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Here Are The GOP Sens Doing The Bare Minimum By Objecting To Anti-Democracy Scheme

UNITED STATES - MARCH 17: Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, leaves the Senate Republican Policy luncheon in Russell Building on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin attended to discuss the coronavirus relief package. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) — Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) leaves the Senate Republican Policy luncheon on March 17, 2020.(Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

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January 4, 2021 1:07 p.m.

With Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) leading a desperate crusade to undo President Donald Trump’s electoral defeat with a plot to disrupt Congress’ certification of the Electoral College votes on Wednesday, several of his fellow GOP senators have stepped forward to acknowledge that nuking democracy is, in fact, bad.

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