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Mary Waggener

14 Jan, 4 tweets, 2 min read

https://twitter.com/NormEisen/status/1349467647499509765

#Missouri, our senator has his explanation for objecting to the electoral college votes published in a newspaper in deep red SEMO.

https://twitter.com/NormEisen/status/1349467647499509765

History of electoral vote challenges in congress.
npr.org/2021/01/05/952…

A letter to the editor that I submitted over a week ago was also published in the paper yesterday. It's also about the integrity of our elections. I called on Senators Blunt and Hawley, along w/ Rep. Jason Smith, to support a quick passage of the #ForThePeopleAct.

semissourian.com/story/2859505.…

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