U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson | Faceboook
U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson | Faceboook
U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) is the lead signatory of a brief signed by 106 U.S. House Representatives in support of a Texas lawsuit regarding the rights of state legislatures when it comes to awarding electoral votes.
“As members of the federal legislature, Amici seek to protect the constitutional role of state legislatures in establishing the manner by which Presidential Electors are appointed to ensure the Electoral College selects the candidate for President of the United States that was chosen by counting only lawful votes. Amici include 106 U.S. Representatives,” the brief reads.
Johnson has represented Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District including areas of northeast and east central Louisiana.
“Relevance of Amicus Brief to Motion for Leave to File a Bill of Complaint This brief amicus curiae presents the concern of amici as Members of Congress, shared by untold millions of their constituents, that the unconstitutional irregularities involved in the 2020 presidential election cast doubt upon its outcome and the integrity of the American system of elections. Amici respectfully aver that the broad scope and impact of the various irregularities in the Defendant states necessitate careful and timely review by this Court,” the filing states.
The U.S. Supreme Court has yet to respond to Texas' filing regarding the possible challenge of electoral votes in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.
That lawsuit maintains some voters may have received preferential treatment as well.
Texas seeks to elucidate the rights to legislators to award electoral votes as they see fit rather than by will of the popular vote.
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