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.
Good observation.
Pence is either a VERY GOOD undercover operative, or he is a seditious traitor.
I know where Lin Wood leans.
We will find out for sure when the shit hits the fan.
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AWOL - YES!
He was straightening out the Poster of Karl Rove over his bed.
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Doesnt matter..if he sent it back they would have the OPPORTUNIT to respond and be public about their submission
Three things.
Number 1. Where did you get your law degree? You’ll forgive me if I take the word of legal experts over yours.
2. It’s not enough that Mike Pence betrayed President Trump and betrayed the country by accepting fraudulent votes, he is proving how big a traitor he is by attending the Biden inauguration.
3. You’re full of crap.
Maybe. I was thinking about Churchill. Many blame his loss in 1945, for attacking Labour as Socialists, and specifically referring to them as the "Gestapo" so soon after the war had ended. That did not sit well, even with many of his fellow Tories. So they lose the election, and everybody thought Churchill was finished.
He was back at 10 Downing Street in 1951.
No they were asking him to adhere to the rules set forth by the constitution. He did not. He knew the electors from the Sox states were not legal as they were sent up by the governers and NOT their legislatures as required by the constitution. Not only did pence stab the president in the back. He was the one who pulled the trigger in negating the Constitution.
Part of it was also the background process that removed the alternate electors’ votes from ever making it to Pence
The Electors’ votes go to either the Library of Congress or the National Archives, routed there by an Act I don’t recall the name of right now from the late 1800s. They are kept there and only the votes considered valid from the states continues to the Vice President. Therefore, Mike never saw alternate votes to select—he could only set argued votes aside with what he got.
Pence’s fault.
Barr’s fault.
Wray’s fault.
Haspel’s fault.
Gorsuch’s fault.
Kavanaugh’s fault.
Barret’s fault.
I feel like I’m missing someone but I just can’t put my finger on it.
Absolutely
They're out tonight on FR. Is it a concerted effort?
It's change-the-facts-about-the-steal night.
Have to agree!
Yes, exactly.
Yup
How do you plan to do that given what happened in November? Especially when the democrats are planning on amending the constitution to nullify the electoral congress?
Pence’s fault.
Barr’s fault.
Wray’s fault.
Haspel’s fault.
Gorsuch’s fault.
Kavanaugh’s fault.
Barret’s fault.
I feel like I’m missing someone but I just can’t put my finger on it.
Our fault. President Trump has been riding solo in the swamp thanks to the human garbage we elected to represent us in Congress.
Caww knows more about Ukraine than anyone other than the principals involved.
Brilliant observation!
Who the hell cares if Pence stalling for a little more time would have changed anything it probably wouldn’t have but it would have highlighted the cheating and not have Pence betraying Trump the way he did ...he could have gone out as a decent person trying his best to be loyal to Trump it would have been no skin off his nose
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