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McConnell gives blessing to bipartisan push to prevent Jan. 6 repeat
The Washington Times ^ | 28 Sep | By Ramsey Touchberry

Posted on 09/28/2022 7:37:17 AM PDT by RandFan

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has endorsed changes proposed by a bipartisan group of senators to the Electoral Count Act, the 1887 law that governs how Congress affirms presidential election results and a smooth transition of power.

The Kentucky Republican’s support means the evenly split chamber almost certainly has the ability to pass the proposed modifications that are meant to prevent another Jan. 6, 2021, when pro-Trump rioters temporarily halted the certification process and some GOP lawmakers contested the results from states that voted for President Biden.

“I’ll proudly support the legislation, provided that nothing more than technical changes are made to its current form,” Mr. McConnell said Tuesday.

Mr. McConnell‘s remarks made clear that he would not support a similar version passed by the House last week.

The Senate Rules and Administration Committee approved the legislation 14-1 Tuesday, with Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, as the lone dissenting vote.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cocainemitch; moscowmitch; postturtle; unconstitutional
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1 posted on 09/28/2022 7:37:17 AM PDT by RandFan
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2 posted on 09/28/2022 7:42:02 AM PDT by C210N (Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.)
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F-Joe Biden did not win the election, you Chinese loving POS!


3 posted on 09/28/2022 7:43:05 AM PDT by spincaster
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Funny . . . a lot of reports ABOUT the changes . . . . but not one word WHAT THEY ARE.

Essentially (from what I glean by reading), they'll . . (BOTH PARTIES), cripple the peoples' voice if fraud is suspected ... OR EVEN PROVED.

I don't like this.

4 posted on 09/28/2022 7:43:44 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true . . . I have no proof, but they're true.)
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McConnell wants to prevent a repeat of Jan.6th? Here’s some tips, stop lying and burning our money, NEVER steal an election again, demand the release of the J6 “prisoners”, investigate Joe and Hunter Biden……the list is too long.


5 posted on 09/28/2022 7:46:28 AM PDT by Toespi
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Perfect!


6 posted on 09/28/2022 7:47:29 AM PDT by JonPreston
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Elections in the future will be stolen and no certification of the process to contest irregularities will be allowed.


7 posted on 09/28/2022 7:48:51 AM PDT by Flick Lives (FJB and the corrupt FBI)
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NWO motto; Silence the people and control them with whatever thuggery necessary.


8 posted on 09/28/2022 7:50:00 AM PDT by drypowder
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Cocaine Mitch, AKA the turtle, is in the same category as John McCain, Linda Graham, Mittens Romney, and Liz Cheney. They are all swamp creatures who do the deep state’s bidding and are in the game for the money and power.


9 posted on 09/28/2022 7:53:03 AM PDT by fireman15 (Irritating people are the grit from which we fashion our pearl. I provide the grit. You're Welcome.)
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No..states should not secede. NAW. Thats not possible. We should all stick together and let the criminal scum suck us all down the shit hole with them.
10 posted on 09/28/2022 7:54:45 AM PDT by crz
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Just doing the bidding of his CCP masters.


11 posted on 09/28/2022 7:59:47 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ( We need to “build back<h1better” on the bones and ashes of those forcing us to “Build Back Better.")
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Just confirms that Trump’s strategy was perfectly legal in accordance with the Constitution and the law. Now they are changing the law to prevent an encore. GOPe is part of the problem.


12 posted on 09/28/2022 8:00:59 AM PDT by kabar
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This cannot be repeated enough. It needs to be on banners across the country.


13 posted on 09/28/2022 8:05:19 AM PDT by dforest
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so this is proof that POS Pence had the power to do what he refused to do???


14 posted on 09/28/2022 8:05:49 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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What does he say about the J6 prisoners?


15 posted on 09/28/2022 8:08:30 AM PDT by MNDude (Once you remove "they would never" from your vocabulary, it all begins to make sense)
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Yeah, like this November.


16 posted on 09/28/2022 8:12:39 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to says it.)
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A real Conservative in Kentucky needs to Primary China Mitch


17 posted on 09/28/2022 8:30:34 AM PDT by EC Washington
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Meanwhile, he couldn't care less if the FBI is being turned into the KGB.

Conservative Senators must get the memo that a vote for McConnell as Republican leader will endanger your career.

18 posted on 09/28/2022 8:34:00 AM PDT by Kazan
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Actually, he does care. He’s fully behind it.


19 posted on 09/28/2022 8:46:01 AM PDT by The Fop (God Bless Donald Trump, Frank Sinatra, Joan Rivers, and the Fightin' Rat Pack Wing of the GOP)
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Preventing another unarmed protest. The left may not be too happy with the alternative!


20 posted on 09/28/2022 9:10:33 AM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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