House readies vote on Electoral Count Act reform bill

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signalmankenneth

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Even McConnell in the senate supports this bill, Trump does not, I wonder why?!! I want to see this bill passed in both houses and signed into law before this year is out?!!

A bill to reform and strengthen the Electoral Count Act that aims at heading off future attempts to subvert presidential elections is expected to be considered by the House as soon as Wednesday.

The bill, spearheaded by Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren and Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, is meant to prevent a recurrence of what happened on Jan. 6, 2021, when rioters overran the Capitol, causing an hours-long delay in Congress' affirmation of the electoral votes.

The purpose of the amended Presidential Election Reform Act is to ensure Congress receives an electoral certificate from each state that accurately reflects the vote of the people and that Congress counts electoral votes as required by the Constitution. It also reaffirms that the role of the vice president of the United States is merely ministerial — after then-President Trump pressured Vice President Mike Pence to reject electoral votes and overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

"What Donald Trump tried to convince the vice president to do was illegal under existing law and we begin by affirming that but we need to then take steps to make sure that another Jan. 6 is something that never happens again," Cheney said on a call Tuesday.

In a Sunday op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Cheney and Loefgren said the proposal is "is intended to preserve the rule of law for all future presidential elections by ensuring that self-interested politicians cannot steal from the people the guarantee that our government derives its power from the consent of the governed."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/house-readies-vote-electoral-count-192422228.html
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signalmankenneth said:
Even McConnell in the senate supports this bill, Trump does not, I wonder why?!! I want to see this bill passed in both houses and signed into law before this year is out?!!

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[FONT=&]The bill, spearheaded by Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren and Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, is meant to prevent a recurrence of what happened on Jan. 6, 2021, when rioters overran the Capitol, causing an hours-long delay in Congress' affirmation of the electoral votes.
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[FONT=&]The purpose of the amended Presidential Election Reform Act is to ensure Congress receives an electoral certificate from each state that accurately reflects the vote of the people and that Congress counts electoral votes as required by the Constitution. It also reaffirms that the role of the vice president of the United States is merely ministerial — after then-President Trump pressured Vice President Mike Pence to reject electoral votes and overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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[FONT=&]"What Donald Trump tried to convince the vice president to do was illegal under existing law and we begin by affirming that but we need to then take steps to make sure that another Jan. 6 is something that never happens again," Cheney said on a call Tuesday.

In a Sunday op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Cheney and Loefgren said the proposal is "is intended to preserve the rule of law for all future presidential elections by ensuring that self-interested politicians cannot steal from the people the guarantee that our government derives its power from the consent of the governed."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/house-readies-vote-electoral-count-192422228.html

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I can hardly wait to see what our congresscritter, Jack Bergman (R), has to say about this. One would believe that as a conservative retired Marine general, he would support this bill. You'd be wrong, I'm willing to bet on it.
 
ThatOwlWoman said:
I can hardly wait to see what our congresscritter, Jack Bergman (R), has to say about this. One would believe that as a conservative retired Marine general, he would support this bill. You'd be wrong, I'm willing to bet on it.
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I would assume it would be wrong to suspect it.
 
signalmankenneth said:
Even McConnell in the senate supports this bill, Trump does not, I wonder why?!! I want to see this bill passed in both houses and signed into law before this year is out?!!

[FONT=&]A bill to reform and strengthen the Electoral Count Act that aims at heading off future attempts to subvert presidential elections is expected to be considered by the House as soon as Wednesday.
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[FONT=&]The bill, spearheaded by Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren and Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, is meant to prevent a recurrence of what happened on Jan. 6, 2021, when rioters overran the Capitol, causing an hours-long delay in Congress' affirmation of the electoral votes.
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[FONT=&]The purpose of the amended Presidential Election Reform Act is to ensure Congress receives an electoral certificate from each state that accurately reflects the vote of the people and that Congress counts electoral votes as required by the Constitution. It also reaffirms that the role of the vice president of the United States is merely ministerial — after then-President Trump pressured Vice President Mike Pence to reject electoral votes and overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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[FONT=&]"What Donald Trump tried to convince the vice president to do was illegal under existing law and we begin by affirming that but we need to then take steps to make sure that another Jan. 6 is something that never happens again," Cheney said on a call Tuesday.

In a Sunday op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Cheney and Loefgren said the proposal is "is intended to preserve the rule of law for all future presidential elections by ensuring that self-interested politicians cannot steal from the people the guarantee that our government derives its power from the consent of the governed."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/house-readies-vote-electoral-count-192422228.html

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Getting nervous?
 
Yeah, I don't think any new laws need to be passed.

The only new laws that need to be passed are ones that wipe out some retarded laws and regulations that have been passed in the last 50 years and then self-destruct.
 
Celticguy said:
it would be wrong FOR YOU to suspect him to support this unnecessary legislation.
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Why is it unnecessary? Because it will remove the possibility of another January 6 attack by dim-witted morons trying to overturn an election because they were incorrectly told that the VP could do that? Oh darn, now you #Jan6InsurrectionSupporters will have to come up with a different excuse.
 
Matt Dillon said:
Yeah, I don't think any new laws need to be passed.

The only new laws that need to be passed are ones that wipe out some retarded laws and regulations that have been passed in the last 50 years and then self-destruct.
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Yes, like that pesky Civil Rights Act of 1964, the act creating the EPA and the acts promoting clean air and clean water, the act creating Medicare, the act allowing 18 year olds to vote? I bet you'll want to keep the Citizens United decision though, right? lol
 
ThatOwlWoman said:
Why is it unnecessary? Because it will remove the possibility of another January 6 attack by dim-witted morons trying to overturn an election because they were incorrectly told that the VP could do that? Oh darn, now you #Jan6InsurrectionSupporters will have to come up with a different excuse.
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Were J6 an actual rebellion of some sort it would not prevent it at all.
What it does do is to remove a check/balance. The framers were all about insuring that it would be difficult to beat the system.
Why would anyone want to make it easier to do so unless they intended to do it ?
Again.
 
ThatOwlWoman said:
Yes, like that pesky Civil Rights Act of 1964, the act creating the EPA and the acts promoting clean air and clean water, the act creating Medicare, the act allowing 18 year olds to vote? I bet you'll want to keep the Citizens United decision though, right? lol
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Actually, just about the opposite of what you're claiming. :dunno:

Btw, The Civil Rights Act was more than 50 years ago, sweetums. ;)

I was thinking more like do away with a few bureaus, Dept. of Education, (Education has steadily declined since it started) Citizens United, "The Patriot Act", "Affordable Healthcare Act", and several others.

Hey, if you're gonna dream, dream BIG! :D
 
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ThatOwlWoman said:
Yes, like that pesky Civil Rights Act of 1964, the act creating the EPA and the acts promoting clean air and clean water, the act creating Medicare, the act allowing 18 year olds to vote? I bet you'll want to keep the Citizens United decision though, right? lol
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false equivalence.

If it is already illegal for the VP to do what was requested of Pence, why make another law? to make it even MORE illegal?
 
signalmankenneth said:
Even McConnell in the senate supports this bill, Trump does not, I wonder why?!! I want to see this bill passed in both houses and signed into law before this year is out?!!

[FONT=&]A bill to reform and strengthen the Electoral Count Act that aims at heading off future attempts to subvert presidential elections is expected to be considered by the House as soon as Wednesday.
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[FONT=&]The bill, spearheaded by Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren and Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, is meant to prevent a recurrence of what happened on Jan. 6, 2021, when rioters overran the Capitol, causing an hours-long delay in Congress' affirmation of the electoral votes.
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[FONT=&]The purpose of the amended Presidential Election Reform Act is to ensure Congress receives an electoral certificate from each state that accurately reflects the vote of the people and that Congress counts electoral votes as required by the Constitution. It also reaffirms that the role of the vice president of the United States is merely ministerial — after then-President Trump pressured Vice President Mike Pence to reject electoral votes and overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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[FONT=&]"What Donald Trump tried to convince the vice president to do was illegal under existing law and we begin by affirming that but we need to then take steps to make sure that another Jan. 6 is something that never happens again," Cheney said on a call Tuesday.

In a Sunday op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Cheney and Loefgren said the proposal is "is intended to preserve the rule of law for all future presidential elections by ensuring that self-interested politicians cannot steal from the people the guarantee that our government derives its power from the consent of the governed."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/house-readies-vote-electoral-count-192422228.html

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Democrats trying to block certification of electoral votes
 
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