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To: faucetman

Lin Wood is crazy. Pence is no traitor, he did not have the authority to set aside the certified electoral votes for president. That would’ve been a conflict of interest beyond all imagining


44 posted on 02/04/2021 11:58:43 AM PST by newzjunkey (America First - bring on Giant Meteor in 2021)
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To: newzjunkey
Pence is no traitor, he did not have the authority to set aside the certified electoral votes for president. That would’ve been a conflict of interest beyond all imagining

A long held rule for constitutional interpretation which was created by the Supreme Court is that the constitution cannot be read in such a manner as to have no effect.

Every sentence in the Constitution must contribute to the body of law, and if a sentence is read in such a way as to have no effect, this is an incorrect interpretation.

What you are saying is that the clause of the Constitution which requires the Vice President to count the electoral votes must be read in such a manner as to have no effect.

The Vice President counts the votes. He can reject votes that are in contention, and he should have done so.

52 posted on 02/04/2021 3:52:20 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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