Post by grant73 on Jun 13, 2020 15:07:12 GMT -8
Actually the wording I found via the FAS.org link (and the subsequently-linked "CRS" -- Congressional Research Service) -- certainly demonstrates that with the current House composition the difficulty or impossibility of ever getting an objected Electoral Vote (in the singular sense, i.e., a SINGLE, SEPARATE objected-to Electoral Vote -- NOT a State's submitted ENTIRE Electoral count in sum) to be successful, per CSA, the Joint Session at which such objection is presented must ask for at least one senator and one representative to endorse the objection to that vote. If the two (or more) "endorsements" do indeed occur, then the joint session must adjourn and each house must vote on the objection;
I now quote verbatim: "Both houses must vote separately to AGREE [caps mine] to the objection. Otherwise, the objection fails and the vote or votes are counted."
Therefore, with a solidly Democrat House, it would seem impossible for an objection to succeed. Keep in mind that the above links call for a January 6th joint session, and subsequent separate senate and house sessions if necessary. It seems to me that if the NEW senate and the NEW House has each not officially been seated as of January 6th 2021, our existing pre-November 3rd senators and representatives will be the voters. I am also assuming that a "success" or "failure" of said electoral vote will be by a simple majority of BOTH houses. Keep in mind, all the wording I have found implies that it would technically be feasible for each and every or more likely several individual votes cast by different Electors could be endorsed in joint session, a (mixing my metaphors) can of worms even Pandora herself might view in horror -- unless she were a Trumpy.
So I think this is unlikely to occur. And it ain't my fault that the above is so long and just semi-clear.
I now quote verbatim: "Both houses must vote separately to AGREE [caps mine] to the objection. Otherwise, the objection fails and the vote or votes are counted."
Therefore, with a solidly Democrat House, it would seem impossible for an objection to succeed. Keep in mind that the above links call for a January 6th joint session, and subsequent separate senate and house sessions if necessary. It seems to me that if the NEW senate and the NEW House has each not officially been seated as of January 6th 2021, our existing pre-November 3rd senators and representatives will be the voters. I am also assuming that a "success" or "failure" of said electoral vote will be by a simple majority of BOTH houses. Keep in mind, all the wording I have found implies that it would technically be feasible for each and every or more likely several individual votes cast by different Electors could be endorsed in joint session, a (mixing my metaphors) can of worms even Pandora herself might view in horror -- unless she were a Trumpy.
So I think this is unlikely to occur. And it ain't my fault that the above is so long and just semi-clear.
