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

 

[efil4]

Looked like the clerk counted four votes so I'm thinking 96-4.

Ahh "clerk"... Not "vote lady"

Lolol thx!

 

[GrandAdmiral]

It’s difficult to hear them all (CNN) but I believe both Louisiana senators voted aye. I wish I were shocked but here we are

Wait. Cassidy voted in favor of the objection? After saying he wouldn't.

 

[EmBeeFiveOhFour]

It’s difficult to hear them all (CNN) but I believe both Louisiana senators voted aye. I wish I were shocked but here we are

Cassidy voted no. Kennedy is a fascist traitor to American democracy though.

 

[BayouSAINTJoe]

They got scared straight.

Nah...this ain't the Christmas Carol, the 12 members of the Senate Sedition Caucus need to pay a personal and political price for what happened today. Along w/ the 130+ members of the House that backed this garbage "irregularities" narrative.

You don't get to seed this crap and then hide your hands after stuff got real, there needs to be investigations, hearings, dismissals, trials, sentencings and you get the rest. In order to prevent this from ever happening again, you need to make damn sure that this act from today goes punished exactly how it should be. If someone would've shouted " Allahu Akbar" during today's events we'd be invading Iran right now.

 

[DaveXA]

Par for the course with that parasite, he knows trump is done and now he needs to attach himself to another.

True, but I don't care, just dumping Trump is enough for me right now. He'll get his later.

 

[efil4]

Fascist Senators:

Cruz
Hawley
Hyde-Smith
Kennedy
Marshall
Tuberville

Never forget.

Won't.

If I can do anyhting from Covington to help unseat Kennedy, I will.

I was fully prepared to do so for any opponent of Scalise.

 

[JRad]

Wait. Cassidy voted in favor of the objection? After saying he wouldn't.

I can’t at all hear them clearly so I’m not positive

 

[Xeno]

 

[EmBeeFiveOhFour]

I can’t at all hear them clearly so I’m not positive

I had headphones on and counted the six I listed. Shameful.

 

[Optimus Prime]

You can’t call up the devil and ask him to behave

This devil has been lurking for a long time

You can debate whether this started brewing 5 years ago when Trump rode down the escalator or

12 years ago when Obama was elected, or 25 years ago with Newt Gingrich or 50 years ago with Nixon and the Southern strategy

Things have been moving towards this for a long while.

I will say I’m surprised that today didn’t devolve into an all out riot

I’m worried about a repeat of today on Election Day

This has been a sad dark day

 

[DaveXA]

These 6 people are certifiable. Those other 96 Senators should team up and vote those chumps off the island.

 

[MT15]

The senators are evidently all trying to convince Hawley to give up his objection.

I think Romney should kick his arse.

 

[GrandAdmiral]

Won't.

If I can do anyhting from Covington to help unseat Kennedy, I will.

I was fully prepared to do so for any opponent of Scalise.

In the last few months I have been quite impressed with my R congressman, Garrett Graves. He didn't sign on to the stupid lawsuit and I'm guessing he will be voting against the objections.

The syncophants have been coming after him.

 

[Xeno]

This is looking more and more like the final days of the Nixon administration.

 

[JRad]

In the last few months I have been quite impressed with my R congressman, Garrett Graves. He didn't sign on tho the stupid lawsuit and I'm guessing he will be voting against the objections.

The syncophants have been coming after him.

Hey we’re congressional districtmates

 

[cuddlemonkey]

Thanks, Senate, for ending in just enough time for me to be subjected to the town drunk in the other chamber.

 

[Xeno]

House currently voting on the objection. Joint session should probably start back up in the next half hour.

 

[gummbo]

This is Hawley’s Washington DC’s office number Area code 202-224-6154, I’ve already given him a piece of my mind I suggest everyone do the same