Shouldn't we codify the procedure for certification of the Presidential Election while we can?

[Midnight Writer]

The GQP seems to think they have found loopholes in the certification process.

Shouldn't we lay out a specific procedure, in a law, that would plug all of these supposed "holes"?

That way, even though it will surely end up in Court, we can point to specific legislation in case of future ginned up certification "controversies".

I think if we use the spectre of Kamala Harris controlling the next certification we could get some Republican support.

[Pantagruel]

1. Gotta change

the constitution I believe.

[PortTack]

17. Yes...the electoral count act

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

3. Isn't it already codified in the Constitution?

[gab13by13]

7. I don't think it is.

Not all the states have the same language. There are too many loopholes.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

13. Isn't the stuff about counting the Electoral College votes in the Constitution?

What have I missed here?

[LonePirate]

4. I think Congress is waiting for the Jan. 6 Committee to weigh in on things.

I'm not sure why we have to wait until then; but this is another in a long list of things which Congress did not act on in 2021. I'm not optimistic anything will get done in 2022 because it is an election year. We're living in sad times.

[gab13by13]

8. I remember hearing that Dems were writing up legislation.

[Crunchy Frog]

5. And how will we manage to get it passed?

They know perfectly well that Harris isn't going to try something like that.

[PTWB]

6. Harris isn't going to be the country's last VP.

What happens if Trump runs in 2024, wins, and his VP is Ivanka?

[Crunchy Frog]

9. The R cult is ready to turn this country over to a dictator.

I doubt that Ivanka will scare them off from that.

Do you think Sinamanchin will be moved by that prospect?

[PTWB]

12. I suspect they would not be.

If we put it to a vote, we will KNOW, one way or another. We won’t have to guess.

[berni_mccoy]

10. You're going to have to convince Sinema to reform the filibuster

So far, she’s not budging.

[onecaliberal]

11. Yes. Exactly.

[sarisataka]

14. What do you mean by codify the procedure?

The Constitution already spells out how States select the electors and the process of counting them is in there as well. What holes need to be plugged?

[tiredtoo]

15. we also should get the military prepared for a possible coup EOM

[Mad_Machine76]

16. By whom?

How?

[tiredtoo]

18. By the same bunch of terrorists as last time.

Many different ways. Invasion of capitol, crooked election officials to name two.