We all draw straws to find out who gets to kick her ass.
Using Weasel Pence as precedent, she has no power to act.
She is an insurectionist
it goes to house
The point is win beyond their ability to cheat or contest the results...................
She will see what a real insurrection looks like.
Would it surprise anyone if the democrats do cause a full on constitutional crisis? Perhaps even a 2nd civil war?
The democrats will team up with Antifa and break into the Capital....again...
It depends on whether the VP buys the legal theories of John Eastman and Ken Cheseboro.
But Democrats told us the position is just ceremonial, and she HAS TO ‘count’ the votes.
That is her only role.
The speaker of the house already brought this up. From what I understand if she does that, then they will write her a strongly worded letter signed by some congressmen condemning the action
So don’t worry, we’re good!
Vance becomes acting president.
Would the 1876 election of Rutherford B Hayes be a precedent?
https://www.rbhayes.org/hayes/frequently-asked-questions-on-the-1876-election/
Lock her up!
The president of the Senate’s role is now formally limited to “ministerial duties.” The sitting vice president has “no power to solely determine, accept, reject, or otherwise adjudicate or resolve disputes over the proper list of electors, the validity of electors, or the votes of electors.”
http://thedispatch.com/article/the-electoral-count-reform-act-of-2022-explained/
The Dems made a rule after j 6 that it cannot by law be left to the VP any longer
Not an issue per the Elmer Fudd dems
The answer to the question is simple...
If Kamala for WHATEVER reason decides to not certify, the electors must return to the state until that (those) state legislatures convene to confirm (certify) them as legitimately elected OR appoint new ones.
Good thing the VP (and the Congress) do not "certify" anything.
Any Federal judge can swear in Trump after 11:59 AM on 1/20/25, presuming the public counting of the votes gives him >270 OR, if the election has been sent to the House because of a tie or rejection of enough Electoral votes that no one has >270, that he has been elected by the House.
To do what?
She can't. Congress specifically changed the US Code Title 3 after J6 to make it clear that the VP cannot do this.
See 3 USC §15. Counting electoral votes in Congress:
(a) In General.-Congress shall be in session on the sixth day of January succeeding every meeting of the electors. The Senate and House of Representatives shall meet in the Hall of the House of Representatives at the hour of 1 o'clock in the afternoon on that day, and the President of the Senate shall be their presiding officer.
(b) Powers of the President of Senate.-
(1) Ministerial in nature.-Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the role of the President of the Senate while presiding over the joint session shall be limited to performing solely ministerial duties.
(2) Powers explicitly denied.-The President of the Senate shall have no power to solely determine, accept, reject, or otherwise adjudicate or resolve disputes over the proper certificate of ascertainment of appointment of electors, the validity of electors, or the votes of electors.
-PJ