Republicans plotting attempt to deny presidency to Biden on floor of the House if Trump gives the wo

[davekriss]

31. A Senator and Congressperson ...

..., at least 1 from each, have to stand up for the objection. In so doing, it forces the House and Senate to adjourn to separate chambers. Therein they debate the matter and vote. If a simple majority in both houses reject the state’s electors, it goes back to the governor of the state who then presumably has to follow their state-constitutional remedy. Since on January 5 we still have 222 Congresspeople, there’s not a chance in hell that the Republicans will prevail. But, then, we’ve been living in hell these past 4 years.

Imagine the Republican goons doing this for each state Biden won. What a circus!!

On edit: I see, Freddie, that you already understood this (i.e., the need for majorities in both houses), no need for my reply. But I’ll let it stand.

On second edit: I was wrong, above, where I said it goes back to the state’s governor. The guv’s work is done once he or she certifies results. If I now understand correctly, state’s votes where an objection carries with majorities in each the Senate and the House are set aside, not “resolved” by the state’s governor. Another point where I’m unclear is what happens as states are stripped of their votes. They don’t go to the other contestant. If Biden lost Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Georgia, he’d still have more electoral votes than Trump (234 to 232). He’d have ‘the majority of electors present’, which is what the Constitution requires. Does he win? Or must the winner have 270, which means this gets tossed to the state houses where each state gets 1 vote and Trump wins (26 to 24 votes). Someone more knowledgeable than me, please sort this out.