Stuart Stevens: ... House has an obligation not to seat any of the newly elected Republicans.

[Nevilledog]

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stuart stevens
@stuartpstevens
If there is massive voter fraud as Republicans claim, obviously the House has an obligation not to seat any of the newly elected Republicans.
2:43 PM · Nov 9, 2020

[Ferrets are Cool]

1. This made me LOL

Throw that chit back in their faces.

[KentuckyWoman]

26. Me too.

Prove all votes for you were legal.

[onenote]

2. All members of the House -- those newly elected and those reelected - are sworn in en masse.

[Maraya1969]

28. I guess that means Mitch Mcconnell doesn't have a job now.

[onenote]

32. Huh? Care to explain?

All House seats are up for grabs every two years. What does that have to do with McConnell?

[Maraya1969]

33. According to the OP seats that were re-elected should not be seated because

Trump is saying the elections were stolen.

So that includes McConnell.

[BComplex]

37. OMG! You're right! Amy McGrath MIGHT have won Kentucky, after all!

Nice!

[42bambi]

3. Fighting back feels good! nt

[C_U_L8R]

4. They didn't think this through, did they?

[electric_blue68]

27. Bwahahahaaaaaa! Never seen that! 😄

[crickets]

5. Ha! Brilliant. 😄

[Wanderlust988]

6. The Speaker of the House can deny any rep to be seated

If they so desire. It's in the majority's sole authority. Of course, it hasn't been utilized before, but Republicans need to be aware of this.

[bucolic_frolic]

9. Yes, that is correct, we have to start dishing it out just the way they do /nt

[tritsofme]

11. It is not correct, see below.

[tritsofme]

10. This is not true. The issue was settled in the 1969 case Powell v. McCormack

Congress may not refuse to seat a duly elected member who meets the constitutional qualifications for office.

[bucolic_frolic]

14. That's a 53 year old ruling, precedents are made to be tested

They don't accept the rules, we don't either, why should we?

[tritsofme]

31. Because there is absolutely no legal basis to overturn it, it is not under serious dispute

except in a fantasy political discussion on the internet.

And in the end, it’s just a dumb idea that would likely hurt Democrats more in the long run.

[bottomofthehill]

21. They can dispute the election on the Floor of the House though.

There was an election in Indiana 8 that was disputed. Frank McCloskey. The house voted to seat him in a close election. It led to quite an uproar. Thanks

[tritsofme]

29. Yes, each chamber can decide disputed elections, but they cannot disqualify

a duly elected member who meets the constitutional qualifications for office. The person I responded to thought the majority could refuse to seat a member for any reason.

[bottomofthehill]

35. Agreed. The Speaker can not block

Or just plain refuse to seat

[questionseverything]

36. It is the republicans saying they dispute the results

Why should they get to accept one part of the ballot but not another?

[BComplex]

38. Especially the part where there was "voter fraud" in Kentucky. Amy McGrath might have won!

And we'd be rid of Mitch McConnell!

[uponit7771]

13. Republicans would NO DOUBT use this with us !!! NO DOUBT !!!

[Sogo]

7. Love it!

[DeminPennswoods]

8. Yes, Dems committed massive fraud to elect Biden,

yet they somehow didn't bother to get themselves more seats in House and Senate.

[SledDriver]

19. AND allowed traitor Mitch to be reelected?

along with accomplice to treason Lindsey, et al

[Brainfodder]

12. Now that is awesomesauce!

[cstanleytech]

15. Same for the Senate so that means Collins, Graham and Moscow Mitch did not

win their elections.

[StarryNite]

16. Wep! No double standards.

[ffr]

17. K&R x 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

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[keithbvadu2]

18. Lindsey and Moscow Mitch should absolutely agree with this.

[Whiskeytide]

20. Interesting. Look at the Senate. The republicans ...

... had 22 seats up. We had 12. By my math, suspending all of those elections leaves 30 republicans and 36 Dems. So if they’re right, Mitch just lost his ML status.

They’re idiots.

[LiberalArkie]

22. I think they should float the idea out there just for the response they would get.

[iluvtennis]

23. Exactly. BTW, if there was massive voter fraud why didn't all the senate races go to Dems. nt

[warmfeet]

24. Fuck them!

Use every single power, every clause, every loophole, to fuck them at every opportunity.

To hell with reaching out across any imaginary isles.

Obstruct every refucklican.

I have had quite enough of this shit.

[hadEnuf]

30. +1000

[treestar]

25. They were chosen on the same ballots as the Presidency

so right, if the POTUS ones are fake the same goes for the rest.

[Blue Owl]

34. Suck it, fuckos!

[BobTheSubgenius]

39. I take this ias a serious idea.

This shouldn't be just a catchphrase. It should at least be a bargaining chip...although it cannot be portrayed that way.

[samsingh]

40. yes