But when Republican lawmaker Russell “Rusty” Bowers testified to that, it was literal. Bowers, speaker of the Arizona House, told the committee Tuesday of his revulsion toward Rudy Giuliani’s request that he replace Biden electors in the state with Trump ones. Giuliani never provided proof of any kind that votes were stolen, and instead appealed, Bowers testified, to their shared partisan affiliation. That the Constitution is divinely inspired. I will not do it.”Bowers is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whose scriptures call the Constitution divinely inspired, “in order to prepare the way for the Restoration of the Gospel,” according to the church’s website.

Source: Washington Post June 21, 2022 17:36 UTC