Trump asked Pence to send disputed tabulations back to the state legislatures and have the legislatures report back on Jan. 17. Pence refused. Trump did not ask him to “overturn” the election.
The VP of the United States -- either on his own or acting as President of the Senate -- has no authority to tell any state legislature to act on anything.
The term: "Oh, go 'eff yourself" would have been the proper response of any state legislature to such an idiotic course of action.
That may be correct as far as what President Trump. But, the VP has no authority to do that - and there is no mechanism for sending it back to the States for such a procedure either in law, congressional rules, or the Constitution. It does not exist. If they States were going to do that, they would have done that before submitting their slate of Electoral votes. No state legislatures chose to do that...as noted in post 46 above.
Are you saying Kamala Harris can overturn this year’s election?
That may be correct as far as what President Trump said to Pence. But, the VP has no authority to do that - and there is no mechanism for sending it back to the States for such a procedure either in law, congressional rules, or the Constitution. It does not exist. If the States were going to do that, they would have done that before submitting their slate of Electoral votes. No state legislatures chose to do that...as noted in post 46 above - and their authority is plenary over that as noted - the VP has zero power to order them to do that.
Right.
“ Trump asked Pence to send disputed tabulations back to the state legislature”
There were no “disputed tabulations”.