Hawley rejects allegations against his arguments at Electoral College

 Fox News:

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is adamantly rejecting the idea that he abused his authority or supported an insurrection by objecting to the certification of Electoral College votes last week.

"This time around, anyone who objected has been called an 'insurrectionist,'" Hawley wrote in a Wednesday column for Southeast Missourian.

"Sadly, much of the media and many members of the Washington establishment want to deceive Americans into thinking those who raised concerns incited violence, simply by voicing the concern. That’s false. And the allegation itself is corrosive and dangerous."

He added that "democratic debate is not mob violence. It is in fact how we avoid that violence."

Both Hawley and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, caused a stir after they announced their intention to object the certification prior to last week's events. And when Congress reconvened after the attacks, they both maintained their objections.

"Some wondered why I stuck with my objection following the violence at the Capitol," Hawley wrote. "The reason is simple: I will not bow to a lawless mob, or allow criminals to drown out the legitimate concerns of my constituents."

Hawley noted that his constituents had contacted him about concerns over election integrity.
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The criticism of Hawley and Cruz is absurd and is an attack on democratic debate, which is what we do instead of engaging in mob violence.  We got to this point because the courts failed to hear the complaints about vote fraud on the merits and dismissed the issue on procedural grounds.  This increased the frustration of those who thought there was fraud.  Telling everybody to "shut up" is a recipe for greater anger.  We need to have an independent study of the allegations and if the courts will not do it, we need to have a commission made up of officials from states that did not have a problem. 

Democrats were put on the defensive for their own objections in 2017 to the Electoral College vote for Trump.  Democrat double standards are the main standards they have.