AUSTIN (Talk1370.com) -- Some Texas Republicans, including Sen. John Cornyn, are questioning a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton challenging and aiming to overturn the election results in four battleground states.
Cornyn, speaking with CNN Senior Congressional Correspondent Manu Raju Wednesday night, said he was struggling "to understand the legal theory of it."
"You know, it's very unusual because when a state sues a state, the Supreme Court of the United States has original jurisdiction, so you don't have to go through the ordinary procedure," Cornyn said in the tweet from Raju. "I read just the summary of it, and I frankly struggle to understand the legal theory of it."
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Austin) on Twitter said he believes the case "represents a dangerous violation of federalism & sets a precedent to have one state asking federal courts to police the voting procedures of other states."
Rep. Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth), the ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, also questioned the lawsuit. "I'm just concerned with the process," Granger told CNN. "I don't think it's going to to go anywhere, and... it's a distraction."
The dissenting views come as six states officially joined Texas in the suit Thursday morning - Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Utah.