Read the constitution. I’m not spoiling for a pissin match, I’m just tellin ya, if it’s not spelled out in the constitution, those powers are not subscribed to the vice president.
I can’t blame Pence, although I think if he had just refused to accept those electors, whether he had the authority or not, the Supreme Court would have to have ruled on the Constitutionality of that decision, which would have been interesting!
But I blame the feckless state legislators of Pa., Wisc., Mi.,Az. who, in the face of a great deal of controversy chose to appoint electors under highly suspicious and blatantly fraudulent voting contrary to the laws they themselves approved for voting in their state. Think for a minute how this election would have gone had the controversy been reversed. The Democrats from local dog catcher to Pelosi and Schumer would have stood in lock-step against the fraud. Instead, the Republicans have so many Casper Milquetoast members with no fortitude. Now, with the fight lost, certifying the fraud, they will not likely prevail in any election in the future. We can only blame the Republican elected officials and the Republican-appointed Supreme Court appointees for allowing this violation of the Constitution
and the dismantling of our true democratic institution.
>>I can’t blame Pence, although I think if he had just refused to accept those electors,<<
Again, where in the constitution does it subscribe the power to accept or reject electors as part of the president of the senate duties?
I’m not trying to be mister no it all. I’m just saying, if the power was given to the senate president to either accept or reject any specific slate of electors for a state...it would have been written plainly in the constitution.
It is not. I’m just as frustrated as everyone else, but to suggest Pence was a traitor is ridiculous. He was simply following the constitution.
Now, that said...where does the power to reject or accept a slate of electors reside?
You are correct at the end of your post...The state legislatures. This is where our founding documents laid the responsibility. They failed in their duty. Not Pence.