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To: People of Nebraska and United States
Call on Adrian Smith to resign
As a voting resident of the State of Nebraska for over 20 years, I am asking you to sign this petition to demand that Adrian Smith resign his position as a Congressman for Nebraska's third congressional district. Smith is one of the Republican House members who signed on to the effort to contest the results of the electoral college on January 6th, despite the fact that Joe Biden's electoral and popular votes far outnumbered Trump's. In his own words, Smith stated "I support efforts to identify irregularities, demand transparency and ensure the results of the presidential election are based on legally cast ballots." (Source USA Today 1-4-2021)
Even after insurrectionists stormed the Nation's Capitol on January 6th, Smith still shamefully joined a cadre of Republican congress people in objecting to the certification of the election ~ an election that had been lawfully certified by every state and upheld in more than 60 separate lawsuit attempts prior to January 6th. Trump lost.
This is a State in which the electoral votes can be legally split between Republicans (in this election two congressional districts) and Democrats (in this election one congressional district). Smith is, in point of fact, questioning the results of the very election in which he himself was elected and should resign rather than be afforded the opportunity to do any more damage to a country that is already hurting and grieving.
Even after insurrectionists stormed the Nation's Capitol on January 6th, Smith still shamefully joined a cadre of Republican congress people in objecting to the certification of the election ~ an election that had been lawfully certified by every state and upheld in more than 60 separate lawsuit attempts prior to January 6th. Trump lost.
This is a State in which the electoral votes can be legally split between Republicans (in this election two congressional districts) and Democrats (in this election one congressional district). Smith is, in point of fact, questioning the results of the very election in which he himself was elected and should resign rather than be afforded the opportunity to do any more damage to a country that is already hurting and grieving.
Why is this important?
Though President-elect Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, Trump and several of his allies claimed that the election was fraudulent and pledged to fight when Congress met on Jan. 6 to formally count the votes of the Electoral College. The attempt to invalidate the votes of the electoral college, much less the popular vote of the People of the United States, is a threat to our very democracy. Nebraskans in particular should note, and remember, Smith’s collaboration in such immoral, indecent behavior. Both before and after the seditious riot at our nation’s Capitol building on January 6th, Smith made quite clear that he supports Trump's high crimes and misdemeanors in inciting his followers to fight and move on the Capitol. With ample time between the attack and the resumption of debate on the floor that day, Smith certainly had an opportunity to examine his conscience and choose Country over party. He did not.
If there is anything sacred in American political life, the Nation's Capitol itself is surely that. The insurrection on January 6th violated that sanctity. By continuing to promote the vicious falsehoods that prompted the rioters' actions, Smith demonstrated an extreme lack of integrity. He showed no respect for American democracy or the tenets of its constitution, and his representation is an embarrassment to Nebraska and especially the 3rd District that he purports to represent.
Smith essentially voted to disenfranchise millions of voters for the sole purpose of handing the election to our disgraced presidential election loser. Not liking the outcome of an election does not give anyone the right to flip the results.
If there is anything sacred in American political life, the Nation's Capitol itself is surely that. The insurrection on January 6th violated that sanctity. By continuing to promote the vicious falsehoods that prompted the rioters' actions, Smith demonstrated an extreme lack of integrity. He showed no respect for American democracy or the tenets of its constitution, and his representation is an embarrassment to Nebraska and especially the 3rd District that he purports to represent.
Smith essentially voted to disenfranchise millions of voters for the sole purpose of handing the election to our disgraced presidential election loser. Not liking the outcome of an election does not give anyone the right to flip the results.