Constitution says the VP/Senate Pres. opens the envelopes containing the electoral ballots and hands them to the ‘tellers’. That’s it, that’s where his authority ends.
The tellers (2 members each from the House and Senate) count the votes.
Pence never had the authority to return ballots to states or overturn results. Congress as a whole had the authority to reject ballots, and they voted to accept the ballots.
Also, there were never any alternative or competing electoral ballots sent by the legislatures of any of the states, and if there were, it would have been up to Congress to vote to accept or reject them, not Pence).
Then Pence is proud to take credit for something he had no power over anyway?
That makes it better?!
Constitution says the VP/Senate Pres. opens the envelopes containing the electoral ballots and hands them to the ‘tellers’.Is that a quote from the constitution?
I wonder if they had to rehears that? You know, to be sure he doesn't forget to open the envelops before he hands them to the tellers.
His constitutional authority in the entire process is official envelope opener to relieve the tellers of that duty. Got it.
Giving him a rubber stamp would have been simpler.
You seem to know what the Constitution says about the process
What if he's sick that day? Is the election null and void?
Did they rehearse their little skit with a stand in?
What if he refuses to hand the envelopes to the tellers? Will they arrest him?