Paul Ryan Slams ‘Anti-Democratic’ Effort To Block Certification of the Electoral Votes

Former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R) is speaking out about Congressional Republicans’ efforts to overturn the results of the presidential election by objecting to the certification of electoral votes from battleground states President Donald Trump lost to President-elect Joe Biden.

In a statement on Sunday, Paul said, “All our basic rights and freedoms flow from a fidelity to the Constitution and the rule of law. This principle is not only fundamentally American but a central tenet of conservativism.”

“Under our system, voters determine the president, and this self-governance cannot sustain itself if the whims of Congress replace the will of the people. I urge members to consider the precedent that it would set,” he continued.

“Efforts to reject the votes of the Electoral College and sow doubt about 👤Joe Biden’s victory strike at the foundation of our republic. It is difficult to conceive of a more anti-democratic and anti-conservative act than a federal intervention to overturn the results of the state-certified elections and disenfranchise millions of Americans. The fact that this effort will fail does not mean it will not do significant damage to American democracy.”

Read the statement below:

Paul noted that “the Trump campaign had ample opportunity to challenge election results, and those efforts failed from lack of evidence.”

Finally, he added, “Joe Biden