I had to look up the exchange between Pence and whom I thought was Gosar when it was actually Griffith of Virginia.
Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Vice President, in order to follow the Speaker's instructions that only a limited number of people be on the floor, may I ask how one would make an objection or make a parliamentary inquiry in the future if you are not on the floor but in the gallery.
The VICE PRESIDENT. Under section 18 of title 3, United States Code,
debate is not permitted in the joint session. ...
Mr. Vice President, I am not attempting to debate. I am trying to find out how a parliamentary inquiry or a parliamentary point of order would be made in following with the Speaker's request that most of us not be on the floor. How do you make one of those points of order when you don't know what is going to happen later?
The VICE PRESIDENT. Respectfully, the gentleman's parliamentary inquiry constitutes
debate, which is not permitted in the joint session
https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-167/issue-4/house-section/article/H76-4It’s a very simple issue.
Parliamentary inquiries or points of order are made under the rules of the legislative chamber. The House has its rules. The Senate has its rules. A joint session of Congress does not operate that way. That’s why you never see someone in Congress standing up and yelling “Point of order!” during the State of the Union address, for example.
Any parliamentary points or inquiries would be addressed if and when the two houses of Congress convene separately for the votes on the objections (which they did).
1. Did this Griffith dude make any such inquiry or point of order during the separate House and Senate votes that day?
2. Did he do any such thing when Pelosi had the House establish its remote/proxy voting rule ten months earlier?
I think you’ve bought into a bunch of silly theatrics by this Griffith guy.