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34. Do you feel that way about Barbara Lee, Sheila Jackson Lee, Jamie Raskin

Sat Dec 12, 2020, 07:16 PM

Dec 2020

James McGovern, and Raúl Grijalva?

They are Democrats who tried (unsuccessfully) to raise objections to the counting of the electoral votes cast for Trump in certain states during the January 6, 2017 session tabulating those votes. In other words, they supported taking away the votes of the certified winner in those states.

For the record, there was absolutely nothing wrong with the Democrats attempting to raise objections -- although those objections were DOA since they weren't in writing and didn't have the support of at least one member of the Senate, as required by statute.

Making bad or ineffective arguments against counting the certified votes of a state doesn't (and shouldn't) deprive one of the right to serve in Congress.

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Every Congressman that took part in this seditious act should be censured on the floor of the House. [View all] kentuck Dec 2020 OP

I'll do you one better William769 Dec 2020 #1

+1z Chin music Dec 2020 #2

That would be preferable but... kentuck Dec 2020 #3

Did they? William769 Dec 2020 #4

According to "them"... kentuck Dec 2020 #5

Exactly! sheshe2 Dec 2020 #6

For the umpteenth time, neither the Speaker nor the House has authority to refuse to seat them StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #11

We just love hearing you say it though. William769 Dec 2020 #12

Ha ha StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #13

You all know, Wellstone ruled Dec 2020 #7

From What I Can Tell, the Most We Can Hope For The Roux Comes First Dec 2020 #8

Nothing will be done to them and they know it. blueinredohio Dec 2020 #9

I agree StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #10

Put the bastards on trial for sedition. Public trial. Pepsidog Dec 2020 #14

The DOJ isn't going to put anyone on trial for breaking a law they didn't come close onenote Dec 2020 #25

I know DOJ isn't going to do anything even if there were elements of an offense and all trials Pepsidog Dec 2020 #29

All that can happen is censure. I'll take it. The rest can't be done w/o 2/3 votes. ancianita Dec 2020 #15

Yes. This posture of sedition will cost them Hortensis Dec 2020 #17

I'd love to believe that. But the only way for them to bear a cost is for Dems to really take ancianita Dec 2020 #18

Truth's strengths are that it's TRUTH and that it's proven with time. Hortensis Dec 2020 #19

I'd like to believe your 3rd P. Yet there are 71 million immune to long term Truth, no matter how ancianita Dec 2020 #20

:) Well, Democratic-owned radio won't happen. Apparently those Hortensis Dec 2020 #21

All of this makes perfect sense. Re major adjustments... ancianita Dec 2020 #22

Oh, yes, to all. Except the "Charlie Brown" image of Democratic Hortensis Dec 2020 #24

I hear you. ancianita Dec 2020 #27

:) Lucy's a darling compared to them. Nice people of course saw Hortensis Dec 2020 #28

Right, because she's just an image. ancianita Dec 2020 #30

:) No such thing. I'm unfortunately as dysfunctionally wired Hortensis Dec 2020 #32

Nope. No ironing. ancianita Dec 2020 #35

The ppl of their districts need to vote them out in 2022. Who would want a representative who iluvtennis Dec 2020 #16

I bet if you checked, the members of Congress that supported the Texas Supreme Court case onenote Dec 2020 #26

Yes, agree. It was just generic statement that if congress person supports taking away the votes iluvtennis Dec 2020 #33

Do you feel that way about Barbara Lee, Sheila Jackson Lee, Jamie Raskin onenote Dec 2020 #34

If they signed onto a lawsuit to throw out the votes of certain states, it would be wrong in my iluvtennis Dec 2020 #36

How is it different than asking Congress to throw out the results? onenote Dec 2020 #37

It's not going to happen. People are going to forget about this quickly. Kaleva Dec 2020 #23

Yes...they violated their oath...those that are not new. Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #31

100 years from now descendants will read about their traitorous relatives in history books. Vinca Dec 2020 #38