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9. This has been posted and reposted!! Of course they will object.. it changes NOTHING

Sun Dec 13, 2020, 11:35 PM

Dec 2020

A senator would have to join a House member in objecting to a state’s slate of votes, and the narrow Republican majority in the Senate would have to stick together to approve the objection. But even if both of those things occurred, the Democratic-held House would not go along, and because both chambers must agree to an objection, the effort would fail.

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Republicans plot attempt to deny Biden presidency on House floor [View all] BlueWavePsych Dec 2020 OP

Nothing will happen, this is theater Freddie Dec 2020 #1

Thank goodness. I guess if Rs held both houses Biden & Harris would be Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2020 #25

Pence 2024... paleotn Dec 2020 #2

But he added "prance-clapping" to the national vernacular! SunSeeker Dec 2020 #6

That is the funniest thing I have ever seen! FM123 Dec 2020 #13

Right? SunSeeker Dec 2020 #15

Let's Pencercize! catrose Dec 2020 #16

He needs one of those Jane Fonda Workout era exercise outfits. NBachers Dec 2020 #22

Ha!l Yes!l catrose Dec 2020 #26

But whyyyyyyy? Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2020 #27

A closet self-hating homosexual. AZ8theist Dec 2020 #29

I don't even think the fly could keep up with that! BumRushDaShow Dec 2020 #30

lol.. I didn't watch but was Cha Dec 2020 #32

He was clapping as he was running BumRushDaShow Dec 2020 #37

I know it won't happen but, Mr. Evil Dec 2020 #23

It's time to publicly embarrass these stupid motherfuckers groundloop Dec 2020 #3

Starting with Mo Fucking Brooks Captain Zero Dec 2020 #5

More treasonous, seditious bullshit. SunSeeker Dec 2020 #4

My understanding is this would require them to win multiple majority votes in the House HariSeldon Dec 2020 #7

Nevermind they'd ever plot to help the struggling taxpayers who pay their salary... Lock him up. Dec 2020 #8

This has been posted and reposted!! Of course they will object.. it changes NOTHING Thekaspervote Dec 2020 #9

Thank you for this breath of sanity. Talitha Dec 2020 #18

I would be more surprised about it not happening, agincourt Dec 2020 #10

Sure makes me really glad we still have the House. LisaL Dec 2020 #11

So tired of this BS. nt iluvtennis Dec 2020 #12

Typical Raw Story hyperbole onenote Dec 2020 #14

Feels good to be in the majority in one branch of Congress. By Jan 5, I hope both! catrose Dec 2020 #17

I am hoping Romney and Murkowski take an actual stand for once obamanut2012 Dec 2020 #31

Draws near, draws near, the 6th day of New Year LudwigPastorius Dec 2020 #19

I so thankful we have Speaker Pelosi & the Democratic Majority in the House to stand up rickyhall Dec 2020 #20

Scary to think what would be happening now if Trump lost but Rs had both houses. LiberalLovinLug Dec 2020 #40

The way Trump has shown his ass,,,,, Cryptoad Dec 2020 #21

That's wishful thinking onenote Dec 2020 #34

At the very least, they should be censured and stripped of committee assignments. Warpy Dec 2020 #24

brooks should be arrested for sedition rdking647 Dec 2020 #28

How have you missed the dozens of posts explaining that signing a brief doesn't constitute sedition onenote Dec 2020 #33

Jail someone for two decades for supporting a lawsuit? NYC Liberal Dec 2020 #38

C-SPAN may have its highest viewership ever when Congress meets to tally the votes on January 6 onenote Dec 2020 #35

Let them have their moment of denying voters and federal court decisions. Lonestarblue Dec 2020 #36

These traitors need to be labeled & tagged for the 2022 elections: what do we call them? bucolic_frolic Dec 2020 #39