Both Tennessee congressmen representing the Chattanooga area signed an amicus brief supporting Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton‘s unsuccessful effort to overturn the election results in Georgia and three other battleground states.
More than half of the Republicans in the House of Representatives and the attorneys general of 17 states won by President Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 election – including Tennessee – lined up in support of the legal action, rejected late Friday by the U.S. Supreme Court.
They had hoped to forestall Monday’s Electoral College proceedings in Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, where Democrat Joe Biden defeated incumbent President Donald Trump.
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“It is incredibly important that Americans have trust in our elections,” said U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Ooltewah, in a statement to the Times Free Press on Friday. “The fact is that many Americans have concerns about irregularities in the 2020 election, and those concerns deserve to be heard. This amicus brief requests that the Supreme Court uphold the authority of the state legislatures to establish the manner by which electors are appointed. Both parties should be in support of ensuring the integrity and transparency of our elections.”