Before he asked the question, most likely. He certainly knew the objection was going to be made, and if he had skipped asking, the members would have eaten him alive.
So his asking the question had nothing to do with the fact that the law requires it.
The law does not require the objections to be submitted in advance, but you want to make that the requirement.
The law DOES require the question to be asked but you want to make that not a requirement.
White is black and black is white. I get it. It’s lawlessness. The rules change according to whatever talking point you’ve been given to spout off. The same foundation as Congress under the Obama Coup: the rule by men, not the rule of law.
That’s why this is WAY, WAY bigger than just Obama. It is a fight for the very rule of law in this country. I’ve said that all along, and more and more people are looking at the utter lawlessness everywhere and realizing it’s true.