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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOn the 6th do the Democrats get to object to the Republican traitor's objection?
Does anyone out there know what the official agenda for the certification?
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On the 6th do the Democrats get to object to the Republican traitor's objection? (Original Post)
redstateblues
Dec 2020
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OrlandoDem2
(2,070 posts)1. Democrats need to prepare to bow up and get ready for a cage fight.
redstateblues
(10,565 posts)2. Who is our best assassin? Schiff?
Takket
(21,644 posts)3. this is the step by step process
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL32717.pdf
each house will adjourn to discuss the objections, and each house will deal the objectors a humiliating lopsided loss.
depending on whether they are allowed to cluster their objections into one vote, or whether they want to be complete assholes and objected to every state one by one, a process that should take about 30 minutes could stretch on all day, or longer
each house will adjourn to discuss the objections, and each house will deal the objectors a humiliating lopsided loss.
depending on whether they are allowed to cluster their objections into one vote, or whether they want to be complete assholes and objected to every state one by one, a process that should take about 30 minutes could stretch on all day, or longer
redstateblues
(10,565 posts)4. Who makes that decision for each body? Pelosi and McConnell?
Takket
(21,644 posts)6. post 5 was supposed to be a rely to you... my mistake. read post 5
Takket
(21,644 posts)5. each body votes. objections are only upheld if a majority in BOTH houses vote to uphold it
there is a 0.000001% change of the senate upholding any objection, and a 0% chance of the house