Mike Pence Declined An Invitation To CPAC

[Shabibilicious]

Mike Pence declined an invitation to CPAC, where Trump is the headline guest and the MAGA crowd has taken over

 

 

Tom Porter

Mon, February 22, 2021, 6:32 AM

 

 

 

Mike Pence at CPAC last year in National Harbor, Maryland. Alex Wong/Getty Images

• Mike Pence will not be attending the conservative conference CPAC this year, an organizer said.

• Former President Donald Trump is the highest-profile guest, alongside many of his allies.

• CPAC was once a mainstay of establishment conservatism but is increasingly loyal to Trump.

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Former Vice President Mike Pence has declined an invitation to the Conservative Political Action Conference, where former President Donald Trump is scheduled to make his first public speech since leaving office.

The conference is set to open Thursday in Orlando, Florida, and is one of the year's most important conservative political gatherings.

As one of the highest-profile conservatives in the US, Pence is usually a prominent speaker at the event.

Matt Schlapp, the organizer of CPAC, told USA Today that Pence declined an invite. The news was reported earlier by Politico.

 

Schlapp expressed regret at Pence's absence, saying "conservatives want to hear his take on the current threats posed by socialism and this radicalized Democrat party."

A source close to Pence told CNN the former vice president was looking to stay out of the public eye for six months.

The news that Pence would not be attending came after Trump was confirmed on Saturday as a speaker at the event.

Trump's relationship with Pence deteriorated fast after the November election, reaching a nadir around the Capitol riot on January 6.

Pence had refused to attempt to block the congressional certification of Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election, ignoring prompts from Trump, because he did not have the constitutional authority to do so.

During Trump's impeachment trial, senators were presented with evidence that Trump knew of the danger Pence was in during the riot even as he continued to attack Pence on Twitter.

Supporters of the president chanted "Hang Mike Pence!" during the riot, furious that he did not try to block the process.

While Trump skipped Biden's inauguration, Pence attended it.

Intermediaries, including Ivanka Trump, have stepped in to try to repair relations between them.

Insider reported last week that CPAC appeared to be siding with Trump in the battle for the soul of the Republican Party that erupted after the riot.

While the Republican grassroots and some lawmakers have remained loyal to Trump, a smaller number of influential Republicans, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, are seeking to distance the party from the former president.

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/mike-pence-declined-invitation-cpac-113237073.html

 

GO RV, then BV

[gregp]

Thanks!!  So I guess you’re going to keep posting negative garbage, even after the poor man want back home. 
Unbelievable. 
Once again....pure forum cancer. 

[boosterbglee]

He likes the smell, so he stirs it up at every opportunity!  Just my opinion!

[Shabibilicious]

14 hours ago, gregp said:

Thanks!!  So I guess you’re going to keep posting negative garbage, even after the poor man want back home. 
Unbelievable. 
Once again....pure forum cancer. 

 

Don't you feel bad for Mike Pence?....I do.   He deserved better for his supreme loyalty.  They don't come much more conservative than him.  I may not agree with his politics, but he didn't deserve to be destroyed for performing his constitutional duty.  As always, just my opinion.

 

GO RV, then BV

Edited February 23, 2021 by Shabibilicious

[nstoolman1]

His constitutional duty is to the constitution.

He could have held off and asked for a ten day inquiry to the state constitutionality of the electoral vote brought by the 5 states. Every one should have wanted to find out if these votes were legitimate.

Instead he folded to the pressure of The Moment. Precedent had also been set by previouse vice president in voiding electoral college votes so he could have done that. Nancy and Chuck are all about precedent so it should have come as no surprise. 

[bigwave]

3 hours ago, Shabibilicious said:

He deserved better for his supreme loyalty.

I think he is a rino and my have been the mole in the WH.

 

He had the same security clearance that Mr Trump did.

 

He had a duty to do and he didn't do it.

 

 

[Shabibilicious]

31 minutes ago, nstoolman1 said:

His constitutional duty is to the constitution.

He could have held off and asked for a ten day inquiry to the state constitutionality of the electoral vote brought by the 5 states. Every one should have wanted to find out if these votes were legitimate.

Instead he folded to the pressure of The Moment. Precedent had also been set by previouse vice president in voiding electoral college votes so he could have done that. Nancy and Chuck are all about precedent so it should have come as no surprise. 

 

Which previous VP are you speaking of that set a precedent by voiding electoral votes?

 

GO RV, then BV

[Shabibilicious]

1 minute ago, bigwave said:

I think he is a rino and my have been the mole in the WH.

 

He had the same security clearance that Mr Trump did.

 

He had a duty to do and he didn't do it.

 

 

 

While I appreciate your opinion, Pence did do his duty as prescribed....otherwise, the VP of the United States of America could pick whichever candidate to be POTUS that he or she wants.....Are people suggesting that's what the U.S. Constitution says?

 

GO RV, then BV

[bigwave]

12 minutes ago, Shabibilicious said:

U.S. Constitution

Didn't he change the words while he was doing his "duty?"

[Shabibilicious]

8 minutes ago, bigwave said:

Didn't he change the words while he was doing his "duty?"

 

Don't believe so.....What are you referring to?

 

GO RV, then BV

[nstoolman1]

12 hours ago, nstoolman1 said:

His constitutional duty is to the constitution.

He could have held off and asked for a ten day inquiry to the state constitutionality of the electoral vote brought by the 5 states. Every one should have wanted to find out if these votes were legitimate.

Instead he folded to the pressure of The Moment. Precedent had also been set by previouse vice president in voiding electoral college votes so he could have done that. Nancy and Chuck are all about precedent so it should have come as no surprise. 

 

 

11 hours ago, Shabibilicious said:

 

Which previous VP are you speaking of that set a precedent by voiding electoral votes?

 

GO RV, then BV

 

 

I stand corrected on my statement after the word Moment.

Prior to the Electoral Count Act of 1887 was when I was referring too. The link below clarifies it. 

Pence still could have called a 10 day research into the allegations of voter irregularities.

 

 https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/explaining-how-congress-settles-electoral-college-disputes

[Shabibilicious]

9 hours ago, nstoolman1 said:

I stand corrected on my statement after the word Moment.

Prior to the Electoral Count Act of 1887 was when I was referring too. The link below clarifies it. 

Pence still could have called a 10 day research into the allegations of voter irregularities.

 

 https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/explaining-how-congress-settles-electoral-college-disputes

 

Thank you for the clarification.  In reality, here we are, roughly 50 days after Pence and congress certified the state's electoral votes, and there's no new election fraud evidence that wasn't available before that time.....So what would delaying 10 days beyond January 6th have accomplished?  

 

GO RV, then BV

[nstoolman1]

The machines have been found to be erroneous to say the least by experts, but none of the judges would look at it. 

Video shows inconsistencies at polling places, judges would not look at it.

Eyewitnesses have sworn affidavits about fraud, no good without a judge to hear it. 

Evidence not seen by a scared or paid off judge does not make the evidence any less true.