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ItsjustMe

(11,227 posts)
Thu Dec 31, 2020, 07:36 PM Dec 2020

140 House Republicans expected to oppose Biden's win (CNN)

Two Republican members of the House of Representatives tell CNN that they expect at least 140 of their GOP colleagues in the House to vote against counting the electoral votes on January 6 when Congress is expected to certify President-elect Joe Biden's victory.

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140 House Republicans expected to oppose Biden's win (CNN) (Original Post) ItsjustMe Dec 2020 OP
Let em whine! Hoyt Dec 2020 #1
The Organized Crime Party voting to do a hostile takeover for the Trump Replican Party* OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2020 #2
It accomplishes nothing other than an attack on democracy. TomSlick Dec 2020 #3
Make them own it housecat Dec 2020 #4
If it was a secret vote I doubt they would get 10 nt doc03 Dec 2020 #5
Republicans are always ready to be part of some stupid stunt Ohioboy Dec 2020 #6

OAITW r.2.0

(24,296 posts)
2. The Organized Crime Party voting to do a hostile takeover for the Trump Replican Party*
Thu Dec 31, 2020, 07:39 PM
Dec 2020

* a fully owned subsidiary of the Putin World Crime Council.

TomSlick

(11,088 posts)
3. It accomplishes nothing other than an attack on democracy.
Thu Dec 31, 2020, 08:00 PM
Dec 2020

If any number of Rethuglican's sign on to the protest, they will establish a precedent where every Presidential election will be challenged in the Congress.

The first time both houses of Congress are controlled by the opposing party from the winner of the election, the Electoral College vote will be set aside. At that point, the Presidential election will be a quadrennial exercise in futility.


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