[Mr. K]

You need to learn the meaning of ‘certify’”

certify

VERB
attest or confirm in a formal statement.
“the profits for the year had been certified by the auditors” · [more]
synonyms:
verify · guarantee · attest · validate · ratify · warrant · confirm · corroborate · substantiate · endorse · vouch for · testify to · provide evidence of · authenticate · document · bear witness to · bear out · give proof of · prove · demonstrate · back up · support
officially recognize (someone or something) as possessing certain qualifications or meeting certain standards.
“she was certified as a personal trainer”
synonyms:
accredit · recognize · license · authorize · approve · warrant · empower · qualify · endorse · sanction · vouch for · put one’s seal of approval on · appoint · give a certificate to · give a diploma to

Notice it does not say “just sign anything they give you”
He was certainly within his rights to listen to the objections, and delay ‘certifying’ it until the objections were addressed. It was done before, so there was even precedent.

I have to ‘certify’ work all the time in my job. If I certify something and it fails it is my head on a platter... so NO I would never ‘certify’ something if several of the participants expressed misgivings about it.

[DEPcom]

“so NO I would never ‘certify’ something if several of the participants expressed misgivings about it.”

Very valid point, the VP failed his job in certifying the results when their questions to be still answered. If the VP did his job, we would either have Trump in Office or valid election. We have neither due to the VP.

[bray]

Which would have immediately gone to the Supreme Court and if passed there would go back to the states to verify the authenticity of the vote.

All of those states are run by Repubs.

[jpsb]

He was certainly within his rights to listen to the objections, and delay ‘certifying’ it until the objections were addressed. It was done before, so there was even precedent.

Bump!