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President-elect Joe Biden addresses the nation after securing more than the 270 Electoral College votes needed to be declared the next president.
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member of the of the Electoral College representing the certified winner cast their votes for presidential and vice president United States and enact just a Zola's Our nation itself Once again the American America the rule of law our Constitution and the will of the people prevail Our democracy pushed test it threatened proved to be resilient true and strong The Electoral College votes which occurred today effect the fact that even in the face of the public health crisis unlike anything we've experienced in our lifetimes people voted they voted record numbers More Americans voted this year and I've ever voted in the history of United States of America Over 155 million Americans were determined to have their voices heard and their votes counted and the start of this pandemic this crisis Many were wondering how many Americans would actually voted All but those fears proved to be unfounded We saw something very few predicted even thought possible The biggest voter turnout in the history of the United States of America a number so big that this election now ranks is the clearest demonstration of the true will of the American people One of the most amazing demonstrations of civic duty we've ever seen in our country It should be celebrated not attacked More than 81 million of those votes were cast for me and Vice President elect Harris That too is a record more than any ticket has received in the history of America represents the winning margin of more than seven million votes over the number of votes cast from my opponent Together Vice President elect Harris and I earned 306 electoral votes well exceeding the 270 electoral votes needed to secure victory 306 electoral votes is the same number of electoral votes that Donald Trump vice president Pence received when they won in 2016 Excuse me At the time President Trump called his elect the Electoral College tally a landslide By his own standards These numbers represent it a clear victory then and I respectfully suggest they do so now If anyone didn't know before they know now what beats deep in the hearts of the American people Is this democracy the right to be heard to have your vote counted to choose leaders of this nation to govern ourselves in America Politicians don't take power People grant power to them The flame of democracy was lit in this nation a long time ago We now know nothing Not even a pandemic or an abuse of power can extinguish that flame And as the people kept it a flame so too did courageous state and local officials and election workers American democracy works because America makes it work at a local level When the extraordinary things we saw this year was that everyday Americans our friends and our neighbors often volunteers Democrats Republicans independents demonstrating absolute courage they showed a deepen unwavering faith in and a commitment to the law They did their duty in the face of a pandemic and then they could not and would not give credence to what they knew was not true They knew this election was overseen was overseen by them It was honest it was free and it was fair They saw it with their own eyes and they wouldn't be bullied into saying anything different It was truly remarkable because so many of these patriotic Americans are subject to so much enormous political pressure verbal abuse and even threats of physical violence But we all wish that our fellow Americans in these positions will always show such courage and commitment to free and fair elections It is my sincere hope We never again see anyone subjected to the kind of threats and abuse we saw in this election It's simply unconscionable We owe these public servants of debt of gratitude They didn't seek the spotlight You know in our democracy survive because of them which is proof once more that it's everyday Americans infused with honor character and decency That is the heart of this nation You know in this election their integrity was matched by their strength independence and the integrity of our judicial system in America When questions were raised about the legitimacy of any election those questions resolved through the legal processes and that's precisely what happened here The Trump campaign part brought dozens and dozens and dozens of legal challenges to test the results They were heard again and again and each of the time they were heard are found to be without merit Time and again President Trump's lawyers presented arguments to state officials state legislatures state and federal courts and ultimately to the United States Supreme Court Twice their herd by more than 80 judges across this country And in every case no cause or evidence was found reverse or question or dispute the results A few states went for recounts All the counts were confirmed Results in Georgia were counted three times Didn't change the outcome Recount conducted in Wisconsin actually saw our margin grow The margin we had in Michigan was 14 times the margin President Trump won that state by four years ago Our margin of Pennsylvania is nearly twice the size of the trump margin four years ago on Yet none of this has stopped baseless claims about the legitimacy of the results Even more stunning 17 Republican attorneys general and 126 Republican members of the members of the Congress Actually they actually signed onto a lawsuit far by the state of Texas That lawsuit asked the United States Supreme Court to reject the certified vote counts in Georgia Michigan Pennsylvania and Wisconsin This legal maneuver was an effort by elected officials on one group of states to try to get the Supreme Court toe wipe out the votes of more than 20 million Americans in other states and to hand the presidency to a candidate who lost the Electoral College lost the popular vote and lost each and every one of the states whose votes they were trying to reverse It's a position so extreme we've never seen it before A position that refused to respect the will of the people refused to respect the rule of law and refused to honor our Constitution Thankfully a unanimous Supreme Court immediately and completely rejected this effort the courts and a clear signal to President Trump that there would be no part of an unprecedented assault on our democracy Every single avenue was made available President Trump to contest the results He took full advantage of each and every one of those avenues President Trump was denied no course of action he wanted to take He took his case to Republican governors the Republican secretary of state as he criticized many of two Republican state Legislature Two Republican appointed judges at every level in the case decided after the Supreme Court's latest rejection Ah judge appointed by President Trump Quote wrote quote This court has allowed the plaintiff the chance to make his case and he has lost on the merits End of quote lost on the merits Even President Trump's own cyber security chief overseeing our elections said it was the most secure election in American history and summarily let's let go Let me say it again His own cyber security chief overseeing this election said it was the most secure in American history You know respecting the will of the people Is that the heart of our democracy Even we find those results hard to accept But that's the obligation of those have taken on a sworn duty to uphold the Constitution Four years ago when I was a sitting vice president United States it was my responsibility to announce the tally The Electoral College votes the joint session of Congress that voted to elect Donald Trump I did my job and I'm pleased but not surprised But the number of my former Republican colleagues in the Senate who have acknowledged already the results of the Electoral College I thank them and I'm convinced we could work together for the good of the nation on many subjects That's the duty owed to the people tow our constitution tow our history you know in this battle for the soul of America democracy prevailed We the people voted faith in our institutions held the integrity of our elections remains intact And now it's time to turn the page as you've done throughout our history to unite and to heal As I said in this campaign I will be president for all Americans E I work just as hard for those of you didn't vote for May as the wolf for those who did There's urgent work in front of us getting his pandemic under control in getting the nation vaccinated against this virus delivering immediate economic help so badly needed by so many Americans are hurting day and then building our economy back better than it ever waas And in doing so we need to work together to give each other a chance toe lower the temperature And most of all we need to stand in solidarity as fellow Americans to see each other our pain our struggles our hopes and our dreams We're a great nation We're good people We may come from different places hold different beliefs We share in common a love for this country Ah belief in its limitless possibilities For we the United States of America has always set the example for the world for a peaceful transition of power Uh huh Do show again I know the task before It won't be easy It's tempered by the pain so many of us air feeling today our nation passed a grim milestone 300,000 deaths Thio do this covert virus My heart goes out to each of you in this dark winter of the pandemic About to spend the holidays and the new year with a black hole in your heart without the ones you love that your side my heart goes out to all of you who have fallen on hard times through no fault of your own unable to sleep at night staring at the ceiling and weighed down by the worry of what tomorrow will bring for you and equally important for your family But we faced difficult times before in our history I know we'll get through this one but together that's how we get through it together So if we start the hard work to be done may this moment give us the strength to rebuild this house of ours upon a rock that could never be washed away As in the prayer of ST Francis for where there is discord union or there is doubt Faith where there is darkness light This is who we are as a nation This is the America we love And that is the American We're going to be so thank you all May God bless you May God protect our troops on all those who stand Watch over our democracy Thank you Thanks for the count Congratulations Appreciate it Thanks
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