When will Ossoff and Warnock be seated?

[rogue emissary]

I know Georgia has till the second Friday after the election for all the county reps to report their certification.

Searched Google but couldn't fine a day or break down of how soon they'd be seated.

[Sophiegirl]

2. Wow!

You couldn’t just answer the question. Instead.....snark. Shame on you. This is not who we are on DU.

[SCantiGOP]

3. I agree

No excuse for boorish behavior here.

(on edit: good for you for self-deleting. All is forgiven)

[lame54]

11. Don't say that - I like it here

[SCantiGOP]

12. Hah!

Be on your best behavior, or we will sentence you to two weeks on Parler, or two days watching Newsmax.

[Wounded Bear]

4. Don't exactly know, but it will be a week or so at least...nt

[StevieM]

5. Here is the most recent article I could find on the subject.

https://www.fastcompany.com/90592047/when-will-the-new-georgia-senators-be-sworn-in-what-to-know-after-democratic-victories

[rogue emissary]

9. Thanks for the article.

[relayerbob]

6. The counties have until

Jan 15 to certify, then the SoS has until Jan 22 to certify, but I expect both of those to be faster than that. I would anticipate it right around (and I bet they are trying to get it before) inauguration day.

[rogue emissary]

10. Makes sense and thanks.

[sunonmars]

7. No recounts so will be a lot faster.

[nature-lover]

8. Both the House and Senate are scheduled for Jan. 20, per their published calendars.

[atse]

13. This is really important!

Consider that Pelosi and Schumer just essentially announced they're going to try a second impeachment. Assuming that passes the House, which is a good assumption, what about the Senate? Will McConnell even bring it up for a vote? And if it comes up for a vote, will it pass? That all depends on who is in the Senate at the time.

There has been very little said about this due to all the recent news, but I believe David Perdue is no longer a Senator! Check out his Wikipedia page. It calls him a former Senator. His term ended on January 3rd.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perdue

But there are different rules for Kelly Loeffler, since that's a special election, so she still is a Senator until the day the replacement is certified.

If there aren't enough votes in the Senate to remove Trump, there still could be enough to bar him from future office. That only takes a majority vote of the Senate, not two-thirds! It's happened in history. It would be key to at least do that much, to prevent the threat of Trump winning in 2024. But if it's a squeaker of a vote in the Senate, a lot rides on just how fast Ossoff and Warnock are seated, and if that can happen before an impeachment vote.

Here's an article from just a few minutes ago at the Guardian talking about voting to prevent Trump from holding public office in the future. Note that that vote could still happen after Trump is out of office.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/we-must-impeach-trump-and-bar-him-from-holding-office-again-now/ar-BB1cyWbq

[rogue emissary]

14. That is exactly why I was asking.