[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 2 (Thursday, January 6, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H82]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          LEGITIMATE ELECTION

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, today, Congress will certify the votes of the 
Electoral College. In doing so, we will reaffirm the historic victory 
won by President Bush. On November 2, 2005, he won more votes than any 
candidate in history, becoming the first President since Franklin 
Roosevelt to win reelection while leading his party to two consecutive 
gains in the Senate.
  Based on conspiracy theories and speculation, some in the minority 
party will seek to derail the constitutional duty we will seek to carry 
out today. They are wrong for doing so.
  President Bush won Ohio by 118,457 votes. Again, some will not accept 
the results of a democratic election. They intend to prolong legal 
challenges to achieve in court what they could not achieve on Election 
Day.
  Look at the basis for the legal challenge, Mr. Speaker. Mysterious 
hackers manipulating voting machines, phantom agents committing 
unspecified acts, Senator Kerry receiving fewer votes than another 
statewide candidate, and the final results not reflecting exit poll 
numbers.
  Mr. Speaker, this is absurd. None of these charges are legitimate. 
But votes are. The quicker we accept the fact, get on with addressing 
the issues that caused the American people to support George Bush in 
record numbers, the better we will be.

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