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Proud liberal 80

(4,167 posts) Fri Dec 11, 2020, 09:17 AM Dec 2020

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So the safe harbor day everyone was touting last week

Really meant nothing?

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So the safe harbor day everyone was touting last week (Original Post) Proud liberal 80 Dec 2020 OP

why do say that EC meets Monday and SC has NO jurisdiction in stopping them, be like SC beachbumbob Dec 2020 #1

Fifty states certified their election results. kentuck Dec 2020 #2

There's one thing here I always read. n/t rzemanfl Dec 2020 #3

It means that on Monday, the certified votes will be accepted. On January 6 a Senator Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #4

Is there no end to this nonsense. katmondoo Dec 2020 #5

Thanks for clarifying. ecstatic Dec 2020 #9

lolz obamanut2012 Dec 2020 #6

The fact that some people are continuing to squawk doesn't render it meaningless StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #7

No, states certified their votes, now the Electoral College meets on Monday, Joe will be the winner Baclava Dec 2020 #8

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)

1. why do say that EC meets Monday and SC has NO jurisdiction in stopping them, be like SC

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Fri Dec 11, 2020, 09:18 AM

Dec 2020

stopping a session of Congress. They have NO standing to do so

kentuck

(111,079 posts)

2. Fifty states certified their election results.

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Fri Dec 11, 2020, 09:19 AM

Dec 2020

I would not call that "nothing".

And on the 14th, they will make it official.

rzemanfl

(29,556 posts)

3. There's one thing here I always read. n/t

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Fri Dec 11, 2020, 09:50 AM

Dec 2020

Demsrule86

(68,546 posts)

4. It means that on Monday, the certified votes will be accepted. On January 6 a Senator

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Fri Dec 11, 2020, 09:54 AM

Dec 2020

and House member can object. Then both parts of congress have a vote and take up the matter. In order to reject the electors, they must have both sides of Congress agree...and that won't happen. I simple majority is all that is needed. It happened during the Bush V Gore election. And took about 20 minutes. This crew will no doubt take lots of time (GOP) speechifying and acting like assholes...but at the end of the day...it will fail. They may not even get a Senator to do it.

katmondoo

(6,454 posts)

5. Is there no end to this nonsense.

Reply to Demsrule86 (Reply #4)

Fri Dec 11, 2020, 09:57 AM

Dec 2020

ecstatic

(32,681 posts)

9. Thanks for clarifying.

Reply to Demsrule86 (Reply #4)

Fri Dec 11, 2020, 10:36 AM

Dec 2020

I've been hearing a lot of dates thrown around and wasn't quite sure which one to focus on, other than January 20th, of course.

obamanut2012

(26,068 posts)

6. lolz

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Fri Dec 11, 2020, 10:00 AM

Dec 2020

StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)

7. The fact that some people are continuing to squawk doesn't render it meaningless

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Fri Dec 11, 2020, 10:09 AM

Dec 2020

Baclava

(12,047 posts)

8. No, states certified their votes, now the Electoral College meets on Monday, Joe will be the winner

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Fri Dec 11, 2020, 10:34 AM

Dec 2020

Right on schedule

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