the fact that they want to go after a SPECIFIC county that is predominately MINORITY votes

    1. I’m bothered that they targeted my county and tried to take my vote away. And not only that, and the predominantly minority votes, Trump tried to take votes away from the elderly, sick, and disabled confined to home, care facilities, and hospice.

    2. @Marci LK I know and its unconstitutional! Ones skin pigmentation says more about the judgemental pigs then the person wearing the skin…what one says, does their character is who they are

    3. @Susan We should all be mindful of what we say and how that reflects our own character. There is a quote in my religion that says it well:

      “O COMPANION OF MY THRONE! Hear no evil, and see no evil, abase not thyself, neither sigh and weep. Speak no evil, that thou mayest not hear it spoken unto thee, and magnify not the faults of others that thine own faults may not appear great; and wish not the abasement of anyone, that thine own abasement be not exposed. Live then the days of thy life, that are less than a fleeting moment, with thy mind stainless, thy heart unsullied, thy thoughts pure, and thy nature sanctified, so that, free and content, thou mayest put away this mortal frame, and repair unto the mystic paradise and abide in the eternal kingdom for evermore.”
      Baha’u’llah

  4. You’re no hero Cramer: you’re not even doing the minimum requirements of your job. If you had, Trump wouldn’t have even been on the ballot.

    1. @Education is key How is it that every time I see some ridiculous trumpificated comment. That user has no content, no history, and joined 2017 or 2018. Thank you for your opinion comrade!

    1. @it’s me, Georgina it’s not ok to disenfranchise his voters but perfectly fine to disenfranchise the majority of American citizens. It’s disgusting.

    2. Senators aren’t paid to do things.
      They’re paid *not* to do things.
      That’s why McConnell keeps getting re-elected.

    1. A lack of conscience is what allows some to fail to live up to their obligations, and break their oaths.

    2. The Le the right thing would have been to look at the very extensive evidence… but he doesn’t want to go there because he could just be trying to cover it up and let it slide asap…..and may not want to discuss anything that might help shine the light on what took place in the night of the elections…not doing so shows a bias against trump……

    1. @Seth Thompson dude maybe you do wasnt freaking talking about senate. Where in what i said i was talking about the senate and yes she chould off not sat them as house speaker.Article 1, Section 5 of the Constitution which “gives each chamber of Congress the ultimate authority to decide their membership.”

    2. @Karl Todd Also, section 3 of the 14th Amendment strictly prohibits those who engage in insurrection or rebellion from being elected representatives. This was clearly designed to make it so that those who engaged in war against the United States would not be elected. If it meant resisting politically instead of actual war, it means that a party could refuse to seat literally anyone of the other party. If you’re in favor of that, then I’d say that’s pretty Trumpian.

    3. @WiseCentaur All of the cases haven’t been brought up yet, and not all the judges were appointed by the potus. If you can’t see the evidence you are far from greek god status and need to change your name to “headupmyass”.

    1. he is working diligently for the american people. Not that you know what work is as you are a democrat. lol lol

  5. Without the rabbit holes of deception propagated by right-wing media even all their cheating wouldn’t get these overpaid shill’s into power.

  6. so what he’s actually saying: “My colleagues objecting don’t have a conscious and are trying to screw the constitution and the democracy”

    1. @Tim Yes. Policy matters, moron. But don’t worry, we’re going to primary him.

      And your owners objected to certification in 2001, 2005, 2017 – yet you BLINDLY follow them and regurgitate their talking points like a good, low-information bootlick.

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