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Pennsylvania lawmakers are feuding after Republicans refused to seat Democratic Sen. Jim Brewster of Allegheny County, whose win is being contested over a small number of undated ballots.<\/p>\n
According to KDKA, the CBS affiliated TV station in Pittsburgh, the state's Senate descended into "chaos," with Democrats protesting and shouting over the decision. Republicans also voted for a motion to recognize every other election besides Brewster's and to remove the state's Democratic Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman as the body's presiding officer.<\/p>\n
John Fetterman, who insisted on seating Brewster, reportedly responded by exclaiming, "We're at a dangerous time in this country."<\/p>\n
Washington Post columnist Greg Sargent quoted Fetterman as saying: "One party is ignoring court rulings and election results. If the results don’t match what they like, they do their level best to subvert them."<\/p>\n
Reflecting a nationwide trend, Republicans in the state sought to invalidate ballots that omitted a handwritten date. Brewster's Republican challenger Nicole Ziccarelli lost by 69 votes in state-certified results. Zicarelli has argued that without 311 contested mail-in ballots, she would win by 24 votes.<\/p>\n
The state Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision, ruled in November that it would not apply a handwritten date requirement in the just-finished election, and said the lack of a handwritten date is not a compelling enough reason to throw out the ballot of an eligible voter. In doing so, it dismissed Ziccarelli’s arguments.<\/p>\n
Republicans currently hold a majority in the chamber, with 28 seats out of 50.<\/p>\n
In a statement released Tuesday, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf blasted Republicans for allegedly spreading disinformation and "subvert[ing] the democratic process."<\/p>\n
"Sen. Jim Brewster rightfully won the 45th Senate District, but Senate Republicans are ignoring the voters in the district and refusing to swear him in as Senator," Wolf said. "This is a shameful power grab that disgraces the institution."<\/p>\n