The New York Times just published a truly shocking article detailing conversations between Donald Trump and Mike Pence.

Essentially, Trump asked Pence to ignore the electoral college votes from a few swing states and thus declare Trump president for the next four years.

Pence did not say, "But Mr. President, that would not reflect the will of the voters, which is the American way."

Pence did not say, "But Mr. President, that would make a mockery of the democratic republican form of government that America has been promoting around the world for over two centuries."

Pence did not say, "But Mr. President, that would be a direct violation of the law and the Constitution, and spit in the faces of all the Americans who have fought and died to defend it all these years.c

Instead, The New York Times notes, "Vice President Mike Pence told President Trump on Tuesday that he did not believe he had the power to block congressional certification of Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s victory in the presidential election..."

Read more here.

-Thom

Wednesday's Daily Stack

Hour One: Mid-day with Mark
- Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District)

Article: "'I just want to find 11,780 votes': In extraordinary hour-long call, Trump pressures Georgia secretary of state to recalculate the vote in his favor" by Amy Gardner.

Article: "US House of Representatives approves gender-neutral language rules in stunning victory for diversity and inclusion" by Lily Wakefield.

Article: "Raphael Warnock wins Georgia runoff election against Sen. Loeffler, lifting Democratic hopes of claiming Senate majority" by Reis Thebault, Reis Thebault, Michael Scherer and Cleve R. Wootson Jr.

Article: "A joint session of Congress is expected to last into the night as Republicans try to subvert the election." by Nicholas Fandos.

Article: "Sen. Cruz to object to Arizona electors who certified Biden's win when Congress counts the votes" by Seung Min Kim and Mike DeBonis.

Book: The Hidden History of the War on Voting: Who Stole Your Vote and How to Get It Back by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Gerrymandering" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Paul Ryan excoriates planned GOP effort to challenge Biden's Electoral College win as 'anti-democratic and anti-conservative'" by Christal Hayes.

Bill: "H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2019" by Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3].

Article: "When he leaves office, can ex-President Trump be trusted with America's national security secrets?" by Ken Dilanian.

Article: "Big Pharma continues to top lobbying spending" by Karl Evers-Hillstrom.

Article: "Census apportionment data won't be ready before Trump leaves office, Justice Department official confirms" by Peter Weber.

Article: "Pension funds for nearly 1 million workers are on verge of collapse" by Brian Williams.

Article: ""DeJoy is the real life Grinch": Postmaster General's pre-election sabotage fuels Christmas delays" by Jake Johnson.

Article: "USPS removed 711 sorting machines this year, new court documents show" by Kristen Holmes and Paul P. Murphy.

Article: "The USPS Is Struggling With COVID and Christmas Surges" by Matt Stieb.

Article: "Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Biden plans to nominate Merrick Garland as his attorney general" by Matt Zapotosky and Ann E. Marimow.

Article: "Pocan: "The United States is the ONLY industrialized country without universal healthcare."" by PolitiFact.

Bill: "H.R.1384 - Medicare for All Act of 2019" by Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7].

Law: "Voting Rights Act of 1965".

Bill: "H.R.4 - Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019" by Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7].

Article: "More than 200 US Google employees form a workers' union" by Kari Paul.

Article: "Biden selects California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as health and human services secretary" by Adam Schrader.

Quote: "Personnel Is Policy" - Elizabeth Warren.

Article: "Cabinet of Joe Biden" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Is Joe Manchin America's most powerful senator: What really happens with 50-50 Senate tie?" by Griffin Connolly.

Article: "WATCH LIVE: Congress holds joint session to count Electoral College votes" by Lisa Desjardins.

Article: "Mike Pence tells Donald Trump face-to-face he CAN'T reject electoral college votes when he confirms Joe Biden's victory in Congress - despite president tweeting claim he could" by Emily Goodin.

Article: "Republicans prepare for objections to Arizona's Electoral College votes on Wednesday" by Manu Raju, Lauren Fox and Jeremy Herb.

Video: Joint Session of Congress for Counting of Electoral College Ballots, January 6, 2021.

Video: Senate Debate on Arizona Electoral Challenge, Part 1, January 6, 2021.

Video: House Debate on Arizona Electoral Challenge, Part 2, January 6, 2021.

Article: "Steve Scalise reportedly said he was 'like David Duke without the baggage'" by The Week.

Article: "Arizona GOP in disarray over governor's refusal to overturn election for Trump" by AP.

Article: "Beer Hall Putsch" by Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Video: Senate Leaders McConnell and Schumer Remarks on Objection to Counting of Electoral College Votes.

Video: Protesters gain access to the Capitol building to protest the Electoral College certification..

Article: "John C. Calhoun" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Trump vows 'we will never concede' at Washington rally".

Article: "Trump 'Save America' Rally - Don Jr warns GOPers who certify Biden 'this isn't their party' and 'we're coming for you'" by Danielle Cinone.

Case: "Bush v. Gore", 2000. "The individual citizen has no federal constitutional right to vote for electors for the President of the United States"

Article: "Pat Robertson Tells Trump 'It's Time to Move on' After Losing the Election: 'You've Had Your Day'" by Nicholas Rice.

Article: "Members of Congress inside House chamber told by police to put on gas masks after tear gas dispersed in Capitol Rotunda" by AP.

Article: "Guns drawn, tear gas deployed amid protests at Capitol" by Tal Axelrod.

Article: "Trump Attorney Pat Cipollone: 'Let the People Decide' Next President at the Ballot Box" by Penny Starr.

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