Article link: House in near-unanimous vote affirms peaceful transfer of power
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The House adopted a resolution on Tuesday to affirm the chamber’s support for a peaceful transfer of power after President Trump last week declined to commit to it if he loses reelection.
Lawmakers adopted the measure in a bipartisan 397-5 vote, with all of the votes in opposition coming from Republicans.
Tuesday’s vote followed one last week on a virtually identical measure in the Senate, which lawmakers in that chamber passed unanimously.
Passage of the resolution in the Democratic-led House also came less than an hour before Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden were set to face off in the first of three presidential debates.
The five Republicans who voted against the resolution were Reps. Matt Gaetz (Fla.), Louie Gohmert (Texas), Clay Higgins (La.), Steve King (Iowa) and Thomas Massie (Ky.).
Neither resolution taken up by the House nor the Senate explicitly mentioned Trump saying last week that he would have to "see what happens" when asked if he would commit to a peaceful transition of power in the event he lost to Biden. Trump also further tried, without evidence, to sow doubt in the reliability of voting by mail during the coronavirus pandemic.
“Get rid of the ballots and you’ll have a very peaceful — there won't be a transfer, frankly. There will be a continuation,” Trump said at a press conference.
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I strongly disapprove of Trump's statement last week about getting rid of the ballots and his refusal to confirm if he will concede the election if he loses to Biden. And in fairness, I strongly disapproved when Hillary advised Biden not to concede the presidency under any circumstances. I'm afraid the reaction to the final results of the upcoming election will be terrible, no matter if Trump wins or Biden wins. I fear the stability of our country is dangerously close to the breaking point because our nation has become extremely divided. I'm very concerned for our country.
(article excerpt included. I recommend reading the rest of the article)
The House adopted a resolution on Tuesday to affirm the chamber’s support for a peaceful transfer of power after President Trump last week declined to commit to it if he loses reelection.
Lawmakers adopted the measure in a bipartisan 397-5 vote, with all of the votes in opposition coming from Republicans.
Tuesday’s vote followed one last week on a virtually identical measure in the Senate, which lawmakers in that chamber passed unanimously.
Passage of the resolution in the Democratic-led House also came less than an hour before Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden were set to face off in the first of three presidential debates.
The five Republicans who voted against the resolution were Reps. Matt Gaetz (Fla.), Louie Gohmert (Texas), Clay Higgins (La.), Steve King (Iowa) and Thomas Massie (Ky.).
Neither resolution taken up by the House nor the Senate explicitly mentioned Trump saying last week that he would have to "see what happens" when asked if he would commit to a peaceful transition of power in the event he lost to Biden. Trump also further tried, without evidence, to sow doubt in the reliability of voting by mail during the coronavirus pandemic.
“Get rid of the ballots and you’ll have a very peaceful — there won't be a transfer, frankly. There will be a continuation,” Trump said at a press conference.
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I strongly disapprove of Trump's statement last week about getting rid of the ballots and his refusal to confirm if he will concede the election if he loses to Biden. And in fairness, I strongly disapproved when Hillary advised Biden not to concede the presidency under any circumstances. I'm afraid the reaction to the final results of the upcoming election will be terrible, no matter if Trump wins or Biden wins. I fear the stability of our country is dangerously close to the breaking point because our nation has become extremely divided. I'm very concerned for our country.
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