Bills would curtail objections at future Jan. 6 vote counts

[BidenPresident]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress have officially objected to the results in four of the last six presidential elections, a partisan practice that has been legal for over a century but became much more fraught after a violent mob of then-President Donald Trump’s supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol last year.

In an effort to prevent another Jan. 6, 2021, bills moving through the House and the Senate would make it harder to lodge those objections when Congress counts the electoral votes in a joint session after every presidential election. The move to curtail the objections is part of a larger effort to overhaul the 1800s-era Electoral Count Act and safeguard the integrity of the vote after Trump tried to persuade his Republican allies in Congress to vote against Democrat Joe Biden’s victory and overturn his 2020 defeat.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midt...0982534f28ed94

[Yakuda]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress have officially objected to the results in four of the last six presidential elections, a partisan practice that has been legal for over a century but became much more fraught after a violent mob of then-President Donald Trump’s supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol last year.

In an effort to prevent another Jan. 6, 2021, bills moving through the House and the Senate would make it harder to lodge those objections when Congress counts the electoral votes in a joint session after every presidential election. The move to curtail the objections is part of a larger effort to overhaul the 1800s-era Electoral Count Act and safeguard the integrity of the vote after Trump tried to persuade his Republican allies in Congress to vote against Democrat Joe Biden’s victory and overturn his 2020 defeat.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midt...0982534f28ed94

Yeah you wouldnt want differing opinions to get in the way of a leftist take over right?

[Celticguy]

yes we know that the donkey party is working hard to maintain an iron grip on power at the expense of the citizenry.

[BidenPresident]

yes we know that the donkey party is working hard to maintain an iron grip on power at the expense of the citizenry.

How is this a bad thing for citizens?

[Celticguy]

How is this a bad thing for citizens?

they are losing control over the House that they used to own.

[BidenPresident]

they are losing control over the House that they used to own.

No election has taken place. Dems run the House.

[PostmodernProphet]

No election has taken place. Dems run the House.

really....we had one in November, 2020 and we have another in 42 days........

[Into the Night]

No election has taken place. Dems run the House.

And look at what the House as accomplished:

* higher taxes.
* insults of half the population.
* wasting time letting Trump live rent free in their heads.
* borrowing even more that they can't pay back.
* printing money even faster than ever before.
* pushing state religions such as the Church of Global Warming and the Church of Covid, along with all the tyranny they involve.
* are now considering price controls on gasoline, which will result in gas shortages (back to the days of Carter!).

What a list of accomplishments for the Democrats.

[floridafan]

they are losing control over the House that they used to own.

Thats not an answer, please do better.

[SmarterthanYou]

How is this a bad thing for citizens?

the Left is taking away the ability of the people to object to possibly bad election results. then again, the left loves taking away the power of the people to object and protest

[BidenPresident]

the Left is taking away the ability of the people to object to possibly bad election results. then again, the left loves taking away the power of the people to object and protest

"The people" never had the power to object to the official counting of Electoral College.

[SmarterthanYou]

"The people" never had the power to object to the official counting of Electoral College.

why do you hate freedom?

[PostmodernProphet]

"The people" never had the power to object to the official counting of Electoral College.

the folks the people elect do.......now you are afraid to let them do it.......

[Phantasmal]

the Left is taking away the ability of the people to object to possibly bad election results. then again, the left loves taking away the power of the people to object and protest

The people should question before the votes are certified. When it reaches the VP it’s just largely a ceremonial process.

[SmarterthanYou]

The people should question before the votes are certified. When it reaches the VP it’s just largely a ceremonial process.

I do not disagree, however, there can always be exceptions. Imagine a blue states electors giving in to their fears of an elected democrat, therefore they decide to cast their vote for a republican