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In reply to the discussion: Republicans plotting attempt to deny presidency to Biden on floor of the House if Trump gives the wo [View all]onenote
(42,373 posts)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.