Trump loyalists in Congress to challenge Electoral College results in Jan. 6 joint session (Update: Insurrectionists storm Congress)(And now what?) (5 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

 

[MT15]

Hawley speaking now

I am beginning to hate him with an icy cold hate. He’s full of shirt, this is specifically NOT the time or place to raise objections about a properly certified election.

 

[kewee]

Hawley is insufferable

 

[MT15]

My god, Hawley appeared to be making eye contact with the camera at the end. What a narcissist.

 

[Nebaghead]

We're talking Arizona, and Hawley is bringing up Pennsyl-forking-vania...

Because they won’t be objecting PA tonight. Sounds like all objections won’t have senate support. Speak during the AZ objection or do t speak at all.

 

[kewee]

I am beginning to hate him with an icy cold hate. He’s full of shirt, this is specifically NOT the time or place to raise objections about a properly certified election.

Beginning?

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

Beginning?

To be fair, not many people knew of this douche 2 months ago

 

[kewee]

That is true. I only have been hating him for a few weeks now.

 

[GrandAdmiral]

Mitt is laying it out there.

 

[kewee]

Mitt is laying it out there.

One of the very few Republicans that I think is truly a good man.

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

I want JUST ONE Republican congressional leader to STEP UP AND CALL trump A LIAR!!! Explain to all of his supporters that everything that trump has said today is a LIE. Then, they should apologize to those very same people for trying to justify trump's false accusations regarding the 2020 election.

HOLY shirt, Romney just told them to tell those people THE TRUTH!!! FINALLY!

Now he need to lead the charge of having Hawley removed from the Senate.

 

[MT15]

HOLY shirt, Romney just told them to tell those people THE TRUTH!!! FINALLY!

Now he need to lead the charge of having Hawley removed from the Senate.

Don’t forget Cruz

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

Don’t forget Cruz

INDEED.

 

[superchuck500]

 

[MT15]

 

[superchuck500]

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

Acosta on CNN reporting that Cabinet seriously discussing invoking the 25th ‘for the first time’... Why the hell havent they discussed it before today?!

 

[efil4]

Acosta on CNN reporting that Cabinet seriously discussing invoking the 25th ‘for the first time’... Why the hell havent they discussed it before today?!

Probably have in private just concluded not quite enough to invoke and dismiss him.

They do now.

 

[cuddlemonkey]

Republican Rep Chip Roy just called out Trump for "spinning lies", thanked House leadership for calling them back to do their only job of counting the electors, and hammered objectors over the head with the unconstitutionality of their actions.