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45. may be true in NY - do you know for sure that would happen in Iowa?

Reply to FBaggins (Reply #41)

Tue Dec 22, 2020, 09:48 PM

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K&R! SheltieLover Dec 2020 #1

KNR niyad Dec 2020 #2

K & R...nt Wounded Bear Dec 2020 #3

Republicans Marianette Miller flibbitygiblets Dec 2020 #4

Today's GOP admits only two types to Congress: sandensea Dec 2020 #21

Can't throw the baby out with the bathwater. This must be taken up. nt Tommymac Dec 2020 #5

We absolutely should NOT take this up. On January 3, we're supposed to seat her, pnwmom Dec 2020 #23

100% correct. incredibly myopic stopdiggin Dec 2020 #30

I'm guessing Hart wins. Is the the start of investigating Kentucky? Maine? Rtc OhNo-Really Dec 2020 #6

Perhaps it could also be that people hate Trump enough to vote him out Akacia Dec 2020 #7

That's what a friend of mine did TexasBushwhacker Dec 2020 #51

Weird that they hate Trump but they still hate Democrats? Iggo Dec 2020 #9

Repukes cheating the vote AGAIN. Get DEM lawyers on the NCjack Dec 2020 #8

Who are these people to 'exclude' 22 votes? PatrickforO Dec 2020 #10

But to them, it's not cheating. BobTheSubgenius Dec 2020 #11

Good. dalton99a Dec 2020 #12

This really isn't in the jurisdiction of the house- should go to IA SOS or state court. Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 2020 #13

Right? Pushing it up to the US house is not a good look, IMO MadLinguist Dec 2020 #14

Concern denbot Dec 2020 #16

LOL DarthDem Dec 2020 #17

How things work? FBaggins Dec 2020 #38

No - the process in Iowa does not allow enough time for full investigation rurallib Dec 2020 #18

The principle we're asserting for the Presidential race is: The Governer's certification is final. pnwmom Dec 2020 #20

The principle that we are asserting here is that every vote counts. rurallib Dec 2020 #22

I don't care. It would undermine the more important principle for the election, pnwmom Dec 2020 #24

Iowa has already DONE a recount stopdiggin Dec 2020 #31

My understanding is that it is not outside of state law rurallib Dec 2020 #35

Ty for your patience and explanation questionseverything Dec 2020 #36

Thank you rurallib Dec 2020 #37

We are not in normal times. Her case could undermine our argument on Jan 6. pnwmom Dec 2020 #42

couldn't disagree more - these are two entirely different things rurallib Dec 2020 #43

They are different in a legalistic sense. But the differences can't be explained in 5 words or less. pnwmom Dec 2020 #44

Hart has evidence; Trump does not rurallib Dec 2020 #46

Doesn't matter. She didn't pursue it all the way through the courts. n/t pnwmom Dec 2020 #47

she didn't have to; what she did is legal rurallib Dec 2020 #48

Technically legal. Politically suicidal -- for the democracy. The last thing we should be doing pnwmom Dec 2020 #50

Not really true FBaggins Dec 2020 #41

may be true in NY - do you know for sure that would happen in Iowa? rurallib Dec 2020 #45

Nobody can say "for sure" what "would" happen FBaggins Dec 2020 #49

Please! pandr32 Dec 2020 #15

NO. Our consistent position must be: the decision of the state to certify is FINAL. pnwmom Dec 2020 #19

Federal Contested Elections Act PoliticAverse Dec 2020 #25

Doesn't matter. Winning on January 6th is EVERYTHING. Fighting about a single race on Jan. 3 pnwmom Dec 2020 #26

The House will be voting to accept the certified electoral college votes. There is no doubt of that. PoliticAverse Dec 2020 #27

Let's be smart for once, about optics. The House should not vote on Jan. 3 to overturn the results pnwmom Dec 2020 #28

The House will not overturn the result of this race. brooklynite Dec 2020 #29

and shouldn't stopdiggin Dec 2020 #32

Isn't there one other contested House race? Polybius Dec 2020 #33

Yes, Brindisi-Tenney and it probably won't be resolved before the start of the next Congress... PoliticAverse Dec 2020 #34

But this one is being decided by a court -- not by skipping the courts and going to the House. n//t pnwmom Dec 2020 #39

The other race is properly being handled in NY state courts. nt FBaggins Dec 2020 #40