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13. Typical Raw Story hyperbole.
Sun Dec 13, 2020, 03:10 PM
Dec 2020

There is no doubt that Republicans will raise objections to counting certain states' electoral college votes during the tally that occurs on January 6. The law permits such objections, provided they are made in writing, and subscribed to by one house member and one senator. If the objection meets these minimal requirements, the law provides that the count is suspended while the two houses meet separately to debate the objection. The debate is limited to two hours and no member can speak for more than 5 minutes. After the debate is concluded, a vote is taken. Unless both the House and Senate agree to uphold the objection, the votes are counted. I expect the Republicans will engage in the procedure when Arizona is called, then Georgia, and then Michigan. After they've lost all of those objections -- and they will lose them, probably not just in the House, but also in the Senate (although it doesn't matter if they win one in the Senate or not because they will lose them all in the House -- they might throw in the towel or they might continue to raise objections to Pennsylvania and Wisconsin (and maybe Nevada). It will delay the vote count, which should take about a half hour, for a half day or more. But in the end, there will be one result: Mike Pence will have to announce to the world that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have been elected President and Vice President of the United States.

Of course they will. Runningdawg Dec 2020 #1
EFFING EFFERS Faux pas Dec 2020 #2
My thoughts exactly! FM123 Dec 2020 #40
An attempt to challenge in Congress will fail. Happy Hoosier Dec 2020 #3
Even if it gets that far Freddie Dec 2020 #8
A Senator and Congressperson ... davekriss Dec 2020 #31
I can see them making it a circus Freddie Dec 2020 #33
Suppose we did not treestar Dec 2020 #38
Yeah, well, it's another stunt by the Freedumb Caucus that's doomed to fail. We control the House catbyte Dec 2020 #4
Yup, and Nancy should threaten them: dare do it & u will not be seated onetexan Dec 2020 #5
Keep Dreaming sfstaxprep Dec 2020 #7
Hey, no different than the shenanigans they're attempting. Two can play this game. onetexan Dec 2020 #16
She can't refuse to seat them on the basis they did something they're entitled to do by law StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #10
She hardly can threaten for utilizing a process that is expressly spelled out in the US Code onenote Dec 2020 #14
They are seated before the electoral college count bottomofthehill Dec 2020 #27
Now THAT could be defined as sedition. edit: Well, maybe not. Kablooie Dec 2020 #6
This is a procedure provided by law and that they're fully entitled to do StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #11
Didn't know that. Oh well. Kablooie Dec 2020 #18
Those same procedure you don't like because some people try to exploit them StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #20
Do you have an example of when "we" engaged in the same process while knowing usajumpedtheshark Dec 2020 #30
That is beside the point StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #35
On what basis should I accept that what you say is factual instead of opinion? usajumpedtheshark Dec 2020 #41
You could simply look it up yourself. StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #43
Thanks, but I aleady read it. I have always believed that it was up to the Supreme Court to usajumpedtheshark Dec 2020 #44
Apparently, you are unaware that the Supreme Court has already interpreted this StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #45
You are funny. Do you always view questioning of your statements as a sign of hostility? usajumpedtheshark Dec 2020 #47
The process for members of Congress to challenge electoral votes is unambiguously spelled out onenote Dec 2020 #46
It may surprise you to hear this but I have researched this usajumpedtheshark Dec 2020 #49
StarfishSaver, you are really WhiteTara Dec 2020 #32
Precisely, hence why PA's AG labelled it "seditious abuse of the judicial process" onetexan Dec 2020 #19
And it will again be said that there is no way that these representatives can be punished usajumpedtheshark Dec 2020 #9
There is no way for them to be "punished" for invoking a procedure that is enshrined in law. onenote Dec 2020 #17
Thanks for pointing this out StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #21
We Also Tried In 2005, With Barbara Boxer Signing On sfstaxprep Dec 2020 #25
In another post you say it is okay to punish these representatives usajumpedtheshark Dec 2020 #34
If you look at the context of the discussion, we were talking about "punishing" them StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #36
I was not limiting punishment solely to what the legal system could impose. usajumpedtheshark Dec 2020 #29
The 'Plot' was predictable... Septua Dec 2020 #12
Typical Raw Story hyperbole. onenote Dec 2020 #13
If they challenge the election, It will be over in a short time.Both retire to their own caucuses... Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #15
Not necessarily a short time. They can spend two hours debating each objection onenote Dec 2020 #22
This..hse and senate both have to agree on the objection...will never happen Thekaspervote Dec 2020 #23
They absolutely will try that. David__77 Dec 2020 #24
And they will just add another loss to their column. William769 Dec 2020 #26
It may make for a very long day bottomofthehill Dec 2020 #28
If the purpose of action is an attempt to overturn a free and fair election for the sole purpose of Chainfire Dec 2020 #37
Well this tactic means in the future, a rightfully elected President could be denied andym Dec 2020 #39
Raw Story is clowning itself greenjar_01 Dec 2020 #42
Raw Story must have been a bad influence on Politico usajumpedtheshark Dec 2020 #48
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