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In reply to the discussion: Sen. Hawley announces he will contest certification of electoral college vote [View all]mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)63. Didn't mean to sound like I was directing frustration at you brotha!
It's a simple question, leaving aside all that you just said ... CAN the House and Senate DO ... what I just said?
Again, not directed at you, but I've been asking this in threads like this for weeks, and everyone always answers ... like you just did.
Answers essentially saying 'well that'll never happen'.
I'm not asking 'will it, is it likely, etc'. I'm asking CAN IT?
Is that literally all it takes is one party holding simple majorities in both houses, holding a vote before accepting the slates, and all their members deciding to say 'fuck all y'all, we reject your decision', voting in the majority against the People, and that's that?
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Sen. Hawley announces he will contest certification of electoral college vote [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Dec 2020
OP
The whole states rights thing goes right out the window when it suits the RWNJs
Thomas Hurt
Dec 2020
#1
FFS, this seems all the GOP is capable of ... lies and distortions ... cheating and domestic
RKP5637
Dec 2020
#2
Exactly! Hawley wants Trump's support in 2024 since Trump is unlikely to run.
Lonestarblue
Dec 2020
#7
Precisely - HeeHaw Hawley is setting himself up for Operation Cry-Baby in 2024, as just mentioned
onetexan
Dec 2020
#70
Go f**k yourself Hawley. You are a disgrace, and I hope this comes back to bite you in the ass
still_one
Dec 2020
#5
Thereby insuring that Hawley will go down in history as the anti-democratic moron he is.
Nitram
Dec 2020
#6
Yes - I posted what typically happens -- from the 2016 Electoral College session below
BumRushDaShow
Dec 2020
#39
My point is that depending on how the repubs play it, the vote could easily take at least 12 hours
onenote
Dec 2020
#43
That is assuming each of the objections have both a Senator and House member sign on
BumRushDaShow
Dec 2020
#45
The objecting members don't have to be from the state that is the subject of the objection
onenote
Dec 2020
#69
Neither do I. This is just fucking evil and people need to take it more seriously.
Amyishere
Dec 2020
#15
Thank u for posting this - reassuring. The crooks are all about putting up political theatre now
onetexan
Dec 2020
#71
Lets play ball. Congress under Pelosi leadership will assign a commission - why not?
zstat
Dec 2020
#9
Recount/Audit the normally Democratic precincts that went for McConnell this time.
LiberalArkie
Dec 2020
#44
Several House members challenged Bush vs. Gore, but couldn't get a single Senator to join
Polybius
Dec 2020
#29
What they should be contesting is the root of the problem: the Electoral College
William Seger
Dec 2020
#50
They won't have the votes in the House, and they won't be successful in the Senate
still_one
Dec 2020
#19
I wish the Dems would do something to divert attention away from that idiot Hawley when he does that
FM123
Dec 2020
#22
I tried to register a protest of his actions on his senator website, but no comments aren't being
SWBTATTReg
Dec 2020
#28
Well, I'd say you can probably kiss your Presidential aspirations goodbye, dude.
calimary
Dec 2020
#64
Even he knows he's leaving. He's posturing to keep himself out of prison and solvent.
marble falls
Dec 2020
#65