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FWIW
-With Senator Hawley now joining dozens (soon hundreds) of House Republicans in raising Objections, nothing McConnell and Pelosi can do to stop the objection process.
-Unless they REPEAL the Electoral Count Act of 1887.
-It just doesn't make sense.
-With Senator Hawley now joining dozens (soon hundreds) of House Republicans in raising Objections, nothing McConnell and Pelosi can do to stop the objection process.
-Unless they REPEAL the Electoral Count Act of 1887.
-It just doesn't make sense.
FWIW 2
-If they try rule changes, without repealing the Act, those rules will be invalid.
-Doing anything to "stop" Senators and Reps from objecting would be a direct violation of the Act.
-If they try rule changes, without repealing the Act, those rules will be invalid.
-Doing anything to "stop" Senators and Reps from objecting would be a direct violation of the Act.
FWIW 3
-In fact, doing something so radical as to "block" Senators or Reps, would OBLIGATE the President of the Senate to dismiss their (McConnell and Pelosi) actions.
-He may even need to...umm...exercise his 12A powers!
-In any case, the VP would throw out any rule change.
-In fact, doing something so radical as to "block" Senators or Reps, would OBLIGATE the President of the Senate to dismiss their (McConnell and Pelosi) actions.
-He may even need to...umm...exercise his 12A powers!
-In any case, the VP would throw out any rule change.
