16) contd . . . cannot---he presides over the joint session.
17) But my guess is that this final senate vote on AZ will be 92 or 93- about 5. Maybe Blackburn, Cotton, Paul, Cruz, vote against the certified electors.
Doesn't matter: Ds only need 2 Rs. They'll get 30+.— Larry Schweikart (@LarrySchweikart) December 30, 2020
18) But say the senate miraculously comes up with 51 votes to toss the AZ certified slate.
The House has already voted to accept it. Tie goes to the runner. The House & Senate have to be in agreement to reject a certified slate.— Larry Schweikart (@LarrySchweikart) December 30, 2020
19) Some of you are saying, "But I read that the House votes by DELEGATION, not by member."
Not for this.
The delegation vote is employed if no one has 270 electoral votes. For the votes on objections, it's by simple majority.— Larry Schweikart (@LarrySchweikart) December 30, 2020
20) BTW, I asked source about who the Parliamentarian was---House or Senate. "Doesn't matter. They are rule nerds. Extremely impartial."
Sheila Jackson Lee's anti Trump objection went nowhere in 2016.
21) My guess (didn't confirm) is that these debates will be CLOSED.— Larry Schweikart (@LarrySchweikart) December 30, 2020
22) So don't count on the "media" seeing the fraud or having the uninformed American public see this either. My source said the best that could come was Yertle's election reform commission . . .
to which I laughed. He said "it's easy to get cynical. I have to find a way . . .— Larry Schweikart (@LarrySchweikart) December 30, 2020
22) contd . . . "to keep trying, to not fall into hopelessness."
23) So, after the AZ vote comes back for the certified electors, I asked about the plan cooked up by Yertle & Botoxic to deny further objections.
Source didn't think that would fly because the rules were written.— Larry Schweikart (@LarrySchweikart) December 30, 2020