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TexasTowelie

(116,799 posts)
Mon Jan 11, 2021, 03:57 AM Jan 2021

Whatever Oklahoma's members of Congress were trying to do, it didn't work

Many suspect all or part of Oklahoma’s congressional delegation, except U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, were trying to finesse the voters when they agreed to protest several states’ electoral votes on Wednesday.

If so, it obviously didn’t work.

Some of the very people the Oklahoma lawmakers were trying to assuage stormed the U.S. Capitol and ransacked it. Five people had died as of Friday evening.

In the aftermath, 1st District Congressman Kevin Hern remained steadfast in his decision to contest the votes.

“I have a duty to stand firm with the millions of Americans across the country who share deep and legitimate concerns about the integrity of our election system and the unconstitutional changes to the election laws in certain states during the presidential election,” he said in the wee hours of Thursday morning.

Read more: https://tulsaworld.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/randy-krehbiel-whatever-oklahomas-members-of-congress-were-trying-to-do-it-didnt-work/article_f3993030-51f1-11eb-b5f0-b3d4e5b43d05.html

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Whatever Oklahoma's members of Congress were trying to do, it didn't work (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 2021 OP
Hern is from my district. He is a POS. Behind the Aegis Jan 2021 #1
Good luck BtA. TexasTowelie Jan 2021 #2

TexasTowelie

(116,799 posts)
2. Good luck BtA.
Mon Jan 11, 2021, 04:09 AM
Jan 2021

I have several legislators from Texas that I want either to be recalled or defeated in the next election.

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