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Mike Pence Prevented 'Martial Law' From Being Declared on 1/6: Dem Lawmaker (newsweek.com)

BY DARRAGH ROCHE ON 7/17/21 AT 5:11 AM EDT

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Raskin told Hayes: "We got very lucky with Mike Pence."

"All they wanted Pence to do was to rebuff the electors coming in from Arizona, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, lowering Biden's total below 270, kicking the presidential contest into a contingent election," Raskin said.

In the event that no presidential candidate can reach 270 Electoral College votes, the next president is selected by the House of Representatives. This rare situation has not arisen since the 19th century.

"And there they wanted it because we vote not one member, one vote, but one state, one vote," Raskin went on.

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"And if they'd been able to do that, which would not have been really that much if you look at the different things Mike Pence did over the prior four years for Trump, they would have won it with 27 states to 22 for the Democrats and one tied."

"And at that point, he probably would've followed the advice of Michael Flynn and imposed martial law and a state of siege, and this would've been the Reichstag moment," he said.

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[greeneyes]

What a load of crap!!! Mike Pence didn’t prevent martial law, he enabled a coup. He should go find a hole to crawl in and pull it in behind him and stay there forever.

[Jane Long]

Awwwwww......is this their payoff for traitor Pence?

Trying to make him a hero....when, the entire country knows he’s a ZERO!

[rodguy911]

If Raskin thinks we got lucky with Mike P for pedophile Pence he is severely delusional.Pence has caused months and months of heartache for screwing us over.

[stylin19a]

"All they wanted Pence to do was to rebuff the electors coming in from Arizona, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, lowering Biden's total below 270, kicking the presidential contest into a contingent election," Raskin said.

In the event that no presidential candidate can reach 270 Electoral College votes, the next president is selected by the House of Representatives. This rare situation has not arisen since the 19th century.

I don't get it. If Pence could have rebuffed AZ,GA,PA,(I don't believe he could according to US Code Title 3 Chapter 1-21) and those states did not re-certify,(which is what he is talking about - throwing out those electorals altogether) a case can be made that the number isn't 270, but a majority of 491(538-47) or 246. Pres. Biden would still have the majority - 259

12 Amendment
The person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President , if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed;

Had it gone down that path, who knows how long it would have taken to be resolved.