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On the 6th do the Democrats get to object to the Republican traitor's objection? (Original Post) redstateblues Dec 2020 OP
Democrats need to prepare to bow up and get ready for a cage fight. OrlandoDem2 Dec 2020 #1
Who is our best assassin? Schiff? redstateblues Dec 2020 #2
this is the step by step process Takket Dec 2020 #3
Who makes that decision for each body? Pelosi and McConnell? redstateblues Dec 2020 #4
post 5 was supposed to be a rely to you... my mistake. read post 5 Takket Dec 2020 #6
each body votes. objections are only upheld if a majority in BOTH houses vote to uphold it Takket Dec 2020 #5

Takket

(21,600 posts)
3. this is the step by step process
Thu Dec 31, 2020, 07:18 PM
Dec 2020
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL32717.pdf

each house will adjourn to discuss the objections, and each house will deal the objectors a humiliating lopsided loss.

depending on whether they are allowed to cluster their objections into one vote, or whether they want to be complete assholes and objected to every state one by one, a process that should take about 30 minutes could stretch on all day, or longer

Takket

(21,600 posts)
5. each body votes. objections are only upheld if a majority in BOTH houses vote to uphold it
Thu Dec 31, 2020, 07:46 PM
Dec 2020

there is a 0.000001% change of the senate upholding any objection, and a 0% chance of the house

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