The Texas lawsuit … A truly local problem

To the Editor:

After over 50 failed lawsuits questioning the election, the Texas attorney general's suit was questionably motivated and legally frivolous and ultimately rejected unanimously by the U.S. Supreme Court. POTUS wanted the vote of millions of U.S. citizens thrown out. Do we want another state questioning and, in the extreme, overturning the vote here? No. An emphatic no.

The effort denies our Constitution and our democracy. It has sought to overturn the national will as certified by Republican and Democrat volunteers in all 50 states. One hundred and twentysix Republican members of Congress signed on as friends to the specious suit. Their support is chilling, and Tom Mcclintock, our congressman, was one of them who signed.

The U.S. attorney general found no evidence of fraud that would overturn the certified results of the election. As his constituents, we have good reason to ask why Tom Mcclintock signed on. By signing it, he expressly stated that the votes of millions of citizens, certified by Republican and Democrat volunteers, be overturned and our democracy be challenged. Why?

Some possible answers: He feels extensive fraud existed. Or, as a savvy old politician, he knows the lawsuit is frivolous, will go away and be forgotten. He's saved himself from POTUS'S wrath.

Or, as a member of the old white man's club, he's frightened of losing power. One of his staff might write the following for him: “Concerned citizens and the president have every right to question voter fraud and exhaust every legal remedy in that pursuit. By signing the brief I'm protecting you from the scourge of voter fraud.”

Don't believe it. Our democracy is at stake. Any elected official who would sign on to a legal maneuver to take our power over our freedoms and future options — or whatever reason — does not deserve our sacred vote.

Jim Koerlin

Groveland