[White Lives Matter]

Let's hope Pence does the honorable right thing and gives Trump a second term.

[convoter2016]

I thank Representative Louie Gohmert for at least fighting for Donald Trump, unlike some Republican politicians.

[Republican Wildcat]

"Under the Constitution, he has the authority to conduct that proceeding as he sees fit,” Gohmert argues. “He may count elector votes certified by a state’s executive, or he can prefer a competing slate of duly qualified electors. He may ignore all electors from a certain state. That is the power bestowed upon him by the Constitution.”

Interesting. It doesn't say that anywhere in the Constitution.

[RummyChick]

i do appreciate that Gohmert is fighting...this is going nowhere..but at least he is trying

[taxcontrol]

Rep Gohmert is incorrect in his assertion.

The 12th amendment specifically enumerates that "...The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted. ..."

The President of the Senate is not granted the authority to either open or count only some of the certificates. This is a required procedural step to allow objections. By law, objections require one senator and one representative to object.