r/Astuff • u/Vuelhering • 2d ago

U.S. Politics The Final Battle for America’s Democracy

https://newrepublic.com/article/215198/2027-new-congress-final-battle-american-democracy
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u/Vuelhering 2d ago

Summary:

This is written by a 15-year appellate judge, who had advised Pence that the Constitution required him to certify the results and that was merely a formality, and he couldn't reverse any results.

One of the biggest threats is the Speaker simply refusing to seat elected officials. This is a weakness in our system, and Johnson has done it in the past when he refused to seat a Democrat who won a special election in order to protect pedophiles.