Posted on 01/12/2021 7:30:24 PM PST by springwater13
A couple things would have happened if Pence unilaterally ignored the election results in the Senate.
1) The Democrats would immediately sue and it would go before the Supreme Court within 24 hours and overturned. Even a Republican Majority could not allow it as it would create the Precedent of any future Democrat Vice President being given the authority to unilaterally void an electoral college and Congressional certification vote. It was always a ludicrous argument.
2) Pence would be promptly impeached by Pelosi and likely would have to resign or face a Senate trial.
The only thing it may have done was stop the riot and insurrection and make Pence a folk hero to millions and likely 2024 front runner in the primary. It wouldn't have given Trump a second term though.
There is in law. That can't be overturned by fiat. It takes a change to the law or a court ruling striking the law down.
About 10 years later Congress passed a law outlining the process for counting the votes from the Electoral College and by law January 6th was set as the date to do that. Pence can't ignore that.
Everything is “weird” for sure!....news has ceased to be anything but various opinions clashing like sparks from a fire!....
No, I did see that you said SEVEN states but you also referenced TWO competing slates of electors. I was simply asking which states certified more than one slate. Got an answer?
I gave you the answer you just don’t want to accept it. 😆
But what does a man who many considered for the SCOTUS know over you?
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