Posted on 12/31/2020 6:57:07 AM PST by USA Conservative
Yesterday Senator Josh Hawley announced that he will object during the Electoral College certification process on Jan 6. He will call for Congress to launch a full investigation of potential fraud and election irregularities and enact election integrity measures.
Several House Republicans have previously signaled their intention to do the same. With members of both the House and Senate planning objections, it’ll set off a dramatic scenario requiring a vote in both chambers.
Representative-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) wrote in a tweet that the word on Capitol Hill is that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell may strike a deal to change the rules in how congressional members can object to Joe Biden’s slate of electors.
Greene did not elaborate or provide a source for her tweet but the rumors of this “deal” are increasing but McConnell was already urging Republicans not to object during Congress’s count and certification of the Electoral College vote.
McConnell’s comments were made during a caucus call earlier this month, according to two sources familiar with the call, and come as House Republicans are eyeing a challenge to the results on Jan. 6 during a joint session of Congress. But can they stop them?
With Senator Hawley now joining dozens (soon hundreds) of House Republicans in raising Objections, nothing McConnell and Pelosi can do to stop the objection process.
Unless they REPEAL the Electoral Count Act of 1887.
If they try rule changes, without repealing the Act, those rules will be invalid.
Doing anything to “stop” Senators and Reps from objecting would be a direct violation of the Act.
In fact, doing something so radical as to “block” Senators or Reps, would OBLIGATE the President of the Senate to dismiss their (McConnell and Pelosi) actions.
He may even need to exercise his 12A powers! The vote in the House would be by state delegation, not representatives. Republicans control the majority of those. In any case, the VP would throw out any rule change.
The double negative in the title makes it difficult to discern it’s actual meaning. “Can’t do nothing”? Come on, man!
The lawsuit in Texas challenges the constitutionality of the Act. Will see how that plays out.
Trump is still Commander in Chief and a criminal plot is underway to destroy our Republic. Better to act now in office as we will never get another chance. 20-30 million illegals added to voter rolls. 15 Supreme Court justices. 54 states. Dems will turn us into Venezuela and a ChCom outpost in ten years or less.
Never underestimate the power or cleverness of evil people.........................
Can’t do ANYthing
Who wrote this, Spike Lee?...
In other words, about average for 'USA Conservative'.
If McConnal and Pelosi succeed, they will have to answer for their treachery.
McConnell colluding with the godless, vile, demonic Botoxian is a deliberate death wish...politically speaking, of course.
China Mitch back to his dirty deals...
Is there a lock on that, or has Mike Pence been replaced by Harley Hudson?
Proper grammar is racist. Get with the times!
I stopped reading when I got to “nothing”. Retards and illiterates abound on both sides. Thank a teacher.
Well as my grade one teacher said, “well if you can’t do nothing, what can you do?”
h/t tiger claws
All the final decisions - including control of the Sergeant at Arms for the Senate - are by majority rule.
<><> Republicans control the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms.
<><> Dems can be forced by the Sergeant at Arms to attend the presentation of the evidence of the fraud;
<><> Dems can be kept quiet during the said hearing by the Sergeant at Arms.
Pence can go either way Jan 6: (A) decide to heed any advice, or, (B) follow his conscience.........but he does not have the final say. The legislature does.
REFERENCE
https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/People_Parliamentarian.htm
Questions about the Senate? Email a Senate historian at web site.
He may even need to exercise his 2A powers! The Commander in Chief should set Pence up with a MA DEUCE to keep all the traitors and scoundrels in line.
Pelosi must be laughing her ass off at this moron McConnell. If he did this the Democrats would take the entire country over in a one party system.
What’s the proper declension?
can’t do nothin’
ain’t doing nothin’
won’t do nothin’
didn’t do nothin’
“If they try rule changes, without repealing the Act, those rules will be invalid.”
So what? If you think swamp creatures have any objection to applying invalid rules, you have not been paying attention. They have control of the process, so they can push through whatever they want, regardless of the rules.
Anyone who objects can take their objections to the Supreme Court who will gladly give them a hearing months after the issue is already moot.
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