Trump loyalists in Congress to challenge Electoral College results in Jan. 6 joint session (Update: Insurrectionists storm Congress)(And now what?) (1 Viewer)

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    superchuck500

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    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.


     
    Pence gonna Pence.

    What a bunch of nonsensical drivel to say you are following the law. Way to go, I guess.

    I love that he put his actual intent near the bottom knowing full well that Trump isn’t going to read that far.
     
    This is going to take a very long time. They have two hours for debate on each state objection. There’s going to be at least five (AZ, GA, MI, PA, WI) and perhaps NV.

    Unless party leadership can do something to rein this in, it’s going to go overnight or into tomorrow.

    Totally disgusting that they’re doing this.
    Speaking of disgusting.

     
    I don’t think the breech actually occurred....yet. I can find that on any news feed and there are live ones from the capitol building. They have issued evacuation orders for some ancillary buildings but I don’t see anything about an occupation

    eta- they have broken through the outer fences not the building.
     
    That’s a Blaze TV reporter, so it could be he’s exaggerating the melee. I don’t think they have ”breached” the Capital. Other reports say an office building next to the capital
     

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