Letter to the editor: Republicans should reject Gibbs in upcoming primary

After the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump and his cronies filed and lost well over 50 lawsuits contesting vote counting and the vote certification process in multiple states.

In a last-ditch effort, on Dec. 10, 2020, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court to invalidate the electoral votes from four states. In a remarkable move, well over 125 House Republicans signed a "friend of the court '' brief supporting the lawsuit.

The Supreme Court’s answer basically said "Texas [and joining legislatures] has no authority to tell other states how to run their elections," according to Jonathan Karl's book "Betrayal."

Before the 50 lawsuits, Attorney General William Barr declared on Dec. 1, 2020, the U.S. Justice Department had uncovered no evidence of widespread voter fraud that could change the outcome of the 2020 election.

This then begs an answer from Congressman Bob Gibbs as to why he joined the Texas "friend of the court'' brief.

Oh, I am sure Mr. Gibbs can come up with some fanciful answer, but most likely, it was due to receiving an email from Congressman Mike Johnson that said, Trump "said he will be anxiously awaiting the final list to review," according to Karl's book, and made clear "Trump was keeping score and taking names."

This fear of Trump explains why on Jan. 4, 2021, Gibbs wrote, "I do not believe the allegations of fraud and improprieties have gotten their day in court ... [and] I will be objecting to the certification of the Electoral College for certain states on January 6th."

Gibbs' fear of Trump is proof he has become oblivious to the needs and desires of his constituency and should be rejected by Republican voters in the upcoming primary election.

— David B. McCoy, Massillon

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