Law Students & Faculty from Loyola University New Orleans and Tulane University Urge the Senator to Resign After His Continued Objection to the Electoral College Certification Following the January 6th Insurrection At The Capitol.
NEW ORLEANS, LA | JANUARY 22, 2021 — Today, sixty-eight law students, professors, and student organizations from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law and Tulane University School of Law came together to call on Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) to resign.
In a letter to the Senator, the signers express their deep disappointment with Senator Kennedy’s actions, who is himself a member of the legal profession, for failing to follow the norms and processes for certifying the electoral college vote as stated in the Constitution.
Just hours after the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol targeting lawmakers by President Trump’s supporters and right-wing extremists, Senator Kennedy resumed efforts to undermine the November election by continuing to object to the Electoral College vote count for Pennsylvania, adding fuel to the insurrectionists unfounded claims of election fraud. These actions lead the group of concerned legal minds to conclude:
“The United States Senate should contain democratically elected officials who support the Constitution and the will of the people. You no longer fit that description; we respectfully request your immediate resignation.”
The letter is signed by fifty-three Loyola University College of Law students and professors, thirteen Tulane University Law students, and two student organizations.
Full text of the letter is available here and below in English and Spanish.
John Kennedy
United States Senator
416 Russell Senate Building
Washington, DC 20510
Senator Kennedy:
We write to express our deep disappointment in your role in the certification process on January 6, 2021 and your implicit support of the mob that invaded the United States Capitol building. We are equally disgusted that you were joined in your objection to the Pennsylvania electors by other members of the Louisiana delegation: Mike Johnson, Clay Higgins, Garret Graves, and Steve Scalise. We urge you to resign.
As a lawyer and an elected official, you are well aware that the Congressional role in presidential elections is to simply certify the electors from each state. Objecting with the intent to disenfranchise millions of voters is unthinkable in a democratic republic, especially under the 15th Amendment.
Your objection to the election certification after a deadly attempted coup in the Capitol was inappropriate and disrespectful to those who risked their lives to protect you from the violence you helped to incite. By objecting to the certification, you gave credence to the the mob’s political will, which they expressed in a manner that would have been called terrorism had it been done by other demographics.
Your actions on January 6, 2021 brought shame to the state of Louisiana and indicate that you do not respect the will of the people. We, the undersigned, demand that you resign your post. The United States Senate should contain democratically elected officials who support the Constitution and the will of the people. You no longer fit that description; we respectfully request your immediate resignation.
El 22 de enero de 2021
John Kennedy
Senador de los Estados Unidos
416 Russell Senate Building
Washington, DC 20510
Senador Kennedy,
Escribimos para expresar nuestra profunda decepción con su papel en el proceso de certificación el 6 de enero de 2021 y su apoyo implícito de la multitud que invadió el Capitolio de los Estados Unidos. Estamos igualmente disgustados que fue acompañado en su objeción a los electores de Pensilvania por otros miembros de la delegación de Luisiana: Mike Johnson, Clay Higgins, Garret Graves, y Steve Scalise. Exigimos que renuncie.
Como abogado y oficial elegido, usted sabe que el papel congresional en elecciones presidenciales es simplemente certificar los electores de cada estado. Oponiéndose con la intención de privar los derechos civiles de millones de votantes es inimaginable en una república democrática, especialmente bajo la Enmendia 15 de la Constitución.
Su oposición a la certificación electoral después de un atentado mortal contra el Capitolio fue inapropiado y una falta de respeto a los que han arriesgado sus vidas para protegerlo a usted de la violencia que usted ayudó a incitar. Con su oposición a la certificación, dio crédito a la voluntad política de la multitud, que expresaron de una manera que lo llamarían terrorismo si fuera hecho por otro grupo demográfico.
Sus acciones el 6 de enero de 2021 deshonra al estado de Luisiana e indicó que usted no respeta el deseo de la gente. Nosotros, los abajofirmantes, exigimos que renuncia de su puesto. El Senado de los Estados Unidos debería de contener oficiales elegidos democráticos que apoyan la Constitución y el deseo de la gente. Usted no llena esa descripción; respetuosamente pedimos su renunciación inmediata.
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*Big Easy Magazine first discovered this press release shared in The Resistance NOLA Facebook group.
