Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) criticized Sen. Bob Casey over the Pennsylvania Democrat's refusal to concede in the election, saying that if he continues to rely on “illegal votes,” the Senate will He argued that he could be refused a seat.
“If Bob Casey does not concede, the Senate could deny Bob Casey his seat because Pennsylvania will continue to count illegal votes and Casey relies on those votes to claim victory.” ,” Lee said in a post on Saturday, citing Article 1, Section 2. 5, Cl. Article 1 states, “Each House shall be the judge of the election, reinstatement, and qualification of its members.”
The comment comes as Pennsylvania's Senate race was won by Republican Sen.-elect Dave McCormick by roughly 26,000 votes, or within 1 percentage point, which triggers an automatic recount under Pennsylvania law. The announcement was made after the decision was made through a recount.
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U.S. Sen. Mike Lee speaks during a press conference at the Capitol on July 20, 2021. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)
Despite calls for the contest from multiple media outlets, Mr. Casey refused to concede the election, instead insisting that a winner be declared after all votes were counted.
But questions remain about the votes Casey plans to count after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that ballots missing required signatures and dates cannot be included in the official results. But the ruling has been ignored by Democratic officials in Philadelphia and the Bucks area. Montgomery County.
“I think we all know that court precedent no longer matters in this country,” Bucks County Commissioner Diane Ellis Marseglia (D) said last week. “People break the law whenever they want. So for me, I break this law because I want the courts to pay attention. There's nothing more important than counting the votes. there is no.”
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey addresses supporters at a campaign rally in Philadelphia on September 21, 2018. (Mark Makera/Getty Images)
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Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley blasted Pennsylvania Democrats, accusing them of trying to “steal” the election from Mr. McCormick.
“Let's be clear about what's going on here: Democrats in Pennsylvania are brazenly trying to break the law by counting illegal ballots. They're doing this because they want to steal a Senate seat. “There are,” he told X.
Meanwhile, Mr. Lee asked Mr. Casey to voluntarily waive the contest over the ballots and allow Mr. McCormick to serve in the Senate.
Republican Sen.-elect Dave McCormick and Democratic Sen. Bob Casey (Getty Images)
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“Bob Casey, you're better than this. It's time to make concessions,” Lee said in another post on X.
Casey's campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
