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In reply to the discussion: Who is this Charles Grassley fellow? [View all]BumRushDaShow
(169,873 posts)36. All but a total of 7 GOP loons voted for certification
Congress certifies Bidens win with more GOP support after Capitol breach
Some Republicans had a change of heart about supporting objections to swing state counts
By Lindsey McPherson
Posted January 7, 2021 at 3:41am
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Some Republicans had a change of heart about supporting objections to swing state counts after the rioting, which led to at least four deaths a woman shot by Capitol Police and three medical emergency fatalities.
Heading into Wednesdays joint session, 13 GOP senators and roughly 100 House Republicans had announced plans to support objections in three to six states.
An objection required support from at least one member of each chamber in order to be considered by Congress. Ultimately, only the objections to Arizona and Pennsylvania's results met that threshold. The objections were not sustained, with the votes showing that support for the challenges had dwindled.
The Senate rejected the Arizona objection by a vote of 6-93, and the Pennsylvania objection, 7-92. The House likewise did not sustain the objections, rejecting the Arizona challenge 121-303 and the Pennsylvania challenge 138-282. The joint session then resumed and counted the remaining 12 states votes, certifying Biden's victory.
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https://rollcall.com/2021/01/07/congress-certifies-bidens-win-with-more-gop-support-after-capitol-breach/
Some Republicans had a change of heart about supporting objections to swing state counts
By Lindsey McPherson
Posted January 7, 2021 at 3:41am
(snip)
Some Republicans had a change of heart about supporting objections to swing state counts after the rioting, which led to at least four deaths a woman shot by Capitol Police and three medical emergency fatalities.
Heading into Wednesdays joint session, 13 GOP senators and roughly 100 House Republicans had announced plans to support objections in three to six states.
An objection required support from at least one member of each chamber in order to be considered by Congress. Ultimately, only the objections to Arizona and Pennsylvania's results met that threshold. The objections were not sustained, with the votes showing that support for the challenges had dwindled.
The Senate rejected the Arizona objection by a vote of 6-93, and the Pennsylvania objection, 7-92. The House likewise did not sustain the objections, rejecting the Arizona challenge 121-303 and the Pennsylvania challenge 138-282. The joint session then resumed and counted the remaining 12 states votes, certifying Biden's victory.
(snip)
https://rollcall.com/2021/01/07/congress-certifies-bidens-win-with-more-gop-support-after-capitol-breach/
The 147 Republicans Who Voted to Overturn Election Results
By Karen Yourish, Larry Buchanan and Denise LuUpdated January 7, 2021
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Senate
Tommy Tuberville, Ala.
Rick Scott, Fla.
Roger Marshall, Kan.
John Kennedy, La.
Cindy Hyde-Smith, Miss.
Josh Hawley, Mo.
Ted Cruz, Texas
Cynthia Lummis, Wyo.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/07/us/elections/electoral-college-biden-objectors.html
By Karen Yourish, Larry Buchanan and Denise LuUpdated January 7, 2021
(snip)
Senate
Tommy Tuberville, Ala.
Rick Scott, Fla.
Roger Marshall, Kan.
John Kennedy, La.
Cindy Hyde-Smith, Miss.
Josh Hawley, Mo.
Ted Cruz, Texas
Cynthia Lummis, Wyo.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/07/us/elections/electoral-college-biden-objectors.html
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they all learned to suck limbaugh's ass and now he's croaked and they're lost. he was
certainot
Jun 2022
#63
They all knew, recall GOP uniform silence - mumbles - after Impeachment #1
bucolic_frolic
Jun 2022
#4
They all knew. The unwashed masses were going to disrupt things, then people like ...
Botany
Jun 2022
#6
I think their plan was to get the various state legislatures to declare Trump the victor...
kentuck
Jun 2022
#29
147 Republicans voted against certifying the electoral votes, the SAME DAY as the insurrection.
panader0
Jun 2022
#43
They are against voting and having that vote count in much of the country. They are at ...
Botany
Jun 2022
#44
Reminds me of Grand-pappy Bush (Prescott Bush) who plotted to take over the government.
3Hotdogs
Jun 2022
#14
If Navarro both confirms and widens the network of texts that Denver Riggleman et. al. found for the
ancianita
Jun 2022
#12
I expect some of the then-minority (D) Senate leadership might have had an inkling
BumRushDaShow
Jun 2022
#30
But Grassley did vote for the certification, unlike some of the other fools. nt
oldsoftie
Jun 2022
#28
I stand corrected. How's this any different from the European/Asian, etc. royals?
Texin
Jun 2022
#53
The room-temperature IQ voters in this state look at this as a feature, not a bug.
bullwinkle428
Jun 2022
#35
Navarro said they had over a hundred house members ready to go. Whatever that means.
onecaliberal
Jun 2022
#38
Yup, by his own admission that he would likely be doing the electoral count, he's guilty
Joinfortmill
Jun 2022
#57