Republicans Block Inaugural Resolution Recognizing Biden's Win

Bloomberg | December 8, 2020, 2:32 PM EST | Billy House

[Olog-hai]

Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-08/republicans-block-inaugural-resolution-recognizing-biden-s-win

[nwrep]

Actually pleasantly surprised the Republican leaders are supporting Trump.

[RummyChick]

What’s the rush?
Florida shouldn’t worry about blowing its electoral vote deadline; Hawaii did it as recently as 1960.

https://www.salon.com/2000/12/14/hawaii_3/

[teeman8r]

waaaaaaaaambulance on the way....

[frogjerk]

GoP is great at blocking resolutions about nothing.

[Dilbert San Diego]

What’s going on here? Are Democrats introducing resolutions which will embarrass the GOP if they don’t sign on to congratulate Joe and Kamala on their election? What’s really going on with this?

[Mr. K]

This was a stupid show vote with no basis in law.

[SanchoP]

Changing the narrative:
He said the timing of the resolution to reporters was tied to Tuesday being the so-called safe-harbor deadline for states to certify their slates of electors to the Electoral College. Hoyer said “there is no serious dispute” that Biden will be inaugurated on Jan. 20.

[marktwain]

This was a stupid show vote with no basis in law.

It would have been used by the Media as prima facie evidence the Republican leadership had caved.

It shows a spine in the Republican leadership, at minimum.

[DarthVader]

SCOTUS has a say and any of these deadlines or dates are arbitrary at this point. SCOTUS just docketed the Texas case.

[The Fop]

Say it Jimmy! “Black Lives Matter”

Say it Jimmy! “No evidence of fraud”

[madison10]

Good.

[bray]

Better than nothing. Looks like a shot across the bow.

[Jonny7797]

what a stupid thing to do...these people should be tossed out on their ass for wasting time with such a dumb thing.

[Psycho_Runner]

Was this the senate or the house? How did Romney vote?

[Olog-hai]

It’s a six-member committee with both House and Senate members that deals with inauguration procedures. Romney isn’t a member. The Senate members are McConnell, Klobuchar and Blunt; the House members are McCarthy, Pelosi and Hoyer.

[tet68]

#Electionfraudmatters

[Libloather]

Heels Up couldn’t deliver? Slackin’.

[Olog-hai]

She isn’t on the committee.