# If Pence lies on Jan. 6? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [December 15, 2020, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-pence-lies-on-jan-6/928112 "2020-12-15T17:28:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 139
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2021, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-pence-lies-on-jan-6/928112/139 "2021-01-02T03:35:10Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > Can someone explain to me why Pence is the defendant in Gohmert’s law suit? The law suit seems to allege that Pence has certain powers that he is not taking advantage of. So it would seem to me that it would be Pence who would want to sue for the ability to take the action, or Gohmert to sue whoever tries to stop Pence from taking such an action. Unless Gohmert is claiming that it is illegal for a vice president to certify an election according to the will of the electoral college I don’t see why Pence is the one being sued. Give that poster a gavel and robes! Action dismissed because plaintiffs have no standing to bring their claim against Pence, as @Mahaloth posted over in the Election Day follow-along thread: > [@Election Day \[Week\]\[Month\[s\]\] \[Year\] 2020 follow-along thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/8282): > > [Judge dismisses the lawsuit involving Mike Pence.](https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/01/politics/read-gohmert-pence-lawsuit-dismissal-electoral-college/index.html) > > “The problem for the Plaintiffs here is that they lack standing.” --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-pence-lies-on-jan-6/928112)._