Trump loyalists in Congress to challenge Electoral College results in Jan. 6 joint session (Update: Insurrectionists storm Congress)(And now what?) (2 Viewers)

[superchuck500]

I guess it's time to start a thread for this. We know that at least 140 members of Congress have pledged to join the objection. Under federal law, if at least one member of each house (HOR and Senate) objects, each house will adjourn the joint session for their own session (limited at two hours) to take up the objection. If both houses pass a resolution objecting to the EC result, further action can take place. If both houses do not (i.e. if one or neither passes a resolution), the objection is powerless and the college result is certified.

Clearly this is political theater as we know such a resolution will not pass the House, and there's good reason to think it wouldn't pass the Senate either (with or without the two senators from Georgia). The January 6 joint session is traditionally a ceremonial one. This one will not be.

Many traditional pillars of Republican support have condemned the plan as futile and damaging. Certainly the Trump loyalists don't care - and many are likely doing it for fundraising purposes or to carry weight with the fraction of their constituencies that think this is a good idea.

https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL32717.pdf

 

[GrandAdmiral]

They actually had to hire people in the White House to tape crap back together after Trump tore it up. Thank God there wasn't a shredder nearby.

Some Trump White House records handed over to January 6 committee had been ripped up | CNN Politics

The National Archives says it’s been taping together torn documents from the Trump White House

www.cnn.com

 

[insidejob]

They actually had to hire people in the White House to tape crap back together after Trump tore it up. Thank God there wasn't a shredder nearby.

Some Trump White House records handed over to January 6 committee had been ripped up | CNN Politics

The National Archives says it’s been taping together torn documents from the Trump White House

www.cnn.com

Oh, yeah. CNN says it so it must be true! What's next? They going to deliver Trump's coloring books from the Archive too?

Seriously though, can you imagine scoring yourself a gig in the white house as some low-level staffer and your job ended up being to tape back together all the shirt he tore up to preserve for the Archive? "Top of my class at Harvard and all I do is put puzzles back together and create coloring books of the daily briefing. What a great gig I scored!"

 

[SaulGoodmanEsq]

Let me just state my appreciation for the Bulwark while I'm here.

Bill Kristol is fighting the good fight. Sadly, Republicans like him represent maybe 10-15% of the party now.

 

[SamAndreas]

Bill Kristol is fighting the good fight. Sadly, Republicans like him represent maybe 10-15% of the party now.

It's a sad decent to under water for the GQP to be praising Bill Kristol for not being a Q Trumpet.

Ghastly, I get it, Don't want it but I get it.

 

[bird]

It's a sad decent to under water for the GQP to be praising Bill Kristol for not being a Q Trumpet.

Ghastly, I get it, Don't want it but I get it.

Yeah. He’s a neocon but not a complete loon. One wonders if he wants us to go to war against Russia in the Ukraine.

 

[FullMonte]

Oh, yeah. CNN says it so it must be true! What's next? They going to deliver Trump's coloring books from the Archive too?

Seriously though, can you imagine scoring yourself a gig in the white house as some low-level staffer and your job ended up being to tape back together all the shirt he tore up to preserve for the Archive? "Top of my class at Harvard and all I do is put puzzles back together and create coloring books of the daily briefing. What a great gig I scored!"

yeah....it's hard to believe...it's not like this was reported 4 years ago or something....

Meet the guys who tape Trump's papers back together

The president's unofficial 'filing system' involves tearing up documents into pieces, even when they're supposed to be preserved.

www.politico.com

 

[H B Lowrey]

Oh, yeah. CNN says it so it must be true! What's next? They going to deliver Trump's coloring books from the Archive too?

Seriously though, can you imagine scoring yourself a gig in the white house as some low-level staffer and your job ended up being to tape back together all the shirt he tore up to preserve for the Archive? "Top of my class at Harvard and all I do is put puzzles back together and create coloring books of the daily briefing. What a great gig I scored!"

You'll always have Fux Snooze.

 

[Optimus Prime]

Good luck with that
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A man charged in connection with the riots at the US Capitol on 6 January 2021 has requested that Donald Trump testify in his defence, arguing that the former president’s testimony will prove that the defendant was acting at his direction.

In a US District Court filing on 4 February, an attorney for Dustin Thompson said testimony from the former president would reveal how he “orchestrated a carefully crafted plot to call into question the integrity of the 2020 presidential election and the validity of President [Joe] Biden’s victory.”………

Capitol rioter wants to subpoena Donald Trump to testify in his defense

Lawyer for man charged in attack argues Trump and his allies ‘engaged in a concerted effort to deceive the public ... into believing that American democracy was at stake’

www.independent.co.uk

 

[MT15]

I agree with this take on Haley:

 

[H B Lowrey]

I agree with this take on Haley:

Another Trump cuck.

 

[MT15]

I’m actually a bit shocked that Pence didn’t go through with it. It’s a bit out of “character” for him.

 

[bird]

I’m actually a bit shocked that Pence didn’t go through with it. It’s a bit out of “character” for him.

I think he was actually scared. He still wanted (wants) a political career. Interfering would have completely obliterated any chance of that even though he likely has no chance to win the presidency in 2024. He made a political calculation.

 

[MT15]

I’m not sure he’s that good of a politician.

 

[H B Lowrey]

I think he was actually scared. He still wanted (wants) a political career. Interfering would have completely obliterated any chance of that even though he likely has no chance to win the presidency in 2024. He made a political calculation.

We ran his arse out of IN. Ever heard of the Periods For Pence campaign?

 

[bird]

We ran his arse out of IN. Ever heard of the Periods For Pence campaign?

Yeah, I recall something about that. He is toast but thinks he can polish his image. Of course, as they say: polish a turd, it's still a turd.

 

[SFIDC3]

I think he was actually scared. He still wanted (wants) a political career. Interfering would have completely obliterated any chance of that even though he likely has no chance to win the presidency in 2024. He made a political calculation.

Totally agreed, which is really, really slimy....I mean if I had my wife and kids with me at the Capitol that day, which put them in real danger and I'm still loyal to the man responsible in any way? Pretty unbelievable....party before family is his slogan apparently....

 

[H B Lowrey]

Yeah, I recall something about that. He is toast but thinks he can polish his image. Of course, as they say: polish a turd, it's still a turd.

Ever heard of the Periods For Pence campaign?

Periods for Politicians - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Periods for Pence: Update Your Governor on Your Menstrual Cycle Today! - Law Street

After a restrictive abortion bill was signed in Indiana, women are calling the Governor in a movement called "periods for Pence."

legacy.lawstreetmedia.com

“Periods For Pence” Becomes “Periods For Politicians” To Continue The Movement

Back in April we featured an article about the Periods for Pence movement. Started by an Indiana woman going by the pseudonym Sue Magina (who we now know is Laura Shanley), P4P encouraged women to call Governor Pences' office to report on their periods. The purpose of this movement is to protest...

cycledork.com

Women mailed used tampons and pads into the governor's office to demonstrate to Uncle Mike that they were still flowing.

 

[MT15]

Okay, this is just internet speculation, but I found it very interesting: