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12. Wait, so any state that wants to talk gets 2 hours? Is that for both House and Senate?

Sat Jan 2, 2021, 11:37 PM

Jan 2021

Is that what you mean? They be yakking for a week!

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House and Senate Members will not be under oath on the 6th for their debate [View all] bottomofthehill Jan 2021 OP

Being under oath matters absolutely nothing to them so whatever. efhmc Jan 2021 #1

Oh my fucking god Plectranthus Jan 2021 #2

lolz obamanut2012 Jan 2021 #4

They are under oath when the swear to uphold the Constitution... Enterstageleft Jan 2021 #3

Debates in congress are never under oath Fiendish Thingy Jan 2021 #5

I did not think they would be suspended bottomofthehill Jan 2021 #8

The Dems should use their time to shred these oafs. Boomerproud Jan 2021 #17

That is the whole point quaker bill Jan 2021 #9

When are any Senators or House members "under oath"? former9thward Jan 2021 #10

No. StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #13

I heard so many things Baclava Jan 2021 #16

Each state that gets objected to gets 2 hours of Debate bottomofthehill Jan 2021 #14

It probably won't take that long StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #19

Pre Covid house votes took 15 minutes bottomofthehill Jan 2021 #20

I forgot about the new timeframe for voting StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #21

I believe in the House, the rule will be 1 hour per side onenote Jan 2021 #22

Nope two hours same rules as always. bottomofthehill Jan 2021 #24

Sorry, did not correctly read your text bottomofthehill Jan 2021 #25

Proxy voting is a possibility bottomofthehill Jan 2021 #23

How do they decide which states go first? bluestarone Jan 2021 #26

Its actually alphabetical order. First state with possible vote is AZ bottomofthehill Jan 2021 #27

AH, ok TY bluestarone Jan 2021 #28