LINCOLN- Nebraska is among 17 states that signed a brief which is a long-shot bid to overturn the results of the presidential election. The lawsuit was originally filed by the Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and seeks to invalidate the Electoral College votes in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The lawsuit contains a list of unsupported allegations that have failed in court about mail-in ballots. Nebraska Attorneys General Doug Peterson signed on to the case, bringing Nebraska into the move.
The Wisconsin Attorney General, Josh Paul said, “I feel sorry for Texans that their tax dollars are being wasted on such a genuinely embarrassing lawsuit.”
Jane Kleeb, the head of the Nebraska Democratic Party said that the claim is outrageous and is disappointed that Gov. Ricketts is using taxpayer dollars to endorse. The Texas lawsuit, if successful, will set aside the above listed states vote totals and will leave the decision to the legislatures.
On Thursday Senator Ben Sasse said that he expects that the U.S. Supreme Court 'swats away' this latest suit. In remarks to the Washington Examiner, Sasse said it appeared that the lawsuit may have been engineered by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in an attempt to gain a pardon from President Donald Trump for allegations of criminal behavior. Representatives Fortenberry and Smith have both signed onto the amicus brief in support of the Texas suit.