What utter bullshit.The Pennsylvania House finished a set of 10 hearings diving into the nitty gritty of the commonwealth’s election law last week.
The hearings were overseen by Rep. Seth Grove.
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“Our caucus was a mess,” Grove told reporters of the internal dissension over how to respond to former President Donald Trump’s push to stay in office despite losing the election.
But Grove did author and collect signatures for a separate December letter asking Congress to reject Pennsylvania’s election results, citing administrative actions and legal rulings that “undermined the lawful certification of Pennsylvania’s delegation to the Electoral College.”
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[Grove] and the committee released a one page report running down their findings, citing a need to upgrade the state’s election registry, upgrade county voting technology, and standardize processes across all 67 counties.
Democrats were quick to point out that the list did not cite time before election for county officials to count mail-in ballots, adjusting ballot application timelines, or funding for local officials to pursue upgrades.
“After more than 10 hearings, I think that Republicans have made it painfully clear that they aren’t interested in stopping the steal, they are more interested in suppressing the vote,” said state Rep. Ryan Bizzarro, D-Erie.
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Seth Grove: We took a holistic approach to our entire election law. I think there’s room for Pennsylvania to grow in numerous ways. We have a bad law. We have a bad law for disabled people. We have a bad law for accessibility. We have a bad law for integrity.
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C-S: You talked about good faith bargaining. So one thing I have to ask you is — You signed on to, and you organized, the letter to Congress that objected to Pennsylvania’s election results in the 2020 election. You’ve been part of the American Legislative Exchange Council’s election integrity committee. And you are one of many lawmakers who met privately with Kris Kobach, who’s just talking a lot about baseless voter fraud conspiracies. There are a lot of people who are going to be looking at you and saying, ‘you’re not going to be negotiating in good faith, and you are not someone who’s actually trying to make the election code better. You’re gonna be focusing more on the harder to cheat than the easier to vote.’ What would you say to people who are very doubtful of your ability to participate in this conversation?
[Seth Grove]: We’ll see.
C-S: That’s it?
[Seth Grove]: That’s it. We’ll see.
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C-S: I would just push back. You told me that you went to that meeting with Kris Kobach. I understand what you said about that —
[Editor’s note: Grove told the Capital-Star two weeks ago that he “wasn’t really paying attention” to the meeting]
[Seth Grove]: I was invited to dinner.
C-S: You also organized the letter that went to Congress that said ‘we object to the results.’
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C-S: Was there election fraud in 2020?
[Seth Grove]: Yes, there was. They have confirmed cases of election fraud.
C-S: Who committed that fraud in Pennsylvania?
[Seth Grove]: Right, Republicans. But it’s still election fraud. It doesn’t matter who [commits] it. We don’t want that fraud to occur. And to say there wasn’t any is a lie.
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Never once have I ever said there’s 200,000 more ballots than registered voters in this Commonwealth. I’ve never said there are all these deceased voters out there. I’ve always seeked the truth.
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You know, it is what it is. People are going to believe what they believe.
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I can’t help people believe everything on the internet. There are a lot of bad accusations out there. We did our due diligence to try to address them when members had questions.
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You know, it is what it is. People are going to believe what they believe.
Pennsylvania Capital-Star
"Seeked"?
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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